betty positively adores clowns, susy finds her enthusiasm exceedingly uncomfortable--can they ever get along?

this bride apparently hopped right out of the bridal limo to cook her man a meal, burning a hole in her ironcast pan in the process. at this point, mother can't help.

store the liberty quarters here

wonder book of clowns, 1955

saucer of milk, table two

who hasn't wanted to do this to a clown? wonder book of clowns, 1955

this doll has the copyright date 1966 on her lower back (tramp stamp!), but she doesn't look like the christie that was released then. found at the meadowlands flea market (near giants stadium in nj).

so neat...except the sewing machine really just melts fabric together with latex and sew magic "special sauce". as i failed to notice, there is no thread involved. includes several patterns for barbie and rag dolls, but no original fabric (boo!). yet worth my dollar at trader jack's.

someone colored this in a mary poppins coloring book, 1964, that i bought from trader jacks. i like to think it was a shattered child, disillusioned by dick van dyke's performance in said movie.

stardust playing cards in plastic case.

i love this guy, and i've seen so many of him that i can't afford. i would adore posts of his type. i assume this guy was meant to hang on flower pots at christmas time.

Billy Carter rides on the coattails of his brother to bring you Billy Beer. Oh has he tasted a lot.

zoom in on the cross and switchblade for a treat

mr bear beckons you to join them....

he fights a lot of native americans. that's about it.

wonder book of clowns, 1955

oh dear god, noooooo!

tiny playing cards, measuring 2.5 x 1.75 inches. no manufacture date listed. found at trader jack's in pittsburgh.

this was when people sent "have a nice trip" greeting cards

i bought this at an estate sale in pittsburgh. apparently the woman made it to store string, which you would pull through the hole, giving the elephant its tail.

it makes a great hand bag, around 10 x 7 inches.

found at trader jack's--some guy let me have it for free since he had so many at home.

ultra-cool michael jackson barbie--i had this when i was a kid (because i wanted to marry michael jackson, billy jean era). found at the meadowlands flea market, nj.

pinball machine last seen at the now-defunct super flea-market in mckees rocks.

painted in the style of Gig, print bought on ebay.

pyrex mixing bowl with nifty atomic print. found at an estate sale in pittsburgh.

why did pittsburgh decide mr rogers' dinosaur needed to be so freakin' scary?

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