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In 1959, the world was finally fit for a doll who wasn’t. Venerable New York dollmaker, Madame Alexander, created Marybel, “the Doll Who Gets Well,” as a friend
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sculpture
The”Whole Face Ophthalmophantome” was an instructional device used circa 1900 by ophthalmology students to hone their surgical skills. The adjustable model consists of a black painted composition mask
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Toys
Roberto Shimizu is an eloquent orator on the subject of collecting objects: “There are collections made of visual objects. And there are collections made of emotional objects. The
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vintage
Psycho Ceramics were a range of zany novelty ceramics made by US-based Kreiss company and manufactured in Japan between the 1960s and 1970s. They are characterized by a
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vintage
Courtesy of Children’s Toys of Bygone Days: A History of Playthings of All Peoples from Prehistoric Times to the XIXth Century by Karl Grober, English version by Philip Hereford. London,
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sculpture
Kansas City married couple, Nicholas and Angela Snyder, combine thrifted tech and vintage packaging to form Nerdbots. While there’s already a bustling business of robots made from found objects,
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Cats
I’m a fan of bizarre “studies” involving our feline friends, so long as the cats are willing participants and appear to be having fun. I’m comfortable thinking that
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popjects
There was a time when people thought that a hairdryer in the shape of a gun was a good idea. That time was 1981, and the world was
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vintage
Reactions to yesterday’s post on Randy Regier’s amazing imaginary toys vacillated from absolute awe to confused “huh?” Today’s post is then dedicated to both camps. For the former, it
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industrial
Following up yesterday’s Classic Toys Turned into Lamps, here’s another one to file under Re-purposing Something Old, Unused and Probably Broken Into a Light Fixture. Jason Hull makes vintage cameras
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