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Whiskey Flavoured Toothpaste
One can get addicted to most thing. I’ve read about a woman who ate so many carrots her skin turned the colour of carrots, another so addicted to playing on gambling machine she broke into the shop...
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Hollywood’s$50.00 An Hour Figure Model
Margurite Empry aka Diane Webber Rebuild from an article in Joy Vol 1 No 1 1962 Margurite Empy is a face and figure that is not unknown to our readers. Margurite is California’s top figure and pin-up...
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Everyone To His Own Battle
When you think of all the wrongdoings and problems in the world it is strange what battles some people are prepared to fight, and with what minimal chances of ever winning them. But who am I to judge,...
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Taking In The Sights
There’s nothing like a trip to the beach to get a bit of fresh air and to take in the sights – Ted Image found at “Living in a retro world” Filed under: Entertainment, People, Photography Tagged:...
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Daddy Saddle
I have two daughters who would have loved this one, fortunately they never knew of it’s existence when they were kids. Now they’re 21 and 23 and too big and too old for games like this. My...
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Dog To Man Telepathy
In this telepathy experiment between human and dog Karl Krall (on the right) tried to detect the thinking radiation he assumed to flow between the two. Krall was a rich dealer in diamonds who had...
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Hot Dog War
It certainly gives the expression “Pork Sword” a completely new meaning – Ted Image found at “Formicarius” Filed under: People, Photography Tagged: Hot dogs, Pork swords, Sword fights
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The First Air Show In Paris
The first Salon de locomotion aerienne, 1909, Grand Palais, Paris. The Paris Air Show (Salon International de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace, Paris-Le Bourget) is the world’s oldest and largest air...
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Norwegian Photochroms – 1890 – 1900
Title: Norwegian carriage [Norway] Date Created/Published: [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. Medium: 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color. Summary: Print shows a woman in a horse-drawn carriage...
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Venetia Stevenson – British Film And Television Actress
Born in 1938 in London, England as Joanna Venetia Invicta Stevenson, she is the daughter of film director Robert Stevenson and actress Anna Lee. The family moved to Hollywood within a year of her birth...
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The World’s First Motorcycle
In November 1885, Gottlieb Daimler installed a smaller version of an engine in a wooden bicycle, creating the first motorcycle (Patent 36-423impff & Sohn “Vehicle with gas or petroleum drive...
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Robert Doisneau And The Nude In The Window
Un Regard Oblique, a 1948 photo taken by Robert Doisneau for his LIFE magazine assignment, was executed with Doisneau’s usual flair for humor. A couple looks at the window and the man is enthralled by...
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OEC Commander
Which motorcycle maker is famous for oddball front suspension and steering, and for using high-performance engines from other makers? Five marks for mentioning Bimota—but ten marks if you guessed the...
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Alfred Eisenstaedt – German-American Photographer
Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6, 1898 – August 24, 1995) was a German-American photographer and photojournalist. He is renowned for his candid photographs, frequently made using various models of a 35mm...
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Mercedes Benz 190 SL
The touring sports cars of the sl class, the 190 SL, from 1955 to 1963. No matter how good it looked and how great the promotion photos were, the 190 never became more than a bleak shadow of the 300....
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John White Alexander
John White Alexander (7 October 1856 – 31 May 1915) was an American portrait, figure, and decorative painter and illustrator. Biography Alexander was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, now a part of...
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ProtoHaus: A Comfort Coated Home On Wheels
Are you an avid traveler and love to move around? But, the worst part of being on the move is staying away from home and missing all the comfort that comes tagged with the heavenly abode. Fret no more!...
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Retro DIY Project – Mirror Front Necktie Cabinet
From an article in Popular Mechanic’s 1942 January issue This distinctive tie cabinet in early-American style is an attractive piece of man’s furniture. In it ties are hung separately from dowels. The...
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Vintage Low-Carb
So you thought Low-carb diets was a new fad. Think again, back during WW I it even brought victory – Ted Image found at “Lottie Tea” Filed under: Food & drinks, Vintage Science Tagged:...
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Robin Hood’s Bay, Yorkshire, England
Robin Hood’s Bay is a small fishing village and a bay located five miles south of Whitby and 15 miles north of Scarborough on the coast of North Yorkshire, England. Bay Town, its local name, is in the...
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