Illustration by Jay Hyde Barnum. Not a lot of info online.
I’m not quite sure what sort of action went down in the illustration, but they both look great!
A History of Herringbone, courtesy of King & Allen Bespoke Tailoring
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Looks like the original Sani-Flush was still being sold until 2009 or so. With its main ingredient being sodium bisulfate, when some people didn’t follow directions and mixed it with chlorine bleach (drain cleaners like Liquid-Plumr or Drano), it created chlorine gas, which can be fatal.
Grocery shopping in 1964 was much more exciting thanks to Sani-Flush!
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The Overland Limited was the “the ne plus ultra of travel luxury”
Did you know that thing in front of the train is called a cowcatcher? Or a pilot, if you’re boring.
The Overland Limited was in service from 1887 to 1963, Or maybe 1899 to 1938. There is some disagreement.
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I love this pairing.
The one on the left is a reproduction of Philip Goodwin’s “The Right of Way” by the Remington Arms Company from their “famous Remington Wildlife Art Collection” and was first issued in 1907.
The one on the right isn’t.
“Oh, we’re the boys of the chorus…”
Or perhaps…
“Throw out your hands
Stick out your tush
Hands on your hips
Give ’em a push
You’ll be surprised
You’re doing the French Mistake
Voila!”
Pronounced RAY-PLEEK.
Réplique was introduced in 1944.
The original scent was discontinued in the late 1980s.
Via Cleopatra’s Boudoir…
“The story is almost too good to be true, but it is an acknowledged fact: The main “nose” of parfumeur Worth in Grasse had just created “Requête” in 1944 when he had a violent argument with one of the directors and left them in the worst possible terms. He was immediately hired by Raphael and created “Réplique”, the reply to a “Requête” in French legalese. It was rumoured that Worth did not enjoy the joke.”
14 facts you may not know about Johnny Carson
16 things you didn’t know about Smirnoff
A Brief History of the St. Bernard Rescue Dog
Fresca Fun Facts
And Fresca is now going to be available in pre-boozed versions.
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From 1912-18, Willys was the 2nd-biggest American automobile maker.
Ford was 1st, the bastards.
Willys-Overland is the company that eventually brought us the Jeep.
Let’s take the 1920 Overland 4 for a spin.
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The date on this Chicago Coin pinball poster is unknown to me, but was probably made before 1977 when its assets were sold to Gary and Sam Stern, forming Stern Electronics and then Stern Pinball.
I can’t look at this poster without thinking of the classic Sesame Street’s pinball animation to help kids with numbers.
The International Arcade Museum has quite a list of the games Chicago Coin made.
Pinside has a shorter list, but with images!
A Brief History of the Silver Ball
The Founding of the Flippers
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