This Week’s Girliemag Article – Strip-Ling Secretary
Sandy Lyden, a stripper by profession, has become the prize pet of London’s bored businessmen, because of a racy routine in which she shows how a Girl Friday could keep an office buzzing all week...
View ArticleRetro rambling’s Visitors Service – Part 20 – How To Play With Shadows
In case your TV should suddenly simply call it a day and decide to hibernate and you’re left sitting staring at a dull grey soundless screen, here’s a little something to keep you occupied while you...
View ArticleThe Waterman 100 Years Pen
Waterman 100 years pen, 1942. Guaranteed for a Century, the streamline model was launched x-mas 1939. Colours: forest green, burgundy, navy and black – Designed by John Vassos It will not surprise...
View ArticleGreta Garbo By Arthur William Brown
Greta Garbo by Arthur William Brown, done in 1937 Image found on Art ContrarianFiled under: Art, Illustration, Watercolours Tagged: 1937, Arthur William Brown, Greta Garbo
View ArticleVintage Auto Tourism
Family in auto tourist camp. Washington, D.C., or vicinity circa 1920. Rd. A.A. Foster and family of Dallas, Texas. Washington, D.C., or vicinity circa 1920. Images found at vintageeverydayFiled...
View ArticleLondon Anno 1959 – Part 14
THE ST JAMES’S PARK BRIDGE. This is the new bridge over the St James’s Park lake about which there was much controversy when it was proposed to replace the old chain bridge erected in 1857, An...
View ArticleRound The World By Steam – 1920 – Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd
Founded in 1899 to carry cattle and cargo between Amsterdam and South America. The cattle trade ceased in 1903 when the British Government prohibited the import of live cattle due to the outbreak of...
View ArticleCan I Have …….
…. one like that in my living room? Please. Oh ple-e-e-e-ease……Filed under: Actresses, Movies Tagged: 1955, Marilyn Monroe, The Seven Year Itch
View ArticleThe 1983 Bamby
The Bamby first appeared in Hull (UK) in 1983 and was designed and built by Alan Evans. Being a keen Bubble car enthusiast Evans’s created the Bamby after being made redundant from a building firm in...
View ArticleThis Week’s Softdrink – Campa Cola
Campa Cola is a soft drink brand in India. It was a market leader in most regions of India for a period spanning several years until the advent of the foreign players Pepsi and Coca-Cola after the...
View ArticleThe Life & Times Of Aunt Mabel – Part 20
These lovely old Swede immigrant ladies turned up on Aunt Mabel’s doorstep one day asking nicely if they could come in and talk a little and sing about Jesus. The foulness of her answer sent one of...
View ArticleThe Very Last Edition Of The Beetle
Last Edition Beetle in Harvest Moon Beige, by Volkswagen of Puebla, Mexico, 2003Filed under: Americana, Facts, Transportation, Traveling Tagged: 2003, Last editions, Mexico, Puebla, The Beetle,...
View ArticleLondon At A Glance 1944
Video found at travelfilmarchiveFiled under: British, The forties, Videos Tagged: London, Night filming, Night photography
View ArticleOld Spice Aftershave Lotion (1960s) – Classic TV Commercial
Vintage television commercial for Old Spice Aftershave Lotion from the 1960’s featuring a handsome single man with dozens of girlfriends. Video found on RetroYoutubeFiled under: Advertising, The...
View ArticleSS Bourgogne
Transatlantic steamer La Bourgogne entering the port of Le Havre, France, ca. 1895 Image found on AdventuresOfTheBlackgangFiled under: Maritime history, Retro technology, Transportation, Traveling,...
View ArticleLiquid Fuel Stoves and the Caravan Camper
TidiousTed:If you’ve never made dinner on a hike you’ve missed out on one of life’s great pleasures. Originally posted on Paleotool's Weblog: A look at the origins and evolution of our favorite stove…...
View ArticleAnother Vintage Easy Chair Round Trip Anno 1885 – 1910
Click to view slideshow. Filed under: Holidays, Image Gallery, Postcards, Traveling, Vintage photography Tagged: Easy chair travveling, Old postcards
View ArticleConserving the Midland Railway poster, Blackpool
TidiousTed:My absolute favourite museum in the world and I’ve been there more times than I can remember. I studied calligraphy and hand lettering in York for one year and I was at the National Railway...
View ArticleThe Forgotten Ones – Julia Marlowe
Julia Marlowe (August 17, 1865 – November 12, 1950) was an English-born American actress known for her interpretations of William Shakespeare. Life and career Marlowe was born as Sarah Frances Frost...
View ArticleNYCO fruit Salt – A Norwegian Classic
NYCO is an antacid remedy for acid reflux. The fruit salt containing sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium bicarbonate), tartaric acid, malic acid and some sweeteners. Tartaric acid and malic acid are...
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