Heidi meets Hansel & Gretel, The big Bad Wolf and much much more!...
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Wee Wienermobile
I spotted this li’l Wiener pedal car at the local flea market. Nope, I didn’t buy it- but I took pictures to prove it exists! A...
What becomes of a 1955 red step stool…
What becomes of a 1955 red step stool. The bottom photo shows an ad when it was selling brand new in a 1955 Better Homes and Garden mag I po...
Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 194
This eveready kitty has a significant role here at Willis Wonderland. She is companion kitty to momma kitty, Miss Nibbles. See the next ...
Philco Directa Remote
This one-button wonder isn’t as slim or shiny as the Zenith 100 I posted a while back, but certainly has her own chunky charm — ...
Jockey Fashion Underwear for men
I can deal with the multi colored undies but the mesh get up is a bit much. The 3 of them look so confident....
Uncle O’Grimacey Ring
The time of the Shamrock Shake is almost upon us, and I thought I would share this piece of Shamrock Shake memorabilia from my childhood. ...
Industrial Surreal: 1956 GM Motorama Video
Motorama continues to please in the 50’s. Very long, but oh so Motorama....
Erasmus’ Gamble
Here is the cover of my fabulous story of how The Phantom Manufacturing Company came back from the, erm, dead…...
‘1952 Chrysler Thomas Special Prototype’
At the 1952 Paris Auto Show, Chrysler debuted what they called the “Thomas Special.” I thought the front looked vaguely familiar...
Tupperware World Headquarters – A Must Visit
Two of our favorite central Florida attractions are within a stones throw of each other on the old Orange Blossom Trail – aka Route 17...
Rolling kitchen cart, step stools- a 1950’s must…
As a litte one in the mid 1950’s, I remember we had a white rolling table and a step stool too. Don’t recall the color of the ...
Oldsmobile F-88 1954 Concept
In the 1950’s, as GM developed it’s Corvette for Chevrolet, the other motor divisions contemplated their own version. This Ol...
The Gates at GatorLand and Mold-a-Rama Machine!
One of the highlights of our short jaunt to Florida this past weekend wasn’t the Magic Kingdom, Epcot or Universal – it was GATO...
1955 was a great year for cars…lots of cars
Detroit was THE city of progress. My uncle was part of the steel business that made these beauties. A new car every year. Don’t y...
Cezeta
My Cezeta before I restored it….and without its matching PAV trailer!...
Plastic is Perfect…1955 flooring ads
Along came plastic flooring in the mid 1950’s. This “Better Homes and Gardens magazine” changed the way the “modern&...
The Phantom EG
What follows are images of The Phantom EG, one of my finer creations...
Ever wonder what a TV cost in 1955?
Just recently, I found two 1955 “Better Homes and Gardens” magazines. The ads are priceless. This was the television departme...
The Phantom Hotspur
Here’s a photo of my latest creation — The Phantom Hotspur Ooh, and there’s another!...
It was a K-Tel Records Kinda Morning
We got together with a bunch of pals last night after Musician Husband’s local gig, and the music on the Sirius radio station had us a...
AMAZING Prince William CHINA men’s coin and catch-all china dish!
Measures about 6×6. I found this in a thrift shop in Chatham, MA. Love the illustrations here and the saying is pretty amazing too....