Wednesday, July 29, 2009

WHICH WAY THE WIND BLOWS



WEATHERED WEATHER VANES, EBAY

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Monday, July 27, 2009

Sunday, July 26, 2009


ICE CREAM CONE AND CARTON MOLDS

ICE CREAM SHOP BERLIN, CT, 1939

Thursday, July 23, 2009

TWO SCOOPS


VINTAGE ICE CREAM SCOOPS

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

FIRST IN FLIGHT



BEFORE THE SPACE RACE, WAS SPUTNIK AND THE HONORABLE BELKA AND STRELKA.
THEY WERE THE FIRST EARTH-BORN CREATURES TO GO INTO ORBIT AND RETURN ALIVE. THEY SPENT A DAY IN SPACE ABOARD SPUTNIK 5 ON AUGUST 19, 1960, ACCOMPANIED BY
A GREY RABBIT, 42 M1CE, 2 RATS, FLIES, AND A NUMBER OF PLANTS AND FUNGI.

LAIKA

LAIKA WAS NOT SO LUCKY. ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 1957 SHE WAS LAUNCHED INTO SPACE ABOARD SPUTNIK 2 WHICH WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE RETRIEVABLE. ORIGINALLY A STRAY, SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED A HOME WITH A COZY BED AND BONE A BIT BETTER.

Monday, July 20, 2009

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Monday, July 13, 2009

FACES IN ALL KINDS OF PLACES

FACES SWIMSUIT, EBAY

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Friday, July 10, 2009

HOT DOG ROASTER


4 IN 1 HOT DOG/TOFU DOG ROASTER. MADE IN THE USA. 

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

FOOTLONG FRANKFURTER FONT

A GROUP SHOW AT THE CITY RELIQUARY MUSEUM & CIVIC ORGANIZATION.
RAISED IN NEW YORK CITY, THE CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS PAY HOMAGE TO THE DETAILS THAT GIVE THE CITY IT'S CHARACTER. 370 METROPOLITAN AVE. UNTIL AUGUST 15.

Monday, July 6, 2009

FISHERMAN'S FRIEND



LOOK BUT DON'T HOOK! FISHERMAN, FISH ARE OUR FRIENDS. RETIRED FISH HOOKS, EBAY.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

DON'T TREAD ON ME




THE FIRST NAVY JACK FLAG, AN EARLY EMBROIDERED POSTCARD, 
AND AN IMAGE OF ORANGES ARRANGED AS AN AMERICAN FLAG

Friday, July 3, 2009

LIBERTY FOR ALL

TOMORROW, ON JULY 4TH, THE STATUE OF LIBERTY'S CROWN OPENS TO THE
PUBLIC ONCE AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE SEPTEMBER THE 11TH.

BACKWASH


A JUG WITH A DRIP GUTTER

Thursday, July 2, 2009

LABELING





VINTAGE BOOK LABELS