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Just off the Bench... Bluetooth Enabled Vintage CBX Mark II Drive-In SpeakersIt's been a few years since I've restored a set of CBX Mark II drive-in speaker and possibly even longer since I've done a tall black speaker stand! This set just got fin...Read the Full Post »
Drive-In Speakers, Gumball Machines, Disney World, Retro Photos, & The New Year!Sadly, I have kind of slacked off on my Retro Blog the past several weeks… well really over a month! I guess I took a Christmas break? I thought I’d chime in to make an o...Read the Full Post »
Kinder Surprise Eggs: No Joy in a Kinder JoyDecades ago one of my dearest friend’s mother worked at a company that imported foods, mostly candies and snacks, from other countries to be sold in the States. This led...Read the Full Post »
For Sale: Vintage Oak Acorn Gumball Machine With A Texaco Fire Chief Theme!NOTE: THIS GUMBALL MACHINE HAS BEEN SOLD! For sale is a vintage Oak Acorn gumball machine that has been completely restored and now has a Texaco Fire Chief theme! This v...Read the Full Post »
Vintage 1957 - 1958 Toy Catalog by Shenk & Tittle of Harrisburg, PAWhen I was a kid it was a very happy day when the Sears Wish Book catalog would show up as the Christmas holidays approached! I would mull over the pages with a discernin...Read the Full Post »
For Sale: Vintage Oak Acorn Gumball Machine - Nickel Coin Mechanism - 1960's Era - RestoredNOTE: THIS GUMBALL MACHINE HAS BEEN SOLD! For sale is a 1960's era Oak Acorn gumball machine. This vintage machine features a 6 lb glass globe, a brushed five cent coin...Read the Full Post »
HELP! What is this tool?Please help me identify what the heck this tool is! It appears to be some sort of key - but for what? Yes, it does look like a giant tire valve stem tool, but it's way to...Read the Full Post »
Visiting "The King" at Jungle Jim's International Market in Fairfiled, OhioAs I was traveling with my mother through Cincinnati, Ohio this past week I was able to stop at Jungle Jim’s International Market. Jungle Jim’s is a grocery store… but so...Read the Full Post »
DIT-MCO Drive-In Speakers & Junction Box with Original Patina - Bluetooth & MP3 UpgradedJust a quick update mid-month with a new speaker set that is done! This vintage Drive-In Theatre Manufacturing Company speaker set has built in Bluetooth and MP3, like my...Read the Full Post »
Red or Green? Which Color Do You Like On Drive-In Movie Speakers?So, I took a vintage DIT-MCO/SPECO drive-in movie speaker set converted to Bluetooth and MP3 and put them on a countertop height speaker stand that I built. The stand is...Read the Full Post »
New in the Gameroom - Vintage J.F. Frantz 'Long Shot' Kicker Catcher Trade Stimulator Game!Trade Stimulators sat on bar counters for over 100 years providing patrons the opportunity to take a chance at winning small prizes like cigarettes as these small mechani...Read the Full Post »
A Visit to 'A Journey into ImagiMation: Over 100 Years of Animation Art from Around The World'This past weekend the family and I visited the Huntsville Museum of Art in Huntsville, Alabama to see the traveling exhibition “A Journey into ImagiMation: Over 100 Years...Read the Full Post »
Kids of the 50's, 60s, and 70s - Your Childhood is at The Hollis Museum of Popular Culture!A Visit to the Hollis Museum of Popular Culture in Dora, Alabama If you grew up in the 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s you might recognize words like Colorforms, Soaky, and Ben C...Read the Full Post »
Late 1950's Ballantyne Drive-In Speakers with Bluetooth & MP3 - By Kanauga KoolJust off the bench! This pair of late 1950's Ballantyne drive-in movie theater speakers and matching junction box have been completely disassembled, cleaned, polished, a...Read the Full Post »
Savoy Automobile Museum - A Visit to this World-Class Car Museum in Cartersville, GAThis past weekend I traveled to Lindale, Georgia to pickup a vintage penny arcade game that I had bought off of a guy on FB Marketplace. When I was looking at Maps to plo...Read the Full Post »
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