Skeletor: People of Eternia! He Who Smelt It, Dealt It!
Photo by Heritage.
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Metric System Made Simple, from Bell Brand Snack Foods
Bell was a local Southern California brand. I won’t say it was their support of the metric system that drove them out of business, but… Read More »Metric System Made Simple, from Bell Brand Snack Foods
Happy Walpurgisnacht, for those who celebrate
Photo by Gold Standard.
Love this detail from Barbie’s Dream House – 1962
I’m pretty sure she has Dune on the shelf. Photo by Go2Girlz.
Cook Book by Reddie Wilcolater (1946)
Per a bookseller, the “Wilcolator automatically regulates the oven flame and maintains any selected temperature”. TIL thermostats date back well into the 19th century. Photo… Read More »Cook Book by Reddie Wilcolater (1946)
Look, Timmy, a present from Aunt Lydia!
Photo by Stellar.
I pity the fool who can’t solve a crossword puzzle
Photo by Stellar.
The Raven, illus. Dore, 1884
Even with the dismal shape of the binding, this book is probably worth a grand. Photo by Antiques and Chatchkes. Cover below:
I think you mean the Commanders
“Here is a story of Daniel Boone’s escape from Red Men, who hated him as probably they hated no white man.” Photo by Grasons.