Jack and Jill
I remember Highlights, but I don’t remember Jack and Jill, but it is a kids’ magazine still going strong since its inception in 1938. Looks… Read More »Jack and Jill
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String Art
“Mithlesh or pin and thread art, is characterized by an arrangement of colored thread strung between points to form geometric patterns or representational designs”. All the rage in the… Read More »String Art
Happy New Hampshire Primary – Jim Beam 1984
I’ve seen quite a few people who collect Jim Beam decanters, but I can’t remember seeing political ones. Definitely don’t remember seeing any little computers,… Read More »Happy New Hampshire Primary – Jim Beam 1984
Wells Fargo stagecoach
You often see people at estate sales buying furniture and saying they’ll come back with a truck. I’d like to see the guy who bought… Read More »Wells Fargo stagecoach
Holiday Hotel slot
The Holiday Hotel in Reno started as a non-casino hunting resort in 1956. “Despite its many attractions, the Holiday’s non-gaming “experiment” didn’t last long. According… Read More »Holiday Hotel slot
Hatsuyuki
What is it? It was a mystery, but fortunately, it has a prominent name and I have the Googles. It is a manual block ice… Read More »Hatsuyuki
Flamingos Galore!
Been a while since a collection appeared here. This is a nice and varied one (apart from it all being flamingos). More photos below.
Tomorrowland 2055 Open House
In the 1990s there was an effort afoot to renew Tomorrowland at Disneyland. It never came about. I can remember vague rumors of a scary… Read More »Tomorrowland 2055 Open House
Pop Party in Petersburg & other German hits
Love the devotchka doing the prisyadka on the cover of Pop Party in Petersburg, from 1969. At that time, of course, St. Petersburg was Leningrad,… Read More »Pop Party in Petersburg & other German hits
Feng shui compass (luopan)
Per Wikipedia: The luopan or geomantic compass is a Chinese magnetic compass, also known as a Feng Shui compass. It is used by a Feng Shui practitioner to determine… Read More »Feng shui compass (luopan)