1940s
Jet-Propelled Papa
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 09, 2015 -
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Category: Music, Technology, Science Fiction, 1940s
Camp Siegfried
I always wonder, when watching vintage movies from the 1930s and 1940s, about the preoccupation with Nazi spies and sympathizers in the USA. How justified were such fears? Pretty well justified, I guess, based on the video above, and this article.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 20, 2015 -
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Category: Spies and Secret Agents, 1930s, 1940s, North America
Cartoon Insect with Dog’s Head
1) Multiple limbs.
2) Insect antennae.
3) Called a "jitterBUG."
4) Dog's head.
One of these things does not belong.
Original image here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 11, 2015 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Comics, Surrealism, 1940s, Fictional Monsters
Bookkeeping and You
More patented boredom for your snooze-inducement.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 10, 2015 -
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Category: Boredom, Teenagers, Documentaries, 1940s
Can You Flick It? A Subbuteo Story
The thrilling, incomprehensible, unnerving history of tabletop soccer.
Home page of Subbuteo.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 09, 2015 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Games, 1940s, Europe
Cheerful Dying Wish Fulfilled
I regret that I did not have this story ready for you for Christmas. Nonetheless, its spirit lives on through every season!
Thank God the kid didn't wish for the whole world to follow her!
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 23, 2015 -
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Category: Death, Children, Parents, 1940s
Volto!
I do believe I've featured Volto before, but I could not resist another encounter with him. Hope you all agree he deserves more fame!
The Complete Volto Archives here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 11, 2015 -
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Category: Food, Advertising, Comics, 1940s
Sexy Banana Spokeslady
This is really four commercials back to back. I like that sentient bananas are willing to strip their skins off and sacrifice themselves for humans.
Number three has one of the typical vintage representations of a cannibal for you to marvel at.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 10, 2015 -
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Category: Food, Stereotypes and Cliches, Advertising, 1940s, Bananas
Follies of the Madmen #238
A pelican garbed in Colonial clothes with lettering on its pouch is not the intuitive choice for a booze mascot.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 30, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Products, 1940s, Alcohol
Jump Jump the Christmas Elf
Seriously, Jump Jump looks like a mean, vicious badass to me.
You can listen to Jump Jump's Old Time Radio adventures here.
And if you have a spare $200.00, you can own your own Jump Jump doll.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 23, 2014 -
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Category: Aliens, Holidays, 1940s, Fictional Monsters
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