9th Annual Renaissance Pleasure Faire
Early 1970s. Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills. Photo by Endangered Species.
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Lionel Great Train Robbery
Powered handcart chases the train!Photo by MMD.
Emigration to California! From the California Emigration Society
Advertising passage on a clipper ship from Boston, possibly Gold Rush era. “It is hoped a large number of females will go, as Females are… Read More »Emigration to California! From the California Emigration Society
Patriotic Cookie Cutters
Happy 4th! Photo by Chiefs Antiques.
Atomic Cannon Model Kit
I think I’ve posted one of these Atomic Annie kits before, and I’ll no doubt do so in the future. This was a real thing… Read More »Atomic Cannon Model Kit
Mid-West Poultry Prizes, 1909
Photo by Stellar.
Disco-Tex and his Sex-O-Lettes
Per Wikipedia, “Get Dancin’” peaked at #1 on the US Disco charts in 1974 and “was featured in [Simpsons episode] “I’m Goin’ to Praiseland” during Disco… Read More »Disco-Tex and his Sex-O-Lettes
Tomy Tutor – 16K of RAM and a powerful 16-bit TI CPU
No Parental Guidance Necessary (or wanted). Per Wiki: Produced by Matsushita, the computer was released in Japan in 1982 under the name Pyūta. Photo by Venzor.
