RIVAL Crock-Pot
Per Smithosonian: In 1971 the Rival Company introduced the Crock-Pot, an electric cooker containing a removable glass or ceramic crock. By maintaining low temperatures, the… Read More »RIVAL Crock-Pot
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Eve Arden (not) in Moose Murders
The reviews are in: “Widely considered the standard of awfulness against which all Broadway failures are judged.” — Wikipedia “It had its single performance (excluding its 13… Read More »Eve Arden (not) in Moose Murders
Del Monte canned veg round-up advertising (featuring “Mrs. Smartbuyer”)
Lorne Greene and Michael Landon of ‘Bonanza’, Doug McClure of ‘Checkmate’ and John Smith of ‘Laramie”. This one seems to be signed by Doug McClure,… Read More »Del Monte canned veg round-up advertising (featuring “Mrs. Smartbuyer”)
Barnes & Barnes: Voobaha (1980)
TIL Barnes & Barnes revealed their identities on the Dr. Demento Show in 1985, and one Barnes is actor Bill(y) Mumy. Voobaha was their first… Read More »Barnes & Barnes: Voobaha (1980)
Edgar Rice Burroughs check to Bullocks Wilshire
The sale was indeed in Tarzana, which (if you didn’t know) is named after Tarzan, created by ERB. In 1919, he settled at Tarzana Ranch,… Read More »Edgar Rice Burroughs check to Bullocks Wilshire
Rickie Tickie Stickies — A flower power necessity
Today I learned these had a specific name. Obviously they must have, but all I remember is them being plastered all over the 1970s. I… Read More »Rickie Tickie Stickies — A flower power necessity
Andy Lococo’s Cockatoo Inn
I remember driving past it (the building itself, not the ashtray), probably shortly before its dilapidated carcass was knocked down 20 years ago. It has… Read More »Andy Lococo’s Cockatoo Inn
First Pig Iron, Kaiser Steel 1943 – Fontana, CA
Before Kaiser Permanente, Henry Kaiser was making ships on the West Coast, and started his own steel works in Fontana. Photo by Heritage.
Chicago Clubhouse ‘Trade Stimulator’ poker gumball machine
Apparently, ‘trade stimulator’ is the term of art for these absolutely-not-slot machines. Photo by Grasons.
TIL: Livermore Labs Blockade Poster
I’ll let the NYT take this: 1,300 ARRESTED IN CALIFORNIA ANTINUCLEAR PROTEST More than 1,300 antinuclear protesters were arrested today in a nonviolent demonstration at… Read More »TIL: Livermore Labs Blockade Poster