Time for one of the most extensively pac'd gag gift boxes of all time, --The Expectant Father Pac ©! Made by the Milbert Co. in Hempstead, NY, (midcentury, I'm guessing), this thing --similar to a freshly loaded baby diaper--- is overflowing with superb cartoon art, miniature items, and laugh out loud "new dad" hilarity. I'd offer you all a run down list of everything inside, but there's already one included! So get scrollin', lil doggies, your life is just about to get interesting, again...
A "suicide knob" (or Brodi knob) is, in this case, a spherical handle attached to a vehicle's steering wheel to enable easy, one-handed turning and improved control. Common in heavy equipment, trucks, and tractors, these aftermarket accessories aid drivers with limited mobility. They are also known as steering wheel spinners, necker knobs, or granny knobs, and are often installed with clamps that require no tools. And some, as you can see below, --especially those made of resin or clear plastic-- are equally graced with images of lovely naked ladies. Judging by the glamorous model's look and photography style, I'd say this one is from around the late 50's or early 60's... and there's certainly nothing "granny" about those knobs!
Wow, I found a neat example of James W. Zaharee's "miniature writing" last week! A single rice grain, centered and sealed on a business card, and dating back to 1936 (as apparently featured at the Three Expositions by Robert L. Ripley, believe it or not!), this grain is made out to Judy Goley, who appears to have lived just a hop, skip, and jump over the Mighty Mississippi from me in Dupo, IL! It's super tiny, but not as tiny as Zaharee was much more well known for. Quite the celebrity back in the day, Zaharee used a magnifying glass and crow-quill pens (with the points ground down to 1/24th the width of a human hair!) to write extremely small. He's probably most well known for writing 20,000 letters on the back of a postage stamp, which included the Gettysburg Address and the alphabet 30 times each! Believe it or not, again!
Some of you might remember the St. Valentine's Day Massacre post we featured HERE at AEET back in 2019, so let's take a look at it again from a King Kirby / Super Simon publication perspective, aka the March / April 1947 issue of Headline Comics #23. Hope everyone has a happy VD holiday full of boxed chocolate assortments and gushers of bountiful body fluids. <3
Nope, unfortunately this isn't a post about Raquel Welch (RIP.) Instead it's a post about how some of us could probably stand to lose a few pounds-- especially with Valentine's Day quickly approaching. And in the 1930's, that's exactly where Welch's Grape Juice stepped in with this handy (NRA approved?!!) booklet about how their purple sugar beverage could help ya out! Personally, I know this wouldn't assist in the shedding of a single pound, because if I actually did have this stuff in the house, my kid would guzzle it all up in about 30 seconds! So instead, as usual, let's take a look at the adorable key art illustrations scattered throughout the inner pages. That's way more fun than trying to lose weight anyways... plus, that sexy cover model, --grrowr!
