The World’s Ugliest Jug
Page Thirteen, Issue Seven
This is now the prize piece in our entire collection. Our Acquisitions Editor really outdid
Fashion Plates: 1792
Page Eleven, Issue Seven
Quick: what do Smurfs and Marianne, the symbol of the French Republic, have in common? If you
NHL Curtains: 1972
Page Twelve, Issue Seven
These curtains are from the decade of Safety Last, you can tell by the sideburns. Sideburns
Plastic Rain Hats
Page Ten, Issue Seven
In the immortal words of my sister-in-law Alice, “Nothing says ‘old lady’ like a plastic rain
Cotton Blouses
Page Nine, Issue Seven
We found these in a thrift store, with the tags still attached. You can’t get much better than
Overnight Cases
Page Eight, Issue Nine
When I was eleven, I got to pick out an overnight case, much like the ones featured on this page,
Corn Data Notebooks
Page Seven, Issue Seven
You need to record your corn data in these things with bullet pencils, preferably ones that
Seed Packets
Page Six, Issue Seven
When we stumble across old catalogues with an order page of any sort still attached, we like to
Wig Boxes
Page Five, Issue Seven
Wig boxes are from the wigged-out 60s. Everyone wore wigs then — even my own mother! I remember
The Ticklemouse — Vol. III
Page Four, Issue Seven
Here’s our final offering of this nightmarish early 1900s fairy tale, unless someone out there
Colorful Napkins
Page Three, Issue Seven
There are still a lot of colorful 70s napkins to be had at the average thrift store. They usually
Colonialism
Page Two, Issue Seven
The colonial look comes alive in vintage fabrics, and can give your house that ye olde Early
Knitting Needles
Page One, Issue Seven
This was found at the Alton Goodwill. It inspired us all to learn how to knit “in the round.” Now