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The Eye Of Ian
There have been two responses to this work: Creepy! or Cool! It is signed IY on the front, and Ian on the back. I’m presuming that Ian was the artist who painted it. Approximately 8 inches by 10...
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Mother’s Day Pearl Sale
Mother’s Day is May 12th which is fast approaching. Coincidentally, we have an abundance of pearls. Mostly the are imitation (faux) pearls but there are a few freshwater ones thrown in. So, in honor...
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Mother’s Day 2013: Vintage Post Partum Exercise Albums
So You’ve Just Had A Baby” Post Partum Exercises record set. Like mom doesn’t have enough to contend with . . . Originally released in 1941. “SO YOU’VE JUST HAD A BABY! AND YOU’RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR...
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Mother’s Day At Ed’s House Of Ugly
What if Momma doesn’t like nice things? Of maybe mother likes ‘nice’ things but her sense of taste is . . . unusual. Might we suggest: This fresh bouquet of fake flowers in a lovely metal, marble and...
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The Weatherman Doesn’t Know Jack, But Galileo Does
Thankfully we can always look outside to know which way the wind blows. Temperature is a bit harder to pin down. Hence the Galileo Thermometer. This one measures temperature in the range of 64 degrees...
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Amorous Bunnies? Amorous Cannibal Bunnies?
It seems we’ve got a bunny theme today. Somewhere one learns the difference between a passionate kiss and excess consumption. It seems this some-bunny hasn’t figured that out yet. On close inspection...
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Chinese Guardian Lions, Made In Italy
A very nice pair of cast resin Chinese guardian lions (a.k.a foo dogs) but ones made in Italy. They stand 10 1/2 inches tall and we have both the male and female represented. These are just two of...
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Tomorrow Is Father’s Day: Pocket Knife Collection
Many years ago I had a folklore teacher who was an amazing nearly deaf old man with a just as nearly deaf dog. In our first class he discussed folklore as changing cultural patterns. As an example of...
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Hey Dad!
Just because I can, I would like to take this time to shamelessly celebrate the awesomeness that is my father. The poor guy raised 6 of the most obnoxious children known to walk the earth and yet...
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Lovesick automaton seeks same for binary interface? 11 inches by 21 inches. Illegibly signed. In good condition. Click to view slideshow. Filed under: $16-$20, 21st century, AVAILABLE!, Contemporary,...
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Get A Head At The Estate Store
Ok. I have to admit as a former anthropologist I’ve been waiting for a shrunken head to come in. Waiting almost as long as I have been for an organ grinder’s monkey. We’ve still gotten neither of them...
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Old School Radios
Once upon a time radio was cutting edge. The best stuff could* be found at the nether ends of the FM dial or bouncing off a cloud somewhere on the late night AM band. I’d listen to foreign language...
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And The Snake Said Unto Eve:
“My what big feet you have.” 1970′s poster-lacquered-onto-board art with more heavy-handed symbolism than a drunken press-gang in a printer’s bar. About 24 inches by 36 inches overall.Filed under:...
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Day Of The Dead
Day of the Dead Figures to help celebrate the Day of the Dead. In good condition! UPDATE: The bikini shop has been sold! Click to view slideshow.Filed under: $1 to $5, $6-$10, 20th century,...
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Audiotronics 312T Portable Record Player
Here a shot from memory lane. An old Audiotronics 312T classroom style portable record player. Unfortunately it didn’t come with any old slideshow records (remember the beep that told you to advance...
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Cycladic Head
Well folks, with the change of seasons I’m trying to clean up the joint. Here’s a find from my desk. It’s a reproduction of one of the enigmatic pieces of art from the Cycladic civilization which...
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Vintage Silvertone 6761a Radio
Built for and sold by Sears Roebuck and Company around 1940 this vintage AM radio is in pretty good condition. It works via both wall current and battery power, we’ve tested is on wall current and it...
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‘Pinion Ridge’
Original acrylic painting by Douglas Campbell Smith of Bend, Oregon. Measures about 14 inches by 14 inches and it is signed and dated (1979) on both front and back. In excellent condition. Click to...
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Jantzen ‘Diving Girl’ Decals
Vintage swag from what was once Portland’s own venerable swimwear company. We have six transfer decals and a bath towel. The decal papers are each about 8 1/4 inches long and feature the world famous...
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Vintage Wire Wrapped Seltzer Bottle
A nice old seltzer bottle with wire safety wrapping. It appears to be in good condition and if one could get a new holder for the gas canister it’d probably still be useable. It measures 14 inches...
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