Portrait of test pilot
Appears to be of SR-71 Blackbird pilot Tom Smith, who commanded the Blackbird test force in the 70s. ‘Darlene’ on his water cup honors [?]… Read More »Portrait of test pilot
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Throw Throw Burrito – A Dodgeball Card Game
TIL The Oatmeal is half of Exploding Kittens, or something like that. Photo by Sandy.
Mr. Monopoly has a name, you know: Milburn Pennybags
Photo by Grasons.
Cook Book by Reddie Wilcolater (1946)
Per a bookseller, the “Wilcolator automatically regulates the oven flame and maintains any selected temperature”. TIL thermostats date back well into the 19th century. Photo… Read More »Cook Book by Reddie Wilcolater (1946)
Somewhat Battered Charlie McCarthy
The Smithsonian has the original Charlie McCarthy, who was ‘born’ in 1922. Odd to think of him being 100 years old. Photo by Grasons.
Music for Playboys to Play By – Hollywood Playboy Orchestra (1957)
Mahlon Merrick was Jack Benny’s musical director for many years, and he also composed the music for Red Planet Mars (1952), a Red Scare (as… Read More »Music for Playboys to Play By – Hollywood Playboy Orchestra (1957)
Resolute Desk Replica
HMS Resolute was abandoned in the Arctic (as it joined the hunt for Franklin’s lost expedition). Discovered by an American whaling ship in 1855, it… Read More »Resolute Desk Replica
Pufnstuf Soundtrack Album
TIL there was an HR Pufnstuf feature film in 1970, with Mama Cass, who lived next door to Sid Krofft (per Wikipedia). Photo by Mr.… Read More »Pufnstuf Soundtrack Album
Zenith Space Commander Six Hundred
This clicker clicked from 1965 to 1972. The remote worked by physically striking little metal rods to create different ultrasonic frequencies to change channels. This… Read More »Zenith Space Commander Six Hundred
Spuds MacKenzie Lamp
Per Wikipedia, Spuds “was portrayed by a female bull terrier named Honey Tree Evil Eye“. Photo by Gold Coast.