Gilmore Stadium Program 1940s
Gilmore Stadium is a great bit of LA history (as was nearby Gilmore Field). It operated in the 30s and 40s not far from the… Read More »Gilmore Stadium Program 1940s
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Emergency! Lunch Box
The show recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. The lunchbox also shows the scale of the typical emergencies of the day: cats stuck in trees, people… Read More »Emergency! Lunch Box
What Time is it Kids?
Pacific Standard Time! Er, no. This clock registers Howdy Doody Time. Photo by Estate Sale Emporium.
Mr. Peabody!
Yes, yes, Moose and Squirrel. Very nice. Underdog. Sure. But the star of the show is Mr. Peabody. Photo by Gold Standard.
Danger, Will Robinson!
Photo by Arroyo.
Image Orthicon
Isn’t that a 6th level illusionist spell? Actually, it is a video camera tube. Sort of a CRT in reverse. Photo by Heritage.
High Low T.V. Pole
Before you could mount your flatscreen wherever you wanted, there was the TV pole for hanging your portable CRT TV by its handle at a… Read More »High Low T.V. Pole
Disney Official Davy Crockett Marionette
Photo by A Better Solution.
Bugaloos Lunchbox
I’ve always contended that the early 1970s were a victim of the drug use of the 1960s. Case in point: the Bugaloos. Click through for… Read More »Bugaloos Lunchbox