http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUay5hD5Sog Even with two good hands, I can’t play the organ…...
Kyle Dayton
Elsie the Borden Cow
One of the most enduring and successful trademarked product symbols in the United States is Elsie the Cow. This Elsie doll, which stands 21&...
Buddy Lee Texaco doll
After being inspired by the Gas Station Bathroom ‘museum’ of Michael Ely, I decided to add to the theme with Buddy Lee. I wasn...
Doxidan Minnie
I’m pleased to introduce you to Minnie, representing Doxidan Stimulant Laxative. Giving new meaning to the phrase “women’s...
Bill The Beamer
It’s April 14th, 1910. Our 27th President William Howard Taft is at Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC, attending the opening day base...
If Fonzie was a packet of ketchup…
…he might look like this. Born to be wild, it’s the Heinz Ketchup “Leader of the Packets” advertising bean bag. Stan...
Celebrity Prune
This smiling fellow is Sunny Sweet. He was the spokesprune for Sunsweet Prunes, and star of the 1951 animated film “Good Wrinkles̶...
Coughing Dog
When Barking Coughs Accompany Colds…Naldecon-CX This very dapper canine from the 1970’s is the Naldecon-CX cough syrup dog. Made...
The Three Wise Men…
I remember it like it was yesterday. (Well, almost). The horrific Los Angeles Riots of 1992, and a perplexed Rodney King asking the world ...
Anthropomorphic Seagram’s
I’ll admit that I find this one a bit disturbing, but just had to add it to my collection. This ’70’s bendable plush stand...
Chiquita Bananakitsch
Sorta sexy, kinda kitschy, it’s the Miss Chiquita Banana doll from 1944! Here she is in all her glory as a cut-and-sew, make-it-yourse...