latest addition to my advertising ashtray collection

I thought it was wild when I found an advertising ashtray from a funeral home.

Now I have two.

I thought it was nuts when I found an advertising ashtray from a church.

Now I have two.

Today's entry is a real rarity:

                                                           B & S Garbage Collectors

nonGoogleable.

As long as I can remember trash and garbage collection was the business of the local city government.  In Philly, which I used to occupy, there's the Department of Sanitation that does it.  Where I live now, the Department of Works does it.  

In both places it's a free service, and as near as I can tell, always has been.  

Wish I knew how it was done in Blairstown, NJ back in the day.  

Bag o' the Day

Beet it !!

Get it here: www.zazzle.com/1950s_beets_seed_packet_print_tote_bag-256767820713479131

Tuesday Song of the Week

 Suh'm kinda fun...

                                              'Get Out of Your Lazy Bed' - Matt Bianco

The Star Made Me Buy It

 Today's star - or rather stars plural - are William Shatner and DeForest Kelly,

 for Robert Bruce shirts

A thousand years ago I was channel-surfing, and landed on a 1940s movie, in a scene where Kelley's character seemed to be doing away with himself.  

Weird.

Not weird exactly, but I'm forever astonished at how youthful Bill Shatner looks and sounds.

He's currently age 92(!) but looks like he's in his 60s. And sounds like he's no older than 40-something. 

2024's First Haul of Antiques and Untiques

As always,

some wowee wow wow wow...

first we got something from nature,

in the form of striped fox horse conch shell

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next up, an advertising ashtray...

First Federal Savings of Woodbury, NJ

I know all you long-time followers are aware that I collect advertising ashtrays, but I could let this one go, because the box lot it came in had six or seven other ashtrays identical to this one.  

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We got a 1960s Campbell Soup print stuff hound dog  SOLD

SUPER cute, and very floppy.

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Rewinding 70 years or so, we have...

The largest Art Nouveau pyrography box I've ever found.

Over 14" from side to side.

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the sweet strains of the mandolin

in micro mosaic brooch form.

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returning to the Mid-Century, we have an advertising bank

in the form of a can of Seneca Black Cherry Drink.  

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Lastly, but extremely far from leastly, we have a VERY cool handmade bag...

for when you visit Las Vegas

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Until next time, which should be soon, because I'm sitting on a TON of awesome finds,

see more, 

get more

here:

AntiquesUntiques.etsy.com
 

Mug of the Month

Something lovely to make dreary winter seem less dreary...

Get it here: www.zazzle.com/victorian_floral_print_coffee_mug-168524052540394068

Tuesday Song of the Week

 A Johnny Mercer classic!

                                                              Acc-Cen-Tu-Ate the Postive