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The OTHER Breakfast Club (no Ally Sheedy or Emilio Estevez)
I’m not a fan of black memorabilia because it’s so offensive in reinforcing negative stereotypes, but Aunt Jemima is such an ico...
Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 8 – August 2010)
The smoke of whatever is resting in this ashtray billows out of the top of the volcano. I don’t know the company that made this or the...
acee blue eagle
At the gas station you could fill er up,check the oil, and get some of those indian glasses[promo 4 a fill up]...
DISH NIGHT AT THE MOVIES…
“Dish Night” at the Movies…was a big hit at Movie Houses all across the country. It was a huge promotion for the theatres,...
Dottie Walters REVEALS – The Seven Secrets of SELLING to WOMEN
This cover kills me. I never heard of the “Success Motivation Institute” in Waco Texas. Well, it is high-fidelity so it must be ...
Tang Orange Drink Mix – vintage advertisement
I wish I woke up like this everyday. Now this is a drink mix I definitely remember. We used to add a touch of it when making our pitchers of...
Mens Esquire Socks – vintage advertisement
I don’t know how they came up with the name “The Governor”....
Gallo Salame advertising character
This is one of the first mail-away promotional items I sent in for. This is a Gallo dry salami (salame?) doll. You will notice that the top ...
Fairbanks Canning Company “Our Juggler” juggling lion trade card
“Our Juggler” is from a set of 6 Fairbank “Lion Brand”1800’s advertising trade cards for Cooked Corned Beef,...
Holden the hair out of the eyes
Forget his performance in SUNSET BLVD– bobby pin hawker is how we’ll all remember William Holden. These “Bobby Star”...
That’s corny- a corn flake camera?
Who doesn’t need a camera at breakfast? Momma ordered this 110 camera with box tops…it’s never been out of the package or ...
The Soda Pop Board Of America advertisement – “How Soon Is Too Soon”?
This ad kills me almost as much as ads featuring Doctors smoking in patients rooms. I Wonder what the Soda Pop Board Of America would think ...
Grandpa’s old Nash sedan-late 40’s ad-noir.
My grandparents had a Nash sedan in the 1950’s, the tail-end of which you can see below in front of my Dad’s old Packard. That...
collection of vintage 40’s and 50’s Libbey Circus Lion Glasses
my large collection of vintage 40’s and 50’s Libbey Circus Lion Tamer glasses are 3 1/4″ high and 3″ in diameter, 5o...
Hello Mudda, Hello Fadduh
This is a Milton Bradley board game based on comedian Allan Sherman’s 1965 novelty song, “Hello, Mudda, Hello Fadduh,” whi...
PBR platter
Wives who cook and do the dishes Should be granted these three wishes: A grateful mate…a well-kissed cheek… A restaurant dinner ...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Murder, She Wrote Board Game
I never really watched Murder, She Wrote during its run on CBS from 1984-1996. I was in a very heavy songwriting and technology phase and al...
Long before Arnold ruled California…
Hey, ya gotta earn a living after the body building competition days have ended. The front cover caption reads ” Model: Arnold Schwarz...
White & Black Scotties Advertisement Display
Vintage advertisement display for “Black & White” Scotch Whiskey 86.8 Proof by the Fleishmann Distilling Corp, New York. Not...
“ESKY” FROM ESQUIRE MAGAZINE
This is “ESKY” the wonderfully kitschy mascot of Esquire Magazine. Esky first appeared on the cover of their second issue in 193...
Killer Red Shoes…
1964 Seventeen Magazine was the bible for fashion and beyond for many gals. Those pointy red ones on top are killers. Love the color socks t...