Bathing Beauty

I've added another lovely antique bisque sculpture to my collection, this time a bathing blonde beauty in the buff, lounging back on a rather heavy, marble base. Likely from 1940's Japan, though clearly modeled after the popular bathing beauties produced in Germany some decades earlier, her warm face and cute, shapely figure contrast nicely against that cold slab of gold vein and green. The lack of detail in her feet / toes and breasts / nipples seems to run consistent with whoever made these, via the few other examples that I've found online. Still, a very nice piece.

Wolfball Wizard

Well, I did it again. I found another one of these fun, old-timey, handheld vintage pinball games, and swapped out the snoozer sports theme background for something much more exciting (click HERE and HERE for more!) And in this case, we've been bitten by a ferocious fiend with the unforgettably, fearsome snarling face of Lon Chaney Jr. from the 1941 Universal horror film classic, The Wolf Man! I would really love to substitute the 5 pinballs inside with lycanthrope ending silver balls, naturally-- meanwhile, the iconic picture itself was ripped from the pages of my back-up copy of Denis Gifford's awesome, A Pictorial History of Horror Movies (yes, this copy was already falling apart, anyway!) And yes part two, the old saying still holds true: 

"Even a man who is pure in heart and plays pinball by night, may become a Wolfball Wizard when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright..."

Oh, XXXmas Tree!

Hard to believe xmas happened half a month ago already, but we can still revel in the memories as well as the marked down sale prices on vintage holiday items that went unsold last season. Case in point: this adorable ornament that I found the other day-- half price! Yes, I think I'll spare one antique mall vendor the task of dragging this back out of storage to try and sell again next year, because this lil guy will most certainly pop on my tree next year! I feel as if I'd be super hard pressed to even find another ornie this cute ever again, in fact. So what's everyone think? Is it not the best? Does it speak volumes to you on various, deeper levels? Is it making you feel just as festive and happy while coming into the New Year? Please unload your thoughts about it --NOW!

Donny & Marie Radio

There is no bigger fan of Donny & Marie on this planet than me. Nobody. And don't believe what you might read here in the comments later on, as some people will definitely try to convince you otherwise. Me. It's all me and Donny & Marie. Yes sir, I can't even think of anyone silly enough to even try to challenge me on this. Not a single person. No one. And as proof, here's a portable Donny & Marie solid state AM radio from 1977 in my hand to deliver FACTS! Can anyone else show me their Osmond dedication with a similar photo? Unlikely! So good luck Brian... errrr, I mean, anyone out there viewing this post, --in yo' face!!

Dura-Gloss Counter Display

From a risque Duro Decals post HERE , and now on to a lovely 1940's Dura-Gloss counter display --made entirely of wood, no less! That's right, "the better nail polish" deserves an even better counter display and this one comes practically unmatched by most I've seen over the years (and mostly I just love that gorgeous hand illustration in the header!) You'll have to use your imagination to see this beauty covered in the various choice color bottles of polish, but I'm sure it was equally magnificent. And be sure to Google Dura-Gloss to see an amazing array of their legendary print ads created by master graphic designers of the era.

Duro Decals 2

AEET returns for another year of frisky fun posts, and we'll kick it off with more darling Duro Decals, as first seen HERE back in 2024! In the first double D post, we saw some sexy, bubble dancin' silhouettes, --this time around we shine a little more light on the subject matter to reveal some full-color, bare boobs a'cruisin' for a'boobzin'! Not to mention another great application instruction sheet full of even more sweet artwork! Spice up that boring bedroom NOW w/DDs!

Vampirella and Other Girls '77

I've been doing my best to keep things hot around here this December, so let's turn up the heat a little more with a classic 1977 Warren calendar collection of Vampirella (and other girls) art by the always excellent Spanish master of the painted cover, Enrich Torres! All 12 months are featured, and printed on a nice textured paper which adds another dimension to these luscious, otherworldly women. I particularly love Miss June holding up Tor Johnson's severed head! And now that we have your blood pumping uncontrollably (Vampirella likes the sound of that), you can discover much more about Enric Torres-Prat at his official Facebook page HERE!