How The West Was Done
Children dressed up as cowboys for Mardi Gras; The Netherlands, 1965.
View Article100 Million Years Old
Despite the bold, all caps, huge font — and the hideous photo — this claim in a vintage brochure for Meramec Caverns was not about Jesse James.
View ArticleThe Stovall: Good Old Fashioned Branding
A great vintage neon sign for the Stovall theater (Sayre, OK), posted by The Vintage Reader (another one is here). Note that along with the cowboy riding the bucking bronc, there’s a line of brands...
View ArticleVintage Plastic Cowboy Pinball Machine
Hard to imagine that this plastic floor-standing pinball machine survived at all, let alone in working condition — but there it was, in an antique shop in Fergus Falls, MN. The price on the tag was...
View ArticleVintage Cowboy Valentine
Like many valentines (and greeting cards in general), spelling rules will be pushed past the limits to make a sentiment — if not complete sense. This vintage valentine features a cowboy with a “lassoo”...
View ArticleThe Lone Ranger: Read For Danger — Tense Over Homophones
You might knock comics, saying they aren’t good for literacy, but this vintage copy of The Lone Ranger has complex issues of homophones and verb tenses right on the cover. Via.
View ArticleVintage Celebrity Cowboy Birthday
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans celebrate a child’s birthday with — what else? — a cowboy themed birthday cake. This photo feels like it was taken at a children’s ward… The seller offers no details, but...
View ArticleMy Valentines Have Google Eyes
All my sites are “up” for Valentine searches, so why not add some more before the holiday is over? These three are vintage and antique die-cut and mechanical Valentine’s Day cards in which the eyes...
View ArticleDo Pistol-Packin’ Mamas Raise Rifle-Using Daughters?
Another one of the Dolly Toy Company pinups, this one featuring a gun-toting toddler defending the stagecoach. OK, so many she’s not a toddler. …But then again, maybe the little girl isn’t defending...
View ArticleA Very Creepy Cowboy Vintage Valentine
I did show this oddball valentine off in last year’s My Valentines Have Google Eyes post, but I still wanted to make a little video of it too. This vintage die-cut valentine is now available for sale...
View ArticleHats Off To The Gun-Toting Cookie
I love cookie cutters, so it kinda kills me to sell this vintage aluminum one depicting a cowboy — or a soldier. The guns say “cowboy”, but the hat says, well, I’m not sure what… In any case, it’s no...
View ArticleThe Cisco Kid
Vintage ad for the “sensational low-priced Western that should be on your station”. Found in the December 18, 1950 issue of Broadcasting Telecasting. More here.
View ArticleHe Sleeps With His Slingshot —& One Eye Open
A good cowboy would sleep with one eye open, so I’m guessing the eye we can’t see is open. It’s kinda weird how few vintage greeting cards boys are out there… I guess boys were quicker to toss them...
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