Tag Archives: vintage
29 September 2009

Two for Tuesday: Creepy Children

Have you ever noticed children, with their large, out of proportion, frequently misshapen heads? Heads so big that it takes them at least three months to be able to lift it with any degree of reliability? Anatomically they seem to be closer to adult little green men than to adult human beings, and yet we’re [...]

26 April 2009

Postcard pour le Comte

This is a postcard from the Cavallini & Co.: Vintage Postcard Set – Tin of 18 that I received in the mail a few days ago. Is it not awesome? This is the front of the postcard; the back of the card is a very simple design, featuring only a dividing line and the legend [...]

29 October 2008

Who is Sylvia?

My wife, daughter and I stopped by this shop in Woodstock, Vermont in November 1997. As I recall, they browsed a while and I stepped out for a smoke, and the only thing we came away with was this postcard. We did not come away with a satisfactory answer to Sylvia’s identity. From what the [...]

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