A 40 Pyro
Curious artwork, suitable for pyromaniacs. Photo by Renaissance Restorations.
Revigator – the healthy power of radium
Sort of on a radioactivity kick here. Once upon a time, say in 1912, when we didn’t know so much about radioactivity, the snake oil… Read More »Revigator – the healthy power of radium
Gilbert Atomic Energy Lab
In 1950, the Gilbert Company put out this Atomic Energy Lab. “The kit’s intention was to allow children to create and watch nuclear and chemical… Read More »Gilbert Atomic Energy Lab
Postapocalyptic Caboose Conversion
This thing is a national treasure. It looks like a caboose or streetcar chopped onto a truck chassis and when the gas supply ran out… Read More »Postapocalyptic Caboose Conversion
Times have been tough since the accident
Bruno and I were making good money for a while, but then the ringleader insisted I add chainsaws to the juggling act. We were just… Read More »Times have been tough since the accident
A dingo ate my baby
I don’t know that this is a dingo. It doesn’t quite look like one. Nor does it quite look like an African wild dog. The… Read More »A dingo ate my baby
I would be tempted to make it a sundial
Maybe it is a sundial, for all I know. But I do kind of dig this bathing beauty statue.
Treasure Chests 1968
As we turn the page to April & April Fools Day, this calendar seems appropriate. Well, it’s also inappropriate, but you know what I mean.… Read More »Treasure Chests 1968
Taking Care of Business
The plural of Elvis is Elvi, of course. Here we have some Elvi from different periods in his career. One of the details on the… Read More »Taking Care of Business
Soviet Baloney
A curious find and something that elevated itself to receive the bought! tag. As did a thing or two that spouse-of-the-website uraniumgirl will likely post… Read More »Soviet Baloney