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She Was An Unusual Woman
Ella Fitzgerald was not allowed to play at the popular Mocambo, in Hollywood, because of her race. Marilyn, who loved her music and supported civil rights, called the owner of the Mocambo and told him...
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Humorous Traffic Sign In Norway
Mayor of Marker Municipality, Kjersti Nythe Nilsen, is not going to remove the unorthodox pedestrian crossing signs. (Photo: Kreativiteket). Most people are having a good laugh when they see the...
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This Week’s Softdrink – Loranga
Loranga is of the classic Swedish soft drinks introduced in the 50s that is still on the market. It used to be produced by Sandwalls ångbryggeri in Borås (I’m not sure if it was the first and only...
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Moxie’s – Comic Strip Background – Part 8
Moxie’s Café’s Suppliers Bogdan "Bogie" Balakow Soda Supplier From The Bulgarian Soda Mafia Petronelle Augenie Kopperud Driver For The Coffee Company ”The Brown Bean” Martin Melhus Muggerud Delivering...
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Annette Stroyberg – Danish Actress
Annette Stroyberg (7 December 1936 – 12 December 2005) was a Danish actress. Her films included Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1959), which was directed by her first husband, Roger Vadim. Annette Stroyberg...
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Volugrafo 1946 “Bimbo 46”
Although it looks like it just jumped off the pages of a comic book, the Volugrafo “Bimbo 46” wasn’t drawn by a cartoonist. It was one of the vehicles designed after the Second World War to meet the...
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Round Britain By Railway Posters – Jersey
Jersey (/ˈdʒɜrzi/, French: [ʒɛʁzɛ]; Jèrriais: Jèrri [ʒɛri], officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, French: Bailliage de Jersey), is a British Crown dependency just off the coast of Normandy, France....
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Do It For Denmark
You just got to love Danish travelling ads – Ted Video found on Google+Filed under: Advertising, Holidays, Scandinavia, Traveling Tagged: Danish TV ads, Do it for Denmark
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The 1953 Fiat 1110 Boat Car
The Fiat 1110 Boat Car is not a true amphibious vehicle. It is better described as a dream-like boat on wheels. A bizarre mechanical hircocervus, never meant to sail across the seas, but to symbolize...
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Those Magic 8-Tracks
In the summer of 1988 I went on round trip in Britain (no surprise there) with a good friend in his pearl white 1972 Opel Rally Kadet. Half an hour after we had landed in Newcastle the radio died and...
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Retro DIY Project – A Dressing Table And Bench
A DIY project published in Popular Science in January 1941 Only in the more expensive furniture stores could you find the equal of this distinctive modern dressing table and bench. It’s appeal is based...
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This Week’s Retro Recipe – Chilli Enchiladas
From the “Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library” published in 1971 Your own soft tortillas rolled with chilli, onion and cheese. Accompany with shredded lettuce and chopped red tomatoes. You’ll find the...
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Sweet Ride
1932 Graham-Paige Blue Streak Coupe with Curtis Aerocar Land Yacht caravan trailer – Image found on Facebook Imagine hitting the road in this magic ride to day. You’d be the King on any camping ground...
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Mario Borgoni – Italian Artist & Commercial Artist
Mario Borgoni was one of the early Italian artists who successfully made the transition from fine art to commercial art. His ornate illustrations used dramatic lighting and strong framing to enhance...
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Pre-War Classics Of The Road – Part 28
1926 Pontiac Sedan They called the Pontiac ‘The Chief of the Sixes’ when it was launched in 1926 by General Motors as a lowerpriced running mate to the Oakland. Before long, Pontiac had supplanted the...
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This Week’s Favourite Female Singer – Stevie Nicks
Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, who in the course of her work with Fleetwood Mac and her extensive solo career, has produced over forty Top 50 hits...
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Widerøe’s Lillebror (Little Brother) Camping Trailer
Little Ted spent many a summer holiday and week-end trips in a Lillebror camping trailer in the late fifties early sixties. An awful lot better than a tent but not quite a real camper but back then we...
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Elke Sommer – German Actress
Born Elke Baronesse von Schletz in Germany in 1940, Elke Sommer moved into acting from a modeling career. During the 1960s, she starred opposite the likes of Paul Newman (The Prize, 1963), Peter...
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Grand-daddy’s Sauce – Part 28
All posts material: “Sauce” and “Gentleman’s Relish” by Ronnie Barker – Hodder & Stoughton in 1977 Footer At Christmas Related articles Grand-daddy’s Sauce – Part 27 (retrorambling.wordpress.com)...
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The Lure Of The Mad Men – Part 7
Ad from Saturday Evening Post, February 18th 1956 Text from the ad:Proud mothers, please forgive us if we too feel something of the pride of a new parent. For new Philip Morris, today’s Philip Morris,...
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