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The Brox Sisters

The Brox Sisters were an American trio of singing sisters, enjoying their greatest popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s. The members were: Bobbe (born Josephine Brock, 28 November 1902 – 2 May 1999)...

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Harrison Marks’ Honeys – Sophia Dawn

Another stunner from the sixties – Miss Dawn first appeared in Kamera in issue No.56 (1963). Sophia Adawned the pages of Solo No.39 and was a principal model in the Harrison Marks hardback book She...

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Harley-Davidson Topper

The Topper was the only motor scooter that the Harley-Davidson Motor Company ever produced. The Topper had a continuously variable transmission, like most modern scooters. The engine was a 165 cc (10.1...

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Bunny Yeager, Pin-Up Model And Photographer

Bunny Yeager getting ready to take pictures of Anita Ventura Bunny Yeager (born Linnea Eleanor Yeager; March 13, 1930) is an American photographer and former pin-up model. Born in Wilkinsburg,...

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Remembering The Good Old Days

Image found at”Farbror Sid” Filed under: Humour Tagged: Good old days, Shoplifting

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The 1917 Autoped

The 1917 autoped. jeeps, ct-90s. American postal delivery folks have gotten to drive around on the coolest vehicles! this little powered kick scooter was made by the autoped company of the american...

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Good Dog, Lassie

Lassie running to hide the evidence just before the rabid senator McCarty’s men came to knock on the door. Good dog Lassie, good dog. Filed under: Humour, Illustration Tagged: Lassie, McCarty

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Swedish Julmust

Julmust (Swedish jul "Christmas" and must "juice") is a soft drink that is mainly consumed in Sweden around Christmas. During the rest of the year it is usually hard to find in stores, but sometimes it...

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Tasteless Christmas Decoration

Handmade oak sculptured baby angel ornament Sales pitch: This little, brown haired yawning girl would just love to wake up in your tree. At 10’’ from top of star to bottom of baby, this ornament would...

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Pussycar Automodule

Designers are always said to have an eccentric side to them. One such designer known to display his eccentric side through his creations is Jean Pierre Ponthieu. Working in the field of advertising,...

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Ruth Belville, The Greenwich Time Lady

Ruth Belville sold time. Each day she would set her watch by the Greenwich clock in London and then charge a fee for the privilege of looking at her watch. Belville’s father had established the...

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David Lynch Opens Nightclub In Paris

David Lynch is set to open a nightclub in Paris, France based on the one in his film Mulholland Drive, called “Silencio”. He is designing the interior, as you can see from the image above, the...

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Pamela Tiffin, American Actress

Pamela Tiffin Wonso was born in Oklahoma City and grew up in Chicago, where she achieved success as a teen model. She attended Hunter College and moved to New York. She was discovered by Hollywood...

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Drive In Bank

What a splendid idea; buzz the teller, get your money, get mugged – Ted Image found at “The man I keep hid” Filed under: Retro technology Tagged: Drive in bank

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Mamie VS Marilyn

Image found at “The things I know you thought you knew we know” Filed under: Actresses, Models & starlets Tagged: Comparisons, Mamie Van Doren, Marilyn Monroe

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Triumph Bonneville T100 Steve McQueen Edition

Triumph has released a new tribute to the legend of cool– actor and speed fiend Steve McQueen.  The new Triumph Steve McQueen Edition Motorcycle is inspired by the Triumph TR6 McQueen rode in the 1963...

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How Wives Should Undress In Front Of Their Husbands

From an awesome LIFE photo series.. (ca. 1937) “Ex-Burlesque stripper, Professor June St. Clair, sexily undressing as a typical wife clumsily disrobes next to her during a demonstration on how wives...

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The Scopitone

Scopitone is a type of jukebox featuring a 16 mm film component. Scopitone films were a forerunner of music videos. The Italian Cinebox/Colorama and Color-Sonics were competing, lesser-known...

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The Fairthorpe Zeta

Fairthorpe cars were made in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England between 1954 and 1976. Fairthorpe Ltd was founded by Air Vice Marshall Donald Bennett. The first cars were lightweight models...

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Jane Avril, French Can-Can Dancer

Jane Avril (1868–1943) was a French can-can dancer made famous by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec through his paintings. Extremely thin, ‘given to jerky movements and sudden contortions’, she was nicknamed...

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