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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The Betty Furness Westinghouse Thermometer Set
Betty Furness turned her early acting career into greater success as the spokeswoman for Westinghouse, and later served in LBJ’s administration as a consumer advocate.… Read More »The Betty Furness Westinghouse Thermometer Set
Abia Yala Clock
Clearly an upside down (or is it right side up?) map of South America. Abia (or Abya) Yala is the name used by the indigenous… Read More »Abia Yala Clock
Gin Chow’s First Annual Almanac
First of all, happy birthday to Mrs. Itcamefromtheestatesale, who is a historian and Californian. Per Wikipedia: “Gin Chow was a Chinese immigrant who gained fame… Read More »Gin Chow’s First Annual Almanac
Sunday Football TIL Special: The Steelers and the Steelmark
The little colored astroids on the Steelers helmets is (more or less) the Steelmark, a logo owned by the American Iron and Steel Institute. Once… Read More »Sunday Football TIL Special: The Steelers and the Steelmark
Free Lee Marvin
I needed to find the backstory. Lee Marvin was involved in a ‘palimony’ suit, back in the day, with the case in Marvin v Marvin… Read More »Free Lee Marvin
Breast Petals & Dead Kindles
Some marketing genius had to come up with a way to make pasties sound more elegant and feminine, and less like something used by someone… Read More »Breast Petals & Dead Kindles
Homer the Happy Ghost
Plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery. Homer the Happy Ghost (Atlas, then Marvel) is what happens if you put freckles on Casper the Friendly… Read More »Homer the Happy Ghost
Bally Miss America
Bingo pinball machine from 1957. The entry from ipdb. And more on bingo pinball, which developed from the laws being passed to prevent ‘gambling’ with… Read More »Bally Miss America
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.