Lady Kenmore
Once upon a time (and apparently up until surprisingly recently) Sears appliance brand Kenmore marketed certain items as Lady Kenmore. Sewing machines, ironing boards, washers… Read More »Lady Kenmore
I thought you said *cat* lady
Nope, it was a hat lady. Photos by Again LA.
Fishcowgirl
You’d think it would be easy to identify a cowgirl with a lasso on fishback, but heckifino what this is. Photo by Orange Empire
They are only dangerous when they wiggle their ears and blow bubbles
From an estate of a clown collector. This place had more clowns than a very small car. This schmaltzy plate speaks for itself. Photo by… Read More »They are only dangerous when they wiggle their ears and blow bubbles
Rocket to the Moon Coin Bank
A space age coin bank. A little odd that it looks like the rocket launches coins by way of an airplane, but maybe they had… Read More »Rocket to the Moon Coin Bank
Pamphlets from a Nuclear Family
More from my Radiation Files. And I do mean mine — I bought these a few hours ago at an estate sale in RPV. Twenty… Read More »Pamphlets from a Nuclear Family
Tableau
I like little groupings of things that turn out like some sort of postmodern artwork. Especially if it involves Thing from the Addams Family. Photo… Read More »Tableau
Remember the Maine! To Hell with Spain!
While the exact cause of USS Maine‘s sinking remains unclear, that didn’t stop the Hearst and Pulitzer papers from whipping up a frenzy, contributing to… Read More »Remember the Maine! To Hell with Spain!
Drink Green River
What’s a Chicago brewery to do when Prohibition puts you out of business? If you’re the Schoenhofen Edelweiss Brewing Company of Chicago in 1920, you… Read More »Drink Green River
Tijuana Bibles
Tijuana Bibles “were palm-sized pornographic comic books produced in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1960s.” As you can see, many feature… Read More »Tijuana Bibles