50% Doll, 50% Lamp = 100% DoNotWant
Photo by Blast.
Books and Barometers
Photo by Estate Sale Gurus.
Fokker? I hardly know her!
A few too many Nazi emblems at this sale for comfort. Photo by Wealthier.
McDonaldland and the McMetric System
Big Mac joining forces with Big International Bureau for Weights and Measures in 1974. Even Ronald McDonald wasn’t enough to successfully import these foreign units… Read More »McDonaldland and the McMetric System
1970s Wall Unit
The TV helps to nail the look. This second photo was from the same house.
Florida Boy Orange Car – Naturally without Carbonic Acid
Despite the aggressively American name, Florida Boy Orange was a popular orange drink marketed in Germany by Pepsi in the 1970s. I gather it was… Read More »Florida Boy Orange Car – Naturally without Carbonic Acid
Variocurler
Keeping with the hair theme, the Variocurler perm system (1980) from Belgian manufacturer Olivia Garden. That style in the lower right is ready to come… Read More »Variocurler
Handy Hannah Hair Dryer
“One of the top brands of hair dryers during the ‘50s was the “Handy Hannah,” a lovely model, coming in three different colors and boasting… Read More »Handy Hannah Hair Dryer
Bloomie’s 1996 snow globe
Apparently it’s also a music box that plays ‘It’s a Small World’. Photo by Grasons.
Mayan Goddess
This bold conversation piece was attributed to George Lafayette. Photo by Vander Molen.