Shuttle Heat Tile
Great memento, but… this thing is meant to withstand the heat of reentry as the shuttle travels at hypersonic speeds and this thing warns us… Read More »Shuttle Heat Tile
My butt! Look at it!
We adopted a cat not too long ago, and we definitely get a lot of the pose on the left. Photo by Sal.
Porta Potti
When you gotta go, you gotta go. Photo by A Change of Season.
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