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Category Archives: Curious Clutter
The Latest Thing on the Jean Scene!
Hello, one and all! It’s Mrs. Crankipants bidding you a joyous greeting from a time before the internet, a time of three television networks, a time of diminishing expectations and a time that a million hack comedians were all attempting … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged 1973, curious clutter, grade school, Hippie, jean bag, Kohoutek, swingy denim jean bag, vintage
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Slurpee Cups from the 1970s
These collectible Slurpee cups come from the era of flared jeans, Earth Shoes and leaded gasoline. This is back before the internet, home video, video games and other fabulous electrified time-wasters. All that was available was three broadcast networks and … Continue reading
Posted in Curious Clutter, What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1970s, 7-Eleven, comics, DC, fantasy, Marvel, Slurpee, super-heroes
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Killing the Sketchbook from Hell
A sketch I did with my favorite indigo blue pencil while sitting at the Ridgeway pool in South Philadelphia this summer. This was the first satisfying sketch I did in the dreaded Sketchbook from Hell!
Posted in Curious Clutter, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch, Technique
Tagged 1980s, 1987, 2012, art, Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic, comic book, comics, drawing, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, Sketch, sketchbook
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Save Now for Your Trip to the Moon
Saturday marked the untimely passing of the First Man on the Moon, Neil Armstrong. I was six years old going on seven during the summer of 1969, and I like millions of people across the world was glued to the … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, News
Tagged 1969, Apollo, astronaut, bank, ceramic, collectable, curtains, E.J. Korvette, linens, Matt Mason, moon, NASA, Neil Armstrong, space, toys
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Shish Kebobs and Pink Carrots
This tablecloth was given to me by my neighbor, Lydia several years ago. I had tucked it away in a drawer in my china cabinet under a stack of serving platters and forgot I had it! Needless to say, rediscovering … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Illustration, News
Tagged 1950s, Illustration, vintage tablecloth
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The Return of Frosty and The Mystery of the Ghost Boy
Frosty the Snowman promised he would be back again one day, and here he is! He’s returned from his bitter fate at the receiving end of a firing squad and was reformed to enjoy another wintry day in the Southern … Continue reading
Great Expectations of a Whitman Sampler
Here’s another advertisement from the program/souvenir booklet for the play L’Aiglon starring Maude Adams which played in Philadelphia at The Broad Street Theater back in 1901. At first, I thought this was a pioneer advertisement for a push gift. You … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Philadelphia
Tagged 1901, advertisement, Chestnut Street, chocolate, PA, Philadelphia, religious cult, vintage, Whitman
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The Capewell Glass Negative Collection – Snowy Self-Portraits
Here are a couple more negatives from The Capewell Glass Negative Collection which were shot about a 100 years ago. We’re continuing with our winter theme, and this time, I’ve chosen a couple of self-portraits of the photographer, John B … Continue reading
Posted in Curious Clutter, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, The Henry Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 100 years old, cold, glass negative, Joe Williams, John B Capewell, New Jersey, photography, snow, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, trees, Westville, Willceau Illo, winter
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1908 Happy New Year!
This is a postcard I’ve had for a while, sent from Boston to Willimantic, CT. I wonder if Zip ever got that money back.
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Holiday, News
Tagged 1908, Happy New Year, postcard
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The Capewell Glass Negative Collection – The Swift Trial and Severe Punishment of Frosty the Snowman
Today I continue posting a collection of glass negatives from 100 or so years ago. There’s about 200 5″ x 7″ glass negatives, and from what I’ve been able to determine so far, they were shot by John B. Capewell … Continue reading
Posted in Curious Clutter, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, The Henry Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 100 years old, 1911, 20th century, antique, boys, Capewell, century, children, Christmas, collection, frosty, glass negative, Indians, Joe Williams, New Jersey, old, photography, rifles, sailor suit, snowman, sword, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, United States, vintage, Westville, Willceau, winter
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The Capewell Glass Negative Collection – Meet The Capewells!
Here are the Capewells in a strangely stiff family portrait. From left to right, we have John, Jr., Ella, Henry O and standing in the background is the photographer responsible for these negatives, John B. Capewell. My guess is that … Continue reading
The Quaker City Automobile Company
Included with The Capewell Negative Collection was a box of odds and ends – mostly paperwork – but there was some really interesting things as well, such as picture postcards and this really wonderful playbill souvenir program from the Broad … Continue reading
The Capewell Glass Negative Collection – Niagara Falls
Before I start, I need to make a clarification and/or correction. I’ve been living under a false assumption about these negatives and their photographer. It turns out that John B. Capewell is the photographer. Henry was his youngest son who … Continue reading
Posted in Curious Clutter, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 100 year old, analog, antique, Capewell, emulsion, falls, glass, glass negative, John B Capewell, Niagara Falls, rapids, water, Westville
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