Porta Potti
When you gotta go, you gotta go. Photo by A Change of Season.
September 2019
Korchnoi-Kasparov 1983 in Pasadena… not
We’ll stick with the chess theme. This great poster touts the semifinal match in the World Chess Championship between Soviet Gary Kasparov and Swiss (since… Read More »Korchnoi-Kasparov 1983 in Pasadena… not
Aluminum Chess Set
Austin Cox made this sleek ultra-modern chess set for Alcoa, which used it to promote… aluminum products circa 1962. Here’s a nice set of photos… Read More »Aluminum Chess Set
Calibrate your creepydoll detector
63% – 26% – 38% – 117% Photos by Vintage Cousins.
The plural of Vectrex is Vectrices
My friend Pat has one of these, but here’s a pair of Vectrex game consoles. It was really a groundbreaking, albeit ultimately not that successful,… Read More »The plural of Vectrex is Vectrices
This house protected by killer dustballs
The additional dust on the frame really sells it. Photo by A Better Solution.
Jack Webb’s TV room
Jack Webb of Dragnet fame has been dead for some time, but according to the estate sale listing (which provided ‘just the facts’) this was… Read More »Jack Webb’s TV room
Babies and Quality Meats
Constance Bannister was renowned photographer, primarily of babies. Here we have a little booklet of 20 of her favorite photographs, used as some promotional material… Read More »Babies and Quality Meats
This wall sconce really ties the room together
Hard to really judge from the picture, but this wall sconce is maybe a touch gradiloquent for the room it’s in. Nevertheless… this was a… Read More »This wall sconce really ties the room together
Humphrey Mobile
A windup tin toy from Wyandotte, Humphrey hails from the Palooka-verse. Photo by Tall Rob.