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1943: Bizarre American Locomotive Company Advert

1943: Bizarre American Locomotive Company Advert

IN 1943, The American Locomotive Company published this advert:       (more…)
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1955 Hair Tonic Advert: Lucky Tiger Gets the Gals

1955 Hair Tonic Advert: Lucky Tiger Gets the Gals

IN the 1950s, Lucky Tiger would seduce the girls. If you got really lucky, you ...
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How Matchbox Cars Were Made For Her Majesty The Queen In 1965

How Matchbox Cars Were Made For Her Majesty The Queen In 1965

  In 1965, Matchbox toys were die-cast objects of delight, produced by LESley Smith and ...
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Bikinis And Babes Of The 1960s Camping and Outdoor Life Exhibition In Olympia, London

Bikinis And Babes Of The 1960s Camping and Outdoor Life Exhibition In Olympia, London

THE 1960s were all about the babes. The bikini, the mini skirt and those kinky boots ...
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The Olympia Camping and Outdoor Life Exhibition in the 1960s

The Olympia Camping and Outdoor Life Exhibition in the 1960s

We've hit the archive to bring you these photos from the Leisure and Lifestyle - ...
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16 Retro Board Game Curiosities That No Family Played Twice

16 Retro Board Game Curiosities That No Family Played Twice

A while back, we covered some pretty peculiar games; however, there still remain board game ...
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The Good, The Bad And The Bubbly: Bathroom Décor Of Yesteryear

The Good, The Bad And The Bubbly: Bathroom Décor Of Yesteryear

TODAY, bathroom décor is so sterile and uninviting; whereas, back in the 1960s and 70s ...
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Pope Leo XIII And A Cup of Bovril: ‘The Two Infallible Powers’ c.1900

Pope Leo XIII And A Cup of Bovril: ‘The Two Infallible Powers’ c.1900

HERE'S an unusual advert for a nice cup of Bovril, as drunk by Pope Leo XIII. ...
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Vintage Sexism: The A.C. Gilbert ‘Lab Technician Set For Girls’ (1958)

Vintage Sexism: The A.C. Gilbert ‘Lab Technician Set For Girls’ (1958)

IN 1958 New Haven-based toymaker A.C. Gilbert Company turned youngsters onto science with a new ...
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10 Revolting Packaged Foods That Taste Of Regret

10 Revolting Packaged Foods That Taste Of Regret

STROLLING down Memory Lane on the way to Anorak Towers, we came across an old ...
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Spoonfuls of Horror: The Worst Breakfast Cereals Of All Time

Spoonfuls of Horror: The Worst Breakfast Cereals Of All Time

  THE worst cereal of all time, for me, has always been Grape-Nuts (AKA aquarium ...
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Miracle Appliances And The Desperate 1970s Women That Loved Them

Miracle Appliances And The Desperate 1970s Women That Loved Them

WHEN mankind emerged from the primordial ooze that was that was the 1940s, homes began ...
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