The work day was winding down, and I was on my own without the other person I carpool with. I could take my time on the way home. What should I do? The bug hit me. There were a couple of antique shops that I hadn't visited yet, and both were on my way home. Now looking forward to the trip home, I first stopped at a small shop in the town that I teach in. I found a great vintage RCA portable TV (probably a 19") with a black metal case and white plastic on the front. It was in almost pristine condition. I don't know if it worked or not. I wasn't willing to give the $50 they wanted for it to find out. I did find, however, some great magazines. I was able to pick up 8 American Home magazines from 1948-1949 and a Saturday Evening Post from December 15, 1956. They have some great advertisements that I want to scan and post on Flickr. However, a new scanner is in order, as I discovered when I tried to start scanning my 1960 Wards catalog. The scan function on my printer, which is 5 years old, is not compatible with Windows Vista. Grrr...haven't tried it with Windows 7 on my laptop yet, but I doubt that it would work with Win 7 if it doesn't work with Vista. You'll get to see more when I get a new printer/scanner.
I found a few more things at another shop, including some great glasses. Eventually I'll add them to the blog as well.
The hats on the people on the Saturday Evening Post cover are sooooo wonderful. I would die for the red pillbox. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE your Halloween music--great choices!!
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