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Grand-daddy’s Sauce – Part 20
All posts material: “Sauce” and “Gentleman’s Relish” by Ronnie Barker – Hodder & Stoughton in 1977 Sauce Of The Nile An Arabian night, and a Turkish Delight, And the Sphinx’s inscrutable Smile. And...
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Popular Music History 1945 – 1980 – Part 11 – The Seventies
Even the most music interested among us can sometimes get lost in all the different labels music journalists and record companies choose to put on recordings. The 11 thorough well written articles in...
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“Baker In The Boudoir,” Playboy – December 1964
In Context Carroll Baker (born May 28, 1931) is a former American actress who has enjoyed popularity as both a serious dramatic actress and, particularly in the 1960s, as a movie sex symbol. Despite...
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A Moose In The Sunset
The standard expression for kitsch art in Norway is “Elg i solnedgang” which translated would be “Moose in sunset” and you’ll find a painting of just that over the sofa in many a Norwegian home – Ted...
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The Scintillating BSA Sunbeam
A beautiful advert for the BSA Sunbeam scooter (also sold as the Triumph Tigress), as it appeared on the rear cover of the 17 November 1960 issue of The Motorcycle magazine. Unfortunately, reliability...
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The Sunday Comic – The Other Side
Filed under: Comix, Humour, Illustration Tagged: Elvis Presley, The Other Side
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This Week’s Girliemag Article – Germany’s Beautiful Frauleins
Not since the days of Silent Films have Americans been treated to the sight of so many lovely Rhine maidens. Along with the Volkswagons and Leicas many German films are being imported. The film...
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Jockey Junior Briefs Keep Their Fit . . .
. . . and that is not much of a comfort after you’ve blown your pecker off. Besides you’ll need a new one, briefs that is, because they probably don’t keep their fit to the extent that they are bullet...
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Barbara McNair "The Best Is Yet To Come" On 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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XXth Century Health & Pleasure Resorts Of Europe – Part 7
From the 33rd edition of “XXth Century Health And Pleasure Resorts Of Europe” published in 1933 FROM THE TRAVELLERS POINT OF VIEW Time and money permitting, the traveller will "settle down” more...
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Victorian Inventions – Part 21
From “Victorian Inventions” by Leonard De Vries published by American Heritage Press in 1972 Front and rear view of the electric chair to be used for Kemmler’s execution. A: The electrode pressed to...
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A Good Thing They Were Not At The Beach
New readers of this blog may not be aware of the fact that there once was something called “The League Against Indecent Bathing” and that these girls would have been risking going to jail had they...
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Coca-Cola Truck and Car Paint Schemes
Coca-Cola did not become one of the worlds most recognized brands by accident. From day one, the company spent a great deal of time and money developing its identity. Every year, or as it thought...
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Moxie’s – Comic Strip Background – Intro
Since You’re going to be stuck with The Sunday Comic for a long time (it’s a project I have been working on for donkeys years) I thought it only right to supply you with a little background stuff and a...
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Moxie’s – Comic Strip Background – Part 1
The Moxie’s Café Staff, Ghost & Spirit Laura Margrethe Simensbraaten Owner Caroline Synnøve Stang Sildreviik Waitress Smoldo Bin Lampen The Soda Fountain Spirit Frida Katinka Olsen Extra Help...
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This Week’s Softdrink – Bludwine & Budwine
Bludwine originated in Watkinsville, GA around 1906. It was a fruit and grain based beverage intended as a temperance drink or alternative to alcohol. Early sales were phenomenal and the inventor...
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If Only
From where I live I cross three small streams with the local train on my way into town. Not even once have I seen something remotely like this while gazing out of the window. Had I done so only once...
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Rockwell On Gossip
The man’s mastery of facial expressions is just marvellous – Ted Image found at Allo ?Filed under: Art, Illustration, The forties Tagged: 1948, Gossip, Norman Rockwell
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Ted On Jelly
Back in the fifties, early sixties jelly was my favourite desert, we didn’t have it that often so when we did I hardly ate any dinner to make room for the jelly and custard. The strange thing is that...
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Round Britain By Railway Posters – Guernsey
Guernsey (/ˈgɜ:nzi/, /ˈɡɜrnzi/ gurn-zee), officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey (French: Bailliage de Guernesey, IPA: [bajaʒ də ɡɛʁnəzɛ]), is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the...
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