I will admit. I am a sucker for retro design. And yes, I have also been known to purchase products that have retro design even though I really don’t need the product. Here’s example one. Here’s example two, although that sack did hold a bottle of wine and I’m pretty sure I needed that. However, I did make a point to visit one particular liquor store for that wine because I knew that they would put it in that awesome bag. So that, my friends, is how I will go out of my way to buy retro-looking products. Continue reading “New! Improved! …. and old?”
13 Retro Products That Failed To Catch On (PICTURES)
A couple years ago I wrote about Campbell’s soup ideas that sounded ridiculous and fairly disgusting. Today I ran across an article that made me giggle; obviously Campbell’s is not the only company out there who made similar errors in product creation. Read on: 13 Retro Products That Failed To Catch On (PICTURES).
For the love of old radios
As I described in my last post, I recently purchased a 1941 (or thereabouts) radio and phonograph. The cord’s been cut off (probably from safety concerns) but it is in terrific shape overall. I know boo about radios or their repair, but I am hoping that once the cord is replaced, the radio will work. Think it’ll be that easy? Stay tuned.
There’s something about the old wooden radios that gives me a nostalgic rush of emotion, which is interesting considering that when I was growing up, wooden radios had long been replaced by plastic and my teen years in the 80’s gave us radios that were lovely pastel colors. My father did, however, own some of those old wooden radios, and I used to get a thrill out of hearing the decisive click of the knob as the radio glowed and hummed to life. Even the static was endearing, and I used to marvel at the fact of how many years of history had been narrated through those speakers. Continue reading “For the love of old radios”
A couple of finds … and another birthday
This weekend brought some lucky finds on Craigslist as well as my local antique store, and I also happened to turn another year older. Perhaps the purchases were a way to offset the agony of getting older? I dunno.
Anyway …
I’ve been on the hunt for a vintage radio lately, preferably one that had a record player built in. Yesterday I was at the local antique store when I ran across this beauty. Continue reading “A couple of finds … and another birthday”