Photo found inside Vacation On Wheels booklet, by Maury Delman, distributed by National Research Bureau, Inc. No date; circa 1970s.
October 5th, 2011
Vacation Hell: Trapped In A Trailer With Guitar-Playing Dad
September 28th, 2011
GE Kitchens Are Next To Godliness
The cover of God In My Kitchen: Fifty-Two Thoughts For Homemakers, by Dorothy C. Haskin. (I’m giving one away in this contest! Or you can find it on Amazon
In the acknowledgements:
The kitchen shown on the cover was designed by Home Guide Inc., using General Electric appliances. We are indebted to these organizations for the picture.
Personally, I never got over that documentary we were shown in collage. Ever since then, whenever someone says “GE” or “General Electric,” I scream, “Babies born without skulls!” …I guess that’s one type of atomic kitchen.
August 23rd, 2011
Long Live Radio
As A Tad Too Much Tan For Taupe reports, Gilt Group has a sale on 3ryan Radios: Antique Tube Radios retrofitted into One-of-a-Kind Antique Docking Stations for iPods®. What’s most shocking to me is the number of these pieces which have sold out already.
August 5th, 2011
Get What I Got, Glamour Girls
We’re having a rummage sale today, so, being as I’m just sitting around, I’d show you what I’ve got…
How about this hot pink and black girlie stuff?
A Glam As Hell backpack style bag for the bad girl on the go, featuring a devil chick on a moped or scooter; design by A.V. Phibes from Evil Kid Productions. Never used; still has plastic hang-tag on it. Just $10.
For those sex kittens who prefer to stay at home, how about this hot pink and black pillow by Fluff (Acme products). Looks like leather; but it’s not. And guess what, naughty vixen, it’s just $10 too — and tags are still on it. (Just a few scuffs.)
(Sorry, the vintage pink fashion doll case shown in the first pic has sold.)
If you want to buy anything but can’t get here; you can contact me about paying online and having it shipped to you.
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August 1st, 2011
The Love Skunk
A vintage pottery skunk presides over a heart-shaped candy dish — or, I suppose it may have been used as an ashtray, even if the “ruffled” edge isn’t quite the standard for ash trays….
Of interest, at least to nuts like me, is the fact that time was taken to paint (rather sloppily) the underside of the skunk’s tail yellow.
July 28th, 2011
In Case You Were Wondering…
July 15th, 2011
Craft Scan Friday: Your 1940s Boudoir
New Fashions For You & Your Home, Spring Summer 1940, published by Singer Sewing Machine Company. See also: Yes We Can! Rosie The Riveter Fashions.
June 21st, 2011
The First Day Of Summer
Men, get out your summer whites. And the wicker furniture.
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May 21st, 2011
Before Lady GaGa
Before her meat dress, there was meat wallpaper — or decorator wallmeat. Or something gross.
Vintage Accent Seasoning ad,1965 Life Magazine; via GeriADtric.
May 20th, 2011
Craft Scan Friday: Glitter Snoopy Plaques
Do you remember when those melty-plastic-chip things were popular? Hey, they were “America’s Hottest Money-Makers.”
As published in the February, 1971 issue of The Workbasket.
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