Posted 2 years ago
Vestaswind
(46 items)
I was so happy to find this the other day at an antique show. I have big plans this week to find the right matting and frame. I am a Marx Brothers addict!
-
Fashion
Fashion Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
Vintage Guru Reveals Her Glamour Secrets
V
intage can be intimidating. It's certainly not as simple as going to the mall, finding your size, and buying a mass-produced outfit. You have to dig through racks and racks of wildly diverse items, with mysterious sizing, looking for…
-
The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
Adrift in a sea of digital apps for every imaginable function, we often feel our needs are met better today than in any previous era. But consider the chatelaine, a device popularized in the 18th century that attached to the waist of a wo…
-
-
Design
Design Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
-
The Beautiful Chaos of Improvisational Quilts
What would jazz look like if it had a physical presence? According to Sherry Ann Byrd, a celebrated quilt maker who posts on Show & Tell, it might look something like the hand-made "M-provisational" q…
-
-
Machines
Machines Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
Our Dad, the Water Witch of Wyoming
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of …
-
This 1959 Goggomobil Is Insanely Cute and Gets 55 MPG. Why Can’t Detroit Do That?
The last time we spoke to Justin Pinchot, he took us on a guided tour of his collection of toy robots. Recently, J…
-
-
Culture
Culture Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
California Cool: How the Wetsuit Became the Surfer's Second Skin
When Bob Meistrell started surfing in Northern California during the early 1950s, 20 minutes was about all he could stand in the frigid coastal waters. Despite the constant rush of …
-
The Unfiltered History of Rolling Papers, Plus Tommy Chong's Big Fat Jamaican Vacation
It’s kind of ironic that Tommy Chong, the smokiest half of Cheech and Chong, i…
-
-
Collectibles
Collectibles Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
World's Smallest Museum Finds the Wonder in Everyday Objects
Tucked away in a lower Manhattan back alley, the freight-elevator-sized, generically named Museum is one of New York City's newest curiosities.…
-
Fightin’ Femmes: Unmasking Female Superheroes with Author Mike Madrid
When I was growing up in the ’60s and ’70s, reading comics wasn't as popular as it had been in the ’40s or ’50s. But my older sister had comics, including a big collection of “Betty and Veronica.” Our parents encouraged us to read everything, so at 6 years old…
-
Movie PostersVintage movie posters are highly collectible, especially those for films re…
Classic !!
vestaswind, that is simply fab and understand why it will make you smile every time you look at it.
There was an interesting copyright issue with the use of the name "Casablanca" in the Marx movie. This is from "The Illustrated Story of Copyright" by Edward Samuels. Go to number 220:
http://www.edwardsamuels.com/illustratedstory/isc9.htm
That is so typical of Groucho! What a great story, thanks for sharing that!
ill keep that in mind that you like them
Great piece, love it. Thanks for sharing
Thanks everyone. I just moved all my 28" dolls in a cabinet I just acquired, so I now have a place to hang it!
Thanks packrat!
"You follow me? Well you better stop before I have you arrested"! Big fan of the Marx Bros. as well. Great find!
I had all my kids hooked at a young age, and my middle one when he was in grade school was disturbing the class with whispering. The teacher addressed him to let him know he was being heard by saying, "Let's stop the whispering thank you " he smiled rattled his eyebrows, twiddled his invisible cigar and said, "No thank yah." Needless to say I got a call that day, entertained as the teacher was he got a detention. Now he does occasional stand up :)