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American Mutoscope card. Caption: Dictator.
Yes, the vintage pin-up cards have returned. We post them daily till the Summer is officially over on 23 September.
Machines called Mutoscopes offered quick shows in the USA for a penny from 1895 until as late as the 1970s, flipping cards to create the impression of a moving picture. Associated with amusement piers and parks, and men's restrooms, these machines were notorious as proprietors of cheap peeps. During the 1940s, the International Mutoscope Reel Company began to manufacture coin-operated vending machines that served up 8 x 13 cm cards for collectors, usually of pin-up material. These cards are widely collected today and are a wonderful source of inspiring low-brow artwork. Such noted artists as Zoë Mozert, Earl Moran, and Gil Elvgren, portrayed the female form. The majority of these were manufactured by The Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company.
And, join now our group Vintage Bikini Postcards. And take a look at our albums Sizzling Swimwear Postcards, Va-Va-Va-Voom Vintage Pin-ups, Beefcake, Beautiful Bikini Beach Babes and It's a Bikini World .
Dictator
American Mutoscope card. Caption: Dictator.
Yes, the vintage pin-up cards have returned. We post them daily till the Summer is officially over on 23 September.
Machines called Mutoscopes offered quick shows in the USA for a penny from 1895 until as late as the 1970s, flipping cards to create the impression of a moving picture. Associated with amusement piers and parks, and men's restrooms, these machines were notorious as proprietors of cheap peeps. During the 1940s, the International Mutoscope Reel Company began to manufacture coin-operated vending machines that served up 8 x 13 cm cards for collectors, usually of pin-up material. These cards are widely collected today and are a wonderful source of inspiring low-brow artwork. Such noted artists as Zoë Mozert, Earl Moran, and Gil Elvgren, portrayed the female form. The majority of these were manufactured by The Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company.
And, join now our group Vintage Bikini Postcards. And take a look at our albums Sizzling Swimwear Postcards, Va-Va-Va-Voom Vintage Pin-ups, Beefcake, Beautiful Bikini Beach Babes and It's a Bikini World .