Vintage Pinup Art Auction Reminder
A reminder that many items from The Estate of Charles Martignette will go on auction today at Heritage Auctions. PETER DRIBEN (American, 1902-1968) Intimate Couple at a Party Acrylic on board 26.5 x...
View ArticleWe Know What Wyman’s Worry Was
At first glance, this vintage business card was more than unassuming; it was nearly boring. Even the drab brown ink on beige card stock was so dull, the greasy spots lent interest. WYMAN’S WORRY 1114...
View ArticleGet A Load Of These Pumpkins
OK, so it’s not boobs, if that’s where you thought this was going. And technically, we’re not even talkin’ pumpkins; we’re talking about jack-o-lanterns. But not just the usual one — ones you carve for...
View ArticleOf Robots, Sex Dolls, And Babydolls
Every time I see one of those Svedka vodka commercials with the femobot, which began in 2005, I’m reminded to make this post; this time, I’m going past intention to doing. While many compare or even...
View ArticleVintage Roguish Playboy Wolf Figurine
Naturally the second I spotted this vintage figurine I immediately thought of Hugh Hefner. Made in Japan, this ceramic figurine, roughly four inches tall, features a wolf in a smoking jacket, holding a...
View ArticleKiss & Tell
Two different “kissing” cards from Arcade Machines, by Exhibit Supply Co. Circa 1942; via Andrew Huff: True Love Kiss Card, Lest You Forget Kiss Card.
View ArticlePimps, Prostitutes & Pawn Stars
Rick Harrison, of History’s Pawn Stars, has a book out: License to Pawn: Deals, Steals, and My Life at the Gold & Silver. You can read a more traditional review of the book here; I’m gonna talk...
View ArticleHomo-Erotic Corporate Dominance Humping
At the Visual Arts Library Picture & Periodicals Collections Blog, where I found these vintage ads, this text accompanies the selection of ads: As I examined these advertisements, I noticed one,...
View ArticleMidnight Magazine Madness
This issue of Midnight Magazine, Volume 1, Issue Number 8, October 7, 1922., is my latest holy grail to find — as in a copy I can afford. A copy I can afford and read. Reading is mandatory. Look at all...
View ArticleShowing Off What My Girls Got
A link round-up based on posts of my gal pals… At A Slip Of A Girl, Slip shows me a new-to-me vintage postcard series to covet and grows wistful regarding vintage lingerie illustrations. At Kitsch...
View ArticleTaking The Metaphor Too Far
This vintage photo takes the feminine as feline, the sex kitten or wild cat stuff, too far with all those big cat prints and a little kitten too. Via.
View ArticleWe All Know Blondie Wasn’t A Natural Blonde…
But did you also know Deb wasn’t hairy? Who didn’t want to be in the front row of that performance.
View ArticleThe Link Round-Up: ‘Scuse Me, While I Kiss This Guy Version
CRLF wishes he had a business card announcing him as a Privateer, Grenadier, & Raconteur– among other things. (I think it might just be a vintage name-calling card lol) Robin Bougie shares High...
View ArticleWelcome To The Wolf’s Den
Via it’s better than bad, a bit of vintage ephemera from The Wolf’s Den in Ft Lauderdale, Florida, also known as The World Famous Wolfie’s. You know I love my wolfish men items.
View ArticleA Christmas Carol, X-Rated & Retro
Scenes from the recently restored classic, The Passions Of Carol (1975), “basically an adult look at Charles Dickens , with crazy twists, great use of colors and music, and awesome camera work.” Also:...
View ArticleA Trio Of Vintage Raunch Links
First, Sinning in Hollywood ’43, Part One — so keep an eye out for more “parts.” Second, the Voynich Manuscript (named after the Polish-American antiquarian bookseller, Wilfrid M. Voynich, who acquired...
View ArticleShirley Jones Takes A Walk On The Wild Side
Virgil Apger photo showing Jones as a sex kitten able to master a tiger — however faux said tiger may be. Circa 1963; via.
View ArticleClowing Around Nude
Antique nude photo by Jean Agelou of a model posting with a horrid little clown doll “that was posed to appeal to the German market.”
View ArticleLink Round-Up
Brain Pickings has a review of and recommendation for Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture. You know I love archeology (Or is it just digging around in the dirt I love? Hmmm…)...
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