Category Archives: Curious Clutter

Things to do about four decades ago…

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Joe

These ads were on the back of an article in what was probably The Courier Post that I thought was very important at the time. This was before the home video market took off and not everybody had cable television … Continue reading →

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It seemed like a good idea at the time…

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Joe

Behold…the FUTURE! …or at least it was about 20 years ago.

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Only Two Bits at Broad & Lombard

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Joe

I found another pay phone in Philadelphia, and a call on this one will only set you back 25¢! Of course, the disinfectant used to kill whatever transferred from the receiver to your ear may cost considerably more. This coin … Continue reading →

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BEYOND the Spinning Rack of Comics

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Joe_Williams

I guess the thing I miss most about comics is the newsstands and druggists that once carried the 4-colored treasures I eagerly plucked from spinning racks or wooden shelves. I would spend what was probably an inordinate amount of time … Continue reading →

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Like Spotting Bigfoot

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Joe_Williams

Inexplicably, a phonebooth stands at the corner of 15th and Snyder in South Philadelphia. I haven’t seen one in years and suddenly coming upon one was surprising if not startling. Sadly, the receiver was vandalized so no, it was not … Continue reading →

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Blister Pack of Mayhem

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Joe

Tina made this find in a junk store in Philadelphia’s Italian Market. It cost all of 50¢.

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KOH-I-NOOR CZECH REPUBLIC 48

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Joe_Williams

Having worked in art supply stores for an inordinate amount of time in the 20th Century, I’ve gathered a lot of rare, old or obscure art making tools just as a whale gathers barnacles. This fat lead holder is one … Continue reading →

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Arrowheads

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Tina

This collection of arrowheads spent several decades nestled in a drawer in my parents’ spare bedroom. I have very little information on them except that they belonged to my grandmother’s second husband who had visited the Southwest. I’ve poked around … Continue reading →

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Ask Your Father

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Joe_Williams

Ma, it says right here that they’ll send ya ‘ONE PREGNANT MALE who will give birth to as many as 25 babies!’ How can that be, Ma? How can that be?

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Don’t Feed Them After Midnight

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Joe_Williams

It’s always the way: I am tearing the place apart looking for something which I never find but I uncover something which I had completely forgotten about. In this case I found a couple 0f pages of stickers promoting Joe … Continue reading →

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