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Steampunk Playing Cards

Theory11′s $6 Steampunk Playing Cards are manufactured in concert with the American Playing Card company on custom bronze-effect paper stock. The cards feature machinelike illustrations and are really...

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Stamp Semaphore As Early Emoticons

From an 1890 edition of the Szarvas és vidéke, a weekly Hungarian newspaper, an explanation of the "stamp code" used to signal one’s intention when sending mash notes and such through the Emperor’s...

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Ex-King Farouk 1, “Fat Freddy Farouk” At It Again

The January 1959 issue Whisper takes on ex-King Farouk I of Egypt—who was a favourite tabloid target of the time—describing him as “Fatso Farouk”, “the roly-poly playboy of the Nile”, “the balding...

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Another All Girl Band – The Sunnygirls From Sweden

The Sunnygirls was formed to the foundations of the ex-Plommons in 1967. At first they were Suzie & the Sunnygirls, but Suzie’s (Watson) solo career made her soon to leave the band. Also the...

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More Burlesque Dancers And Strippers

Since my stats show that there is a large interest for burlesque and stripper foyer cards, here’s another gallery featuring 200 of such cards. Since I’ve posted a lot of these all ready there bound to...

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SS Canberra, The Great White Whale

SS Canberra, nick named The Great White Whale, was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast,...

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A Real Life Donald Duck’s Car

Did you know that Donald Duck is the only duck character in Disney comics that drives only one car?All other ducks (Daisy Duck, Scrooge McDuck, etc.) had more than one. Donald’s car is red and has a...

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R. White’s Lemonade

R. White’s Lemonade is a brand of a carbonated soft drink, which is produced and sold in the UK by Britvic.  R. White’s is a brand of lemonade that has been produced for over 150 years. Robert and Mary...

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Eve Arnold, April 12 1912 – January 4 2012 – Photographer

If a photographer cares about the people before the lens and is compassionate, much is given. It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.” -Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe in the Nevada...

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Brandy Martin – Socialite Stripper

Brandy Martin emerged from the same society set as Grace Kelly to become burlesque exotic.Recreated from an article by Arch Ayres in Cabaret Magazine No 5 1956 BECAUSE her parents are conspicuously...

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Phoebe Anna Traquair – Irish Artist

Phoebe Anna Traquair (pronounced /trəˈkwɛər/ (1852 – 1936) was an Irish artist, noted for her role in the Arts and Crafts movement in Scotland, as an illustrator, painter and embroiderer. Family life...

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Round The World With Nellie Bly

Game based upon the legendary, 72-day trip around the world accomplished by 25-year-old Elizabeth Cochrane (aka Nellie Bly) in 1889/90, a feminist reporter for the New York World. Her feat, inspired by...

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Finally A Sensible Use For The Rubik’s Cube

Designer Pete Fecteau constructed a huge Martin Luther King Jr. portrait called “Dream Big“using 4,242 officially licensed Rubik’s Cubes. Measuring 5.8m x 2.6m x 5.7cm and weighing 454kg, this artistic...

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Naughty glasses

These kind of items must have been very popular in the US, I’ve posted another set of glasses like them earlier and some stripping pens as well. A bit tacky may be, but who cares. One man’s tinsel is...

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The Aetna Drivotrainer

Students at Brooklyn High School in New York learn to handle the controls of a car and experience simulated traffic conditions flashed onto a screen by means of projected film, using the Aetna...

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Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwiches – Fit For A king

Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwiches 2 large bananas 6 slices of white bread 1 stick (1/2 cup) of butter 1 cup of peanut butter Peel and mash bananas. Mix peanut butter thoroughly with bananas. Toast...

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The Rudge And It’s Caravan

The Rudge Caravan was introduced for the 1927 model range, further exploring this uncharted territory for touring motorcycles. A complete outfit was offered, with Rudge 500cc ohv motorcycle and...

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Ann Corio – American Burlesque Ecdysiast And Actress

Ann Corio (November 29, 1909 – March 1, 1999) was a prominent American burlesque ecdysiast and actress. Unlike others in her profession, Ann Corio did not have a stage name. Biography Born in Hartford,...

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Just The Thing When The Snow Comes

Around my neck of the wood there hasn’t been much snow this winter yet, but when it comes I’d love a rig like this to clear it away – Ted Image found at “Timeless Transport” Filed under: Automobiles...

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Testing The Bulletproof Vest

Testing the bulletproof vest. 13th September 1923. Washington, D.C. This must be the perfect job for the clinicly insane. Just look at the wild grin on the man’s face. No kind of promise, money or new...

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