Swinging Sixties Stereo Coffee Table
A perfectly ordinary hexagonal coffee table. And then… voila! The turntable and controls for your stereo and player for your long playing records. A remarkable… Read More »Swinging Sixties Stereo Coffee Table
You just know this thing moves at night
Can’t sleep, clown will eat me. Photo by PickersRUs
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Lust Can’t Hide by Jack Vast. You s’pose that’s a pseudonym? The rest of the cover text reads “He awoke to find himself tied down.… Read More »Happy Valentine’s Day!
Keyboard Raccoon
I saw this billboard near my work the other day, celebrating Keyboard Cat and promoting adopting shelter animals. Just love it. I have my doubts… Read More »Keyboard Raccoon
When a silver spoon just isn’t good enough
What’s it like to be born with two gilt spoons in a case? Must be pretty posh. Photo by Dick Russell.
Traffic Bingo
This is how people kept kids quiet on long car drives before the invention of the smartphone. Photo by PickersRUs.
Dollars to Discrimination
Some handsome Morgan and Peace silver dollars there, and then… a witty rejoinder to the Women’s Liberation movement of the 1970s in the form of… Read More »Dollars to Discrimination
Just hanging out
Trying to provide some parity in the presentation of the less clothed artworks from people’s estates. Photo by Gold Standard.
Even Cowgirls Play the Bass
A fine example of a 1955 pinup calendar with artwork by George Petty. I particularly love this month where our artist started out with a… Read More »Even Cowgirls Play the Bass
Is there a superhero tie-in?
A rusty old tin of magical motor oil slash fuel additive. I guess I’m not surprised that the product hearkens back to the 1920s. But… Read More »Is there a superhero tie-in?