Buffalo Lithia Water
Wikipedia tells us this snake oil didn’t actually have much lithium in it, so in 1917 they had to change the name to Buffalo Mineral… Read More »Buffalo Lithia Water
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McDonaldland and the McMetric System
Big Mac joining forces with Big International Bureau for Weights and Measures in 1974. Even Ronald McDonald wasn’t enough to successfully import these foreign units… Read More »McDonaldland and the McMetric System
Florida Boy Orange Car – Naturally without Carbonic Acid
Despite the aggressively American name, Florida Boy Orange was a popular orange drink marketed in Germany by Pepsi in the 1970s. I gather it was… Read More »Florida Boy Orange Car – Naturally without Carbonic Acid
Bloomie’s 1996 snow globe
Apparently it’s also a music box that plays ‘It’s a Small World’. Photo by Grasons.
Orange County Auto Club
This looks like a pretty boss hood ornament topper to show your membership in the local auto club. Photo by Johnevieve.
Kent Blades – Remember when blades were about a penny a piece?
Me neither. Now they’re locked up in the store tighter than oxycontin. Photo by Tanenbaum’s Treasures.
Motor – January 1931
Great image. But if that’s a full-size car, she’s bigger than Lady Dimitrescu. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Photo by Golden Rabbit.
KFC Finger Puppet Restaurant – Finger-Sticking Good
A Child Guidance Toy. Guiding them to a rewarding career in finger puppet food-service. Photo by Jan Jessie Jocoy.
Button Samples
Photo by True Legacy.
Sexy Week is now Behind Us – Park in Rear
Trashy Lingerie had or has a similar sign, but I don’t know about the origins of this one. Photo from a private sale.