14 facts you may not know about Johnny Carson
16 things you didn’t know about Smirnoff
A Brief History of the St. Bernard Rescue Dog
Fresca Fun Facts
And Fresca is now going to be available in pre-boozed versions.
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From 1912-18, Willys was the 2nd-biggest American automobile maker.
Ford was 1st, the bastards.
Willys-Overland is the company that eventually brought us the Jeep.
Let’s take the 1920 Overland 4 for a spin.
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The date on this Chicago Coin pinball poster is unknown to me, but was probably made before 1977 when its assets were sold to Gary and Sam Stern, forming Stern Electronics and then Stern Pinball.
I can’t look at this poster without thinking of the classic Sesame Street’s pinball animation to help kids with numbers.
The International Arcade Museum has quite a list of the games Chicago Coin made.
Pinside has a shorter list, but with images!
A Brief History of the Silver Ball
The Founding of the Flippers
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This is probably my favorite of this last batch of Coca-Cola Santa ads.
Coca-Cola’s Santa Claus, 1958
Coca-Cola’s Santa Claus, 1952
Coca-Cola’s Santa Claus, 1953
Coca-Cola’s Santa Claus, 1954
I received a lovely trio of magazines that go back to the days when French dressing was for shoes.
1979 Polar Package newspaper ad (Bismarck ND)
Sorry, but I lost where and when this top part of an ad came from. Let’s pretend it’s from the future!