Michael Popek's Blog, page 248

Stylin'

"Lady Ace" brand comb.

Found in "Five Bushel Farm" by Elizabeth Coatsworth. Published by Macmillan, 1939.

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Pretty Sneaky Sis

I was sorting through a stack of old Time Magazines yesterday when I come across these two:




One issue is from 1966, the other from 1967. Nothing special about these two, but they felt a little off, like the stapled binding had come loose. When I opened the first one up:




Very clever.

The other issue:



The issues in question:

Time - June 17, 1966 - General Giap cover
The Avengers - April 1966 #27

Time - August 18, 1967
The Avengers - September 167 #44

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Economical Entertainment

A "play bookmark" from the Biltmore Theatre in New York City, advertising "Clutterbuck" featuring Arthur Margetson. There's no date on the bookmark, but a little research shows that the play ran in 1949-1950 or so, and it was "daffy taffy featuring Freudian fripperies."

Found in "Blizzard" by Phil Stong. Published by Doubleday, 1955.

Here's a bonus image for you, Mr. Stong's unusual author photo from the back jacket flap -



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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Deniz, who entered right here on Forgotten Bookmarks. See you all next week.

Friday Giveaway: 19 Vintage Books - contest closed

I'll be honest, I thought for sure there were 20 books up there, but I counted again. There are 19:



OK, the giveaway has ended. Winner will be announced shortly.

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Friday Giveaway: 19 Vintage Books

I'll be honest, I thought for sure there were 20 books up there, but I counted again. There are 19:



To enter this week's giveaway, leave a comment here on the site. You can also enter on Facebook or Twitter.

I'll take entries from all three and select a random winner tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM EST.

Good luck!

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Old Friends

Photo, no writing on reverse.

Found in "Shall Liberty Die? or Patriots To The Front: A Biblical, and Historical, View of the Great Antichrist" by Rev. Elijah Lucas. Published by the author, 1897.

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Captain Jack Sparrow Wins The Gold

Slip of paper, one side has "Robert Armstrong - Thursday" written on, with a bit of text cut off, the other side has this strange sentence:

The pirates frighten the farmers because they have javelins.

Found in "Gus The Great" by Thomas W. Duncan. Published by Lippincott, 1947.

My best guess? I think it might have been a writing exercise for school, either spelling or handwriting.


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Hillbilly Weddin'

 Program for a high school production of the dramatic classic "Hillbilly Weddin'" by Le Roma Greth. The cover indicates it was put on by the S.C.S. class of  1965, but I can't find any additional information inside.

Found in "Geometric Optics: The Matrix Theory" by J. Warren Blaker. Published by Marcel Dekker, 1971.

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Stellowlongfein winner

Winner of the Steinbeck and Longfellow books was The Hoffs, who entered right here.

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