One man's trash as they say.
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This is a 1960s Westinghouse Blue Flipper Fan. It can "flip" up onto the table in multiple ways. Apparently, this is one of the first fans made with translucent blue blades a was a top of the line table fan when it came out in the 1960s.
Categories: I Love Fan.
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Checklist
1. Two wives
2. Seven Children
3. Couple cases of beer
4. Ammo for the 38. Special
5. ...........ahhh, I can't think of anything else. oh, duh, fireworks!
6. yep, we're good. Let's go!
We're off to Indiana y'all; we will return with trunks full of vintage goodies, cheap Indiana cigarettes, and a heck of a lot less bullets.
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Its been a really long haitus, mostly due to work constraints, but I'm determined to have my shop up and running in full swing by the time the Vintage Bazaar roles around at the end of August.
I got a new camera, and have a better lighting situation going on. I kinda feel like I've matured as a buyer now as well. Fun times.
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During office hours, I teach American history to 8th graders. I guess maybe that's partly why I'm into the vintage. Anyways, a week ago, I helped to chaperone our 8th graders on a Civil Rights tour of the south. We went to Atlanta, Memphis, Montgomery, and Arkansas. It was an amazing trip for the kids, and pretty awesome for me as well. Along the way I snapped up some photos of some of the cool vintage technology while in various museums.
The above image is probably one of the coolest things I saw. It was in the dining room from a home in Helena, Arkansas. The tour guide dubbed it as "The First Microwave". It used the heat of the radiator to heat up food. Super awesome. A similar radiator can be found here
Highlights include the monitor top fridge (I want one of those puppies so badly), the vintage adding machine (not nearly as gorgeous as the one that Morgan has but look at that table wow), and some street graffiti from Helena, Arkansas. If you ever want to see a dilapidated Mississippi Delta town, head down for some good times to creepy, beat up, Helena.
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Yeah I said awesome meat slicer. This thing is rad. Too bad they want $2500 for it. Seems a tad bit steep to me.
Van Berkel Hand Powered Meat Slicer
Check out this video of one, fully restored, in action. The thing is literally a work of art.
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This is all we need for Father's day.
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American pickers.
So much capitalism, so much vintage. I don't know why I love it so much, but I do.
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I know some people might think I'm going a little overboard with my recent history tangent, but honestly, can you think of anything more manly and quite historical than our first president defiantly sabering a Bengal tiger in the middle of a hurricane? I know I can't.
Categories: Moment of Manly Zen.
(4.5/5)
Route 66 is really really long and really old. It goes all the way from the windy city of Chicago to the city of the stars, Los Angeles. Located in a suburban stretch of Route 66 outside of Chicago is a completely unpretentious diner that's been around for 80 freaking years surviving on the commerce sustained by this historic "Mother Road". Snuffy's 24 Hr Grill, in McCook Illinois.
This place has been owned by the 2nd owners since the 50s, and is alive and kicking even in these perilous times. Morgan just so happens to pass this place every day on his way to work sees that the parking lot is overrun with truckers and other folks and realized that it needed to be conquered. He felt bad pulling into the parking lot in his volvo all alone. So he invited his brother and I along for a Saturday breakfast.
When we got there on a Saturday morning, there was literally one other customer. He got done eating and left. We were all alone and it was awesome. The waitress (and co-owner I assume) took our order, brought us our food, and stayed the hell out of our way.
Good cheap food. Simple. No frills. What can we say? Awesome. That's what we can say. Awesome. Just look at Morgan's plate. Completely empty. Mine too.
| Snuffy's 24 Hr Grill | |
|---|---|
| Prices |   |
| As cheap as its gonna get in a Chicago suburb | |
| Service | |
| You're the only one there so who else is there to focus on. | |
| Atmosphere | |
| This place is older than my grandma. Literally. | |
| Food | |
| Exactly what I ordered. The cool thing is that they actually have quite a variety. Burgers, fries, breakfast, lunch. All of it. If you can think of some food that's traditional in Chicago, they have it. | |
| Overall |  |
|---|---|
| 4.5 out of 5 | |
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