Smart Knitting Needlecraft - Ephemera 3 eight

More Smart Knitting Needlecraft pages! And then... some from the new Osterizer booklet.

And now, here are the Osterizer bits:

Source: That would be me, or rather, the ephemera and scanner.

New Booklet!

Which I trust will be much more swiftly published than the needlecraft/knitting book/magazine (still have pages for that--fear not!). And remember, all images are larger than they appear, so right click or just save. Sort of like your wing mirror, only with clicking, tapping, saving.

Deluxe Osterizer Recipes, 1955

Smart Knitting Needlecraft - Ephemera 3 seven - And Then Some

Ok! Four more lovely pages from the lovely booklet of smart knitting and needlecraft. I am finding someone to teach me these sweet skills... finding...! My embroidery is rather, erm, not scan-worthy just yet? And, well, my knitting is limited to the basic stitch, fingers (did an entire scarf with ten--no needles!), and recognising knitted things for my beau in shops. Crochet? The needles have a hook. Gorgeous stuff, all.

And then... some evidence of our (Mr Love and I) adoration of Civil Defence/Defense memorabilia, and my worship of doilies. Oh, right: evidence of my continued existence as well, even if I do look sleepy and weird.

 

Body Modification Early 1950s-Fashion

I reckon it's simply advertisement tactics making the large-busted girl appear the smallest. Wouldn't I love to have something like the 'Up and Out' feature for the lady with the 'little' ta-tas. I like mine, very much, but wouldn't mind a bit more bulk. Ok, they're up and out enough, just... barely filling an A-cup. A load of tops/shirts are not terribly flattering. That wasp's waist is pretty bitchin', too, I do, however, appreciate my organs being in their proper places. These images are from a 'Workbasket' magazine from the early 1950s (not sure which year; some totally rad housewife put all of her 'Workbaskets' into handmade books covered in 1950s shelf-paper. For some reason not every 'Workbasket' cover is included. All's swell, though! Lubs up the scans, please, and have a fabulous whatever-time-of-day-it-is-where-you-are. :)

Witch Stitching

In addition to 'ordinary' ephemera, I collect (and utilise, at times, though I'm in the market for a mold-casting kit so I don't have to use unique, antique buttons I'll never see again) old sewing stuff. And doilies. Love doilies. Seriously--I LOVE DOILIES, just ask my bewildered beau. Anyway, here are a few interesting things I thought some of you might enjoy.

Check out that fabulous spiderweb foil! They are very good needles, by the way.

This is one of my coolest, weirdest sewing items. I've never had trouble threading needles--but who could resist a WITCH Needle Threader? Odd that it says 'Printed in Germany' on the instructional sheet, when this was produced well-before The Cold War ended (see the box, which says 'Made in Western Germany'). Oh, er, yes. I'm also obsessed with Cold War stuff.

Now this spiffing little bit of kit is, as you can see, Victorian. I did not snip off that corner--what sort of philistine would do such a thing? They look mighty useful, though, don't they? I will probably take a pair and put them on a garment as a test.

Bitch Slappin', Kid Smackin', and Jet Settin'!

No, Rita Hayworth was probably a lovely woman, and violence is just not at all cool (sigh... even against children, I suppose), it was just a catchy title. I may change it as it is sort of offensive, isn't it? Erm, yes, anyway, onto the ephemera! Be sure to click for the full size; these are postcards (save the student photograph) and have a lot of fascinating details that may be missed in the 'thumbnails'.

1. From the 1946 film Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford.
2. A group of students, photographed in what appears to be the early- to mid-1920s.
3. El Sombrero Motel, Niagara Falls, New York
4. Hotel Sahara, Las Vegas.
5. Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas--nearly double-length postcard!
6. Monterey Court, St Augustine, Florida. (Front of postcard.)
7. Monterey Court, St Augustine, Florida. (Back of postcard.)

Naiads and Dryads

From:


1950s.

Source: that's yours truly again, scanning random ephemera. I want to be the naiad, that lovely nymph in the water...

1956 Hudson Estate (Station Wagon)

From Hudson Family Magazine, a winter issue, I presume. Gorgeous I-wish-it-were-winter cover: bare trees, snow, girl bundled in a wooly kerchief.


Source: moi, scan of ephemera. Oh how encouragingly cool the nights have been as of late...

Moulin Rouge Las Vegas 1955, 'America's First Interracial Hotel'

Really fascinating article on a Las Vegas nightclub/hotel that advertised itself as 'America's First Interracial' hotel. Las Vegas was seriously unfriendly towards non-whites during this era (the place opened May 1955). Sadly, it shut down in early '56. The theories as to the reason for its demise are many. From Smithsonian magazine, January 2013.











Source: Moi (scan)

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