Trippensee Planetarium
Handsome chain driven orrery. Smithsonian has more info on this particular company. On this one the Sun seems to have decided to become Venus. Photo… Read More »Trippensee Planetarium
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Davis Swing Churn
A rocking action would churn the butter. Butterchurnhistory offers more details, such as: “For an additional 16 dollars this company sold a treadmill attachment that… Read More »Davis Swing Churn
Visit Beirut – 100% Safe – The War is Over
Poster by Raphaelle Macaron, who has kind of a Tom Tomorrow vibe. At first I thought it was a somewhat ill-considered travel poster, but I… Read More »Visit Beirut – 100% Safe – The War is Over
Inez ‘Lefty’ Voyce 1953 Bat from All-American Girls Pro Baseball League
One of the original ball players from the AAGPBL (aka A League of Their Own) passed away at 97. Her estate sale had just a… Read More »Inez ‘Lefty’ Voyce 1953 Bat from All-American Girls Pro Baseball League
USS Tilefish – California Submarine Veterans
Tilefish was a WWII submarine built in the Bay Area and saw a few tours of duty in the Pacific, followed by some action around… Read More »USS Tilefish – California Submarine Veterans
Endurance – Shackleton Expedition
One of Frank Hurley’s famous photos of Endurance, locked in the Antarctic ice. If you don’t know the story of Shackleton’s expedition, it’s well worth… Read More »Endurance – Shackleton Expedition
WWII Ration Book
Photo by Blast.
Roos Brothers Megaphone
TIL Roos Brothers was a men’s clothing store in San Francisco, and one of their little gimmicks were megaphones. This one probably from the 1940s… Read More »Roos Brothers Megaphone
1932 Los Angeles Olympics Parasol
Just fabulous. Photo by True Legacy.
Ice Cold Beer non-video Arcade Game
It looks like an arcade videogame, but the proportions are not quite right. Per Wikipedia, it’s a mechanical game from 1983: Two joysticks on the… Read More »Ice Cold Beer non-video Arcade Game