Moon walker, found in a box of garage sale toys
One giant [tiny plastic] step
Lady K's cabinet of curiosities
(A Permanent Press Sideshow)
Archive for the ‘Ephemera’ Category
Sea monsters!
Imagine a time when the sea was full of monsters. Back in the 1600s, explorers and naturalists thought they saw all kinds of things in the ocean: some were accurate, others were fantastically weird and scary.
I can never get enough of the fantastical whale and sea monster drawings that skirt continents in old maps and bestiaries. Here are some amazing drawings, complete with the stories behind sea monsters, sirens, cherub-faced seals and sea monks.
Brooklynology: Photos, ephemera, obsessions…
I don’t want to seem like one of those Brooklyn-o-philes. Those people you know who can’t stop talking about all the cool things they did in Williamsburg.
Because, truthfully, I’ve only been to Brooklyn four times. And three of those times were trips to Coney Island.
Which is why I fell hard in love with this blog: Brooklynology. Every post is a minutely researched tribute to history, ephemera, and other wonderful things buried in the Brooklyn Public Library’s various collections.
Check out:
- W.F. Mangels and his Amusing Career – A guy who designed Coney Island carousels, plus The Tickler and The Whip
- The Drivotrainer – Learning to drive in the 1950s, without leaving the classroom
- So What’ll It Be? – Women who tended bar for the war effort
Hidden treasures: Lovely 1960s luggage key tags
I found these inside the pocket of my old “Dover white” Samsonite suitcase.
