Lanterns have become a staple of primitive style decoration in the past twenty years or so, but there was a time in history that the …
Read MoreLighting the Way: A Starting Guide to Antique and Vintage Lanterns
How do you take photos every day? If you are like the rest of the world, you probably take photos with the same thing you’re …
Read MoreThe Polaroid Camera: The Story of Instant Photography
Regardless of how much people try to avoid them, there is something welcoming and irresistible about diner signs. They have been in use for many …
Gilbert clocks were one of the most famous pieces of technology during the late 19th-century to the early 20th-century. Not only were they a useful …
Every day, I try not to take for granted the technology that enables me to use my smartphone in the 21st century, but many of …
Read More19th Century Scientists: Ancestors of Smartphone Functions
When the telephone was created in 1876, it inspired many inventors to improve upon its basic design. One of these improvements was the rotary dial …
Read MoreRotary Phones: History, How They Work and Vintage Models
Hey, all you Flippers and Flappers, do you know your onions about clothing during prohibition? Don’t know who that is? A flipper is a guy, and …
What’s that childhood memory that comes to mind whenever you think of fairs and carnivals? Cotton Candy! Nothing excites kids and even adults than tucking …
You find yourself in a thrift store and while looking through the shelves of trash and treasures, you spot a strange candle in a twisted …
Read MoreThe Original Speed Date? The Myth and History of the Courting Candle
Weather vanes, or wind vanes, are often found perched on top of roofs to indicate the current direction of the wind. While these are mainly …
The iconic Texaco logo, with a capital “T” inside the star, was first used by The Texas Company to market its asphalt to consumers back …
A few years ago, I bought a typewriter. It’s vintage, blue and cream in color, and made sometime in the 1960s or 1970s. It probably …
Read MoreHistory of Smith-Corona Typewriters: From Shotguns to Spell Check
