1950s
Arthur Godfrey Sings MARIAN THE LIBRARIAN
An absolutely horrible version of a great song.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 05, 2018 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Libraries, 1950s
Mystery Gadget 69
What's it for? There's a clue in its surroundings.
The answer is here.
Or after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 03, 2018 -
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Category: Technology, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #398
Usage of this product enables user to read the mystical language of flowers.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 29, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Hygiene, Body Fluids, Languages, Nature, 1950s
Striporama
Quite safe for work, believe it or not.
The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 25, 2018 -
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Category: Movies, Sex Symbols, 1950s
Motorized Skis
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 16, 2018 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Death, Chindogu, 1950s
Superman to the Rescue!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 08, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Domestic, Food, Comics, 1950s
Tunies, the tuna hot dog
The creation of William Lane, who envisioned selling them to Catholics who couldn't eat meat on Fridays. Lane also planned to expand his offerings to include Mar-tunies, a cocktail size hot dog, and Sea-lomi, a salami substitute.It's not clear what became of Tunies. A reporter from Star News speculates that they may have been a victim of the Pope’s decision to rescind meatless Fridays in 1967 (although did the Pope ever weigh in on this issue? Some googling suggests it was actually the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops which made this decision, in 1966). Anyway, I can't find any evidence of Tunies being sold after 1962.
Chula Vista Star-News, California, October 31, 1957 via Yesterday's Print
The San Francisco Examiner - Dec 4, 1958
Posted By: Alex - Wed Nov 07, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Religion, 1950s
Pram Side Car
The antecedent of all those modern tagalong baby trailers.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 31, 2018 -
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Category: Bicycles and Other Human-powered Vehicles, Babies and Toddlers, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #391
You have to be tripping on LSD to appreciate us.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 23, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Motor Vehicles, Surrealism, 1950s
Starlit Stairway
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 19, 2018 -
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Category: Amateurs and Fans, Regionalism, Television, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
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