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Douglas Wood
Writer/Director/Film Executive originally from Chicago now living in Topanga Canyon.
Amish Man Door Knocker
Watch what happens when you lift the black cast iron beard of this vintage Amish Man door-knocker: His eyes open! A clever designer would be...
May 5, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Easter Island “Moai” Tissue Cover
This tissue box cover is in the form of one of the iconic Easter Island faces. The inspired design allows (or should I say “forcesR...
May 4, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Paint Stirrer or S & M Paddle? You decide!
Only in West Hollywood could one find a paint stirrer that doubles as a spanking paddle. Measuring 2′ in length, this one is from the ...
May 3, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Mixer, Hand Mixer and Blender Cookbook
This 1960 cookbook really captures the era with all sorts of recipes that you’d never find in a contemporary cookbook, such as Cheese ...
May 2, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Tropicana Orange Juice Radio
Battery acid meets Citric Acid in this Tropicana Orange Juice radio I found yesterday at a Rummage Sale in Pacific Palisades (for a quarter....
May 1, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Fish Night Light – General Electric 1971
I love the mod, graphic style of this fish night light made by General Electric in 1971. The light is situated between the smaller fish (in ...
April 26, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Do you want ketchup with your phone?
A nice companion piece to the hamburger phone that appeared in JUNO, this is an actual phone shaped like an order of fries. Press a button o...
April 25, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Margaret Avery’s Ill-Conceived Oscar Plea
Allee’s recent mention of the “Dear God” letters in Alice Walker’s THE COLOR PURPLE jogged my memory and I dug up th...
April 22, 2010 by Douglas Wood
“Dear God…” Pillow
This pillow reminds me of those cloying comic strips (like Family Circus) in which kids say excruciatingly cute/wise things that are suppose...
April 21, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Little Boxing Girl
I’m sure there’s a logical explanation as to why this charming little girl in a pink dress is wearing boxing gloves, but I can&#...
April 19, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Hey, Kids! It’s Engineer Bill!
This large (2 1/2 feet long) 1950’s poster promoting the Engineer Bill glass was created for supermarkets, dime and drug stores. Engin...
April 18, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Pair of Poodles in Sun Hats
I know poodles were big in the 50’s and 60’s, but this pair looks like it might’ve been made in the 40’s due to the ...
April 17, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Once a Knight…
I suspect this corny vintage sign (which was probably considered risque at one time) was made from a kit. On the back of the board is stampe...
April 16, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Eva Gabor Wig
I guess being Lisa Douglas on GREEN ACRES didn’t pay enough to put that Hungarian goulash on the table, so Eva, the “nice”...
April 15, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Hatching Clown
As if clowns weren’t scary enough– this one is emerging from an egg. This ceramic oddity was made in Mexico and was found in my ...
April 14, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Furry-headed Wooden Dolls
I’d love to hear fellow Akitschionados guesses as to what the story is behind these odd wooden dolls. Are they Eskimos or from some Sc...
by Douglas Wood
“Teepee Tot” Bean Bag Doll
Hopping on the Beanie Babies bandwagon, Gigo Toys in Hong Kong offers a line of “Bean Bag Kids,” (this one is “series V...
April 13, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Get your Fred-Hot Dogs here!
These ceramic hot dogs in buns are proudly on display on the counter of a hotdog stand in the Chicago suburbs where my parents live. The pla...
April 12, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Vintage Male Fantasy Machine
I found this small (5″ x 4″) framed, vintage print at an estate sale years ago and was struck by how provocative it is from our ...
April 6, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Shameless “Apache Tear Charm”
It’s bad enough the white man nearly wiped out all the Native Americans, but as this 1962 souvenir from Scottsdale, Arizona painfully ...
April 2, 2010 by Douglas Wood
College Knits for Men and Women – 1958
These photos are from the 1958 catalogue, “College Knits for Men and Women.” Commercial photography has come a long way in five ...
April 1, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Carny Sideshow Freaks Playset
This looks like the sort of toy a young Diane Arbus might’ve played with. The plastic stage with vinyl banner stands about 7″ ta...
March 31, 2010 by Douglas Wood
Harlem Globetrotters Comic Book
This Gold Key comic book is a tie-in to the Hanna-Barbera/CBS Saturday morning cartoon series, The Harlem Globetrotters, which featured anim...
by Douglas Wood
Literal Bar Ashtray with Bartender
The joke here is that this “bar ashtray” is literally a “bar ashtray.” Overseen by an Asian-looking bartender (who r...
March 30, 2010 by Douglas Wood
- Trumping Trump!
- tippy taps 2
- Big ol' news from “the most interesting woman in the world who no one has ever heard of" (and who is about to perform live)!
- Kitschified in The Washington Post!
- Twin Meeting in Bingen (Germany)
- Jetway 707, a long Toronado.
- Revisit Detroit CKLW Radio 1964 "Happy Fellas"...
- Space Boots
- Oil & Vinegar Neck... Creatures
- Sad Clown With Ballons "Berfiol" ?
- "The D"/ Allee Willis Loves Detroit update: Steadily motoring....
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