Jeanette MacDonald and what looks like a Cairn Terrier aka Toto dog.
November 29th, 2011
Dames & Dogs #53
November 15th, 2011
Dames & Dogs #52
Two Girl Scouts put a hat on a Dalmatian; via a 1955 Girl Scout Calendar.
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November 5th, 2011
Dames & Dogs #50
Bruno of Hollywood photo, circa 1960s, of Hedy Bader with a dachshund. Via. Win your own Dames & Dogs photo here!
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October 28th, 2011
Dames & Dogs #49
This vintage pinup posing with her pun-making pup postcard belongs to A Slip Of A Girl.
October 26th, 2011
“Here Are Your Reading For Meaning Stand-Up Figures” Circa 1966
From the Houghton Mifflin Company, glossy, colored, cardboard die-cut stand-up figures of Janet, Penny, Betty, Jack, Bill, Tip & Mitten — companions to the school text series Reading For Meaning, Fourth Edition, Pre-reading – Grade 6.
I’ve got the set up at eBay, so if your teacher never let you touch these as a kid, now’s your chance to get your hands on ‘em!
Here’s the rest of the vintage educational ephemera from the original mailing envelope and info on the ephemera…
Also included, the little light blue flyer titled “A Vital Role?” which tells teachers how to use the figures.
Envelope number I-40234, litho in USA, DN40M366. Flyer, also a litho in USA; RFM/SUE, DN40M466.
No date; circa 1966.
October 23rd, 2011
Dames & Dogs #48, Contest Giveaway Edition!
This real photo postcard of a woman and her dog has some signs of wear — but it’s charming and utterly free in this giveaway!
There are a number of easy ways to enter; multiple entries are allowed.
How To Enter
You may do one (or more) of the following:
* Post your entry as a comment — that’s easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy, right?
and/or
* Follow me on Twitter: @DPopTart. (Please leave your Twitter username in your comment so I can check.)
and/or
* Tweet the following:
I entered @DPopTart’s contest to win a kitschy old postcard!http://bit.ly/q3GM3B
(Remember to come back here and leave a comment with your tweet for me to verify.)
You may tweet your entry once a day.
and/or
* Friend me on Face Book: Deanna Dahlsad. (When making the request, note that you are entering the Kitschy Kitschy Coo contest.)
and/or
* Post about this contest at your blog or website — if you do this you must include in your post to this contest post or the main URL of Kitschy Kitschy Coo.
(Please include the link to your blog post in the comments section so that I can find your post.)
Here’s the giveaway fine print:
* Giveaway is open to US residents only
* Contest ends November 11, 2011; entries must be made on or before midnight, central time, November 10, 2011. Winner will be announced/contacted on or around November 12, 2011. Winner have 48 hours to respond; otherwise, I’ll draw another name.
October 20th, 2011
Dames & Dogs #47
Lassie wants in.
…Or does she? The woman inside seems to be looking with longing at all the amenities on that porch.
The seller says this is a vintage photo of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., from the 1940s.
October 15th, 2011
Vintage Ephemera Requesting Sergeant’s Dog Book
An old postcard of the 12th Green Drumlins “Pay As You Play” Golf Course, Syracuse, N.Y. used to send in for the FREE 40-page illustrated Dog Book from Sergeant’s Dog Medicines. As I said, it kind of makes you wonder if Theodore ever got his book, doesn’t it?
September 28th, 2011
Wiggle Waggle
Vintage Wiggle Waggle Alps wind-up toy dog — you wind him up and his head wiggles (bobbles) and his tail wag-gles!
This vintage toy is plastic, measures roughly 6 inches tall — and, yes, he works!
There’s a blue paper / cardboard label on the bottom with Alps and Made In Japan printed on it. If you love the Wiggle Waggle, don’t dilly dally — he’s going away for free at Listia right now! (If you don’t know what Listia is, (here’s my review.)
