Kitsch and Collectibles
Texaco Toy Tanker
Embrace your large carbon footprint with a model tanker ship!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 08, 2022 -
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Category: Kitsch and Collectibles, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Toys, 1950s, 1960s, Power Generation
World’s Largest Collection of 8-Track Tapes
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 09, 2022 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Collectors, Kitsch and Collectibles, Music, Technology
New Trends in Table Settings
By Lucy Staley from Hearthside Press. 1968.This is the book to get you up to speed on the exciting art of table setting. From the review in The Bradenton Herald (Dec 22, 1968):
You can get it on loan from archive.org.
"Table for a Hawaiian luau"
"Easter dessert table"
"Strutting cocks from Spain frame an arangement in a basket"
Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 30, 2021 -
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Category: Boredom, Kitsch and Collectibles, Books
Coca-Cola Naughty Nun Belt Buckle
The Coca-Cola Company released this bronze, cigar-cutting belt buckle as a promotional item for the 1915 Trans-Pan Exposition in San Francisco. This was evidently before the company had begun cultivating its wholesome image.There must have been quite a few of these buckles created, because you can find a number of them for sale on auction sites (such as here, here, and here). They range in price from $48 to $125.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Mar 14, 2020 -
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Category: Kitsch and Collectibles, Nuns, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1910s
Two Weird Belt Buckles
Ebay auction here.
Ebay auction here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 02, 2016 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Fashion, Horror, Insects and Spiders, Kitsch and Collectibles, Religion
The Gospel Singing Jubilee
Those suits! Those hair-dos! Those pop arrangements of venerable tunes! It's Lawrence Welk for Bible-thumpers.
Some background.
Three more segments below the jump, and even more on YouTube..
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 16, 2015 -
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Category: Kitsch and Collectibles, Music, Religion, Television, 1960s, 1970s
World’s Biggest Cuckoo Clock
Schonach, Germany, is the heart and homeland of the cuckoo-clock industry. Two houses in fact have been transformed into giant cuckoo clocks to commemorate this.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 20, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Kitsch and Collectibles, Technology, Europe, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Antique Bedpan Collections
1) Stella Downing.
2) Eric Eakin.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 24, 2013 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Kitsch and Collectibles, Body Fluids
Nifty Gadgets
Here are a few neat novelty gadgets to check out. Pictured above are metal detector sandals for that beach vacation.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Feb 07, 2013 -
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Category: Kitsch and Collectibles
Loser Liquor Dispenser
Classic home-bar kitsch from the 1970s. If you're desperate to add it to your collection, there's one on sale at eBay for $70. View the thing in action at myspace vids (myspace doesn't seem to allow video embedding). (via box vox)
Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 12, 2012 -
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Category: Kitsch and Collectibles
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