Fifties

Philip Reed October 18, 2016

I've only bought a few books from blurb.com over the years. The quality is all well and good, but the...

Philip Reed October 20, 2015

Back in August I shared a 1975 newspaper article that was against cereal premiums. The article was a start down...

Philip Reed July 7, 2015

If you thought yesterday's post from 1956 was a treat then wait until you get a look at this page...

Philip Reed July 6, 2015

An issue of Popular Mechanics from 1956 offers us this look at the Marvelous Mike toy robot and tractor, a...

Philip Reed May 12, 2015

Hiding inside the July 1, 1950 issue of Billboard is a small advertisement for Topps' Bozo Ball Gum. Bozo Ball...

Philip Reed May 8, 2012

Again? Yes, again. After linking to the fifties Archer Plastics Space Men toys on eBay (post here), and then sharing...

Philip Reed May 4, 2012

A few days ago I linked to a number of Archer Plastics Space Men on eBay (post here), but of...

Philip Reed May 1, 2012

You know what the problem is with a book like Blast Off* (last mentioned here)? It's that looking at the...

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