Map of California and Great Salt Lake area
Fascinating map of California and the settlements of the Great Salt Lake area of Utah. Seems like a strange combo, but an obvious connection is… Read More »Map of California and Great Salt Lake area
Fidelity Electronics Bridge Challenger
This slick circa 1980 attache case holds the Bridge Challenger, an electronic bridge game. And not just that, there’s a deck of cards. As The… Read More »Fidelity Electronics Bridge Challenger
Unisonic 21 – Electronic Blackjack
Hey an old calculator! Not a lot of functions: plus, minus… wait. HIT? BET!? This awesome thing is not just a calculator, but also an… Read More »Unisonic 21 – Electronic Blackjack
Wiry Joe – Crescent
If you sell wire, a mascot like Wiry Joe makes a lot of sense. Looks like they mostly offered automotive wiring for batteries and ignition… Read More »Wiry Joe – Crescent
Some people chided me for my language yesterday
This one’s for you. Photo by Airloom Sales.
Well, that cover hasn’t aged well
The Escondido High School yearbook is the Gong. Why? I haven’t been able to determine. A few other covers have some mildly Asian themes, which… Read More »Well, that cover hasn’t aged well
Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Trombonist
This is such a great piece. Better still that it was made for Abe Lincoln. No, not the president, the Dixieland trombonist of the same… Read More »Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Trombonist
Bulova Academy Award Watch & Case
There was apparently a brief period in the early 1950s when Bulova made licensed Academy Award watches. I’m not one for watches, but that case… Read More »Bulova Academy Award Watch & Case
Happy Bastille Day & crisply starched clothes
Oops, it looks like eres is a Belgian company. Photo by Smoke Tree.
Movie star hangers
You can wear the dress Jean Harlow wore… in your closet, anyway. Photo by Antiquity.