1960s
The Electronic Record for Children
Bruce Haack's Wikipedia page.
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Category: Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Children, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s
The Mozambique Dance
The ladies don't come onstage soon enough in the video, but that's my only complaint.
Source: The Province (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)18 Feb 1965, Thu Page 29
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Category: Fads, Music, 1960s, Dance, Caribbean
Darrell Johnson’s Mechanical Listener
Darrell Johnson knew that, if you have to give a speech, it helps to practice it first in front of someone. But sometimes you can't find a willing listener. That's where his 'mechanical listener' came in. It was a sculptured head with eyes that would light up and eyelids that would flutter in response to the sound of a human voice. These movements, he reasoned, would "portray a feeling of life, participation, and cooperation to thereby stimulate expression relative to the topic or subject under consideration with resultant improvement and intensity of such expression."He was granted Patent No. 2,948,069 for this invention in 1960.
It would be interesting to know if a prototype of this thing still survives, hidden away in someone's attic.
Arizona Daily Star - Aug 14, 1960
Springfield Daily News - Oct 16, 1960
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Category: Patents, AI, Robots and Other Automatons, 1960s
The Disputed Measurements of Miss France
Article source.
Article source: Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 07 Feb 1964, Fri Page 14
The New Miss France 1963 Muguette Fabris and her Dauphines Daniele Chevalier (L) and Michele Fourtain Povel (R) January 01, 1963
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 15, 2022 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Body, Lies, Dishonesty and Cheating, Lawsuits, 1960s
Corky and Corkette, the Cypress Gardens Clowns
Wikipedia page for Cypress Gardens.Videos below the snapshot.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 14, 2022 -
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Category: Clowns, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, 1960s
The Sounds of Camp
Can't afford to send your child to summer camp this year? Just stick 'em in the front yard under a sprinkler and play them this album.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 09, 2022 -
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Category: Day Camps, Away Camps, Outdoor Activities and Recreational Retreats, Children, 1960s
The Teppaz Transistradio
Besides having an unpronounceable name and being ugly, this French radio-turntable looks like very kludgy tech.The entry at the Radio Museum.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 08, 2022 -
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Category: Music, Radio, Technology, 1960s, Europe
What is Mrs. Ed Flynn doing to her husband tonight?
She's polyunsaturating him.
National Geographic - Sep 1969
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Category: Advertising, 1960s
A Touch of Magic
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 01, 2022 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Cryptozoology, Surrealism, 1960s, Dance, Cars
Sugar sweetens dispositions
Betty is cranky. Give her some sugar "and watch her bounce back—fast."That is, until the sugar high wears off and the crankiness returns worse than ever.
Ladies Home Journal - Jan 1966
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Category: Drugs, Advertising, 1960s
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