Howard Sprague, the particular and fastidious town clerk of Mayberry, North Carolina, was a fictional character played by the actor Jack Dodson from 1966 to 1971. Howard was a nerd…
Category: Vintage Life
Vintage Life Posts
The first cologne based on a sea-captain celebrity! Want to smell like a captain? Sure, who wouldn’t want to smell like Captain Stubing (Gavin McLeod) of Love Boat fame? Hormel…
Lee Harvey Oswald (1939 – 1963) was, according to at least three United States government investigations, the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, in Dallas,…
Downtown Dallas. The year is 1963. Across the street from the Hotel Adolphus and upstairs from a delicatessen – it is the famously infamous Carousel Club. Jack Ruby is your…
There is history. There is drunk history. And then, there is drunk art history. Cheers!
Bettie Page has been called the most photographed person in the world. And, they are still saying that 51 years after she abruptly quit being a model and disappeared…
The Undeniable Genius of Larry Tate We recently caught up with advertising icon and genius Larry Tate in the men’s grill at the ultra-posh country club where some of the…
Fall and Winter Fashion Book full of charming Chubby-size clothes. It pictures the newest dresses, coats, suits, sweaters, underthings, skirts, blouses for girls and teens too chubby to fit into…
Most teenagers look forward to the day when they can own and drive their own car. But driving a car is a big responsibility. You should not drive – or…
If the earth had no gravity, you would have no weight. No one would have weight. Everyone would fly into space!
Recipes, decor, entertainment … this book lists these and everything else necessary to start and maintain one of these profitable and popular establishments. Eleven sections in all, entertainingly written by…
From Samson’s of Fifth Avenue … be a winner! Regardless of your age, a truly fine hairpiece can do wonders for your appearance and morale. May we suggest Samson’s permanent-base…
At last, you can have your very own Hollywood “Shadow” type mask. This is the same kind of mask worn by many famed movie heroes and villains to mystify millions.…
Sea foam? Really? Nah, it’s just mashed bananas and chilled gelatin in a mold. Garnished with strawberries, because strawberries always remind you of the sea. Awfully delicious! Bon appétit! Or,…
Start your own BIG PROFIT home import business with dazzling bargains like these …. Amazing new plan starts you fast! Thousands of amazing import bargains can lead you to opportunities…
Amazing marvels of tomorrow. Within ten years you may be commuting by plastic saucer, flying from your backyard. Saucer rises vertically, flies conventionally.
Here he is! Latest brainstorm of THE BRAIN! Be the first in your neighborhood to get the Electronic Man (also known as “Mr. Brain”).You can look just like the robot…
Remco Monkey Division for Jungle Warfare Monkey Gun: It’s 3 assault weapons in 1 Pack it as a pistol … slap on barrel – it’s a tommy gun. Pull trigger…
Lobster King Harry Hackney with his Lobster Waitresses who won in Atlantic City’s Famous Beauty Pageant Parade on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Thanks Harry!