tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post3729078449456958383..comments2024-03-18T18:11:05.471-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Home Sweet HomeMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-37324163453033556712021-06-27T19:10:23.956-07:002021-06-27T19:10:23.956-07:00Those TP tube crafts make me think of the various ...Those TP tube crafts make me think of the various Rifftrax shorts for arts and crafts, like this one for <a href="https://www.rifftrax.com/rediscovery-puppets" rel="nofollow">Puppets</a>Dean Findernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-69032685334971231072021-06-27T08:55:51.683-07:002021-06-27T08:55:51.683-07:00Wow, SunnieDaze wins the Golden Banana Peel for th...Wow, SunnieDaze wins the Golden Banana Peel for that research.<br /><br />Behold the power of Collective Nostalgia! This was a beautiful thread.<br /><br />Major, that thing might be a match holder. We had (and still have) a match holder in our kitchen, dating back to when Mom and Dad had a wood stove. I remember him lighting the stovetop gas burner with a wood match. I kept it and use it today, even though we have electric starters on the Viking. I still need matches for candles.<br /><br />JG JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456196709930408585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-14667448685325277412021-06-26T23:08:39.368-07:002021-06-26T23:08:39.368-07:00Chuck, I only wish we had those fancy corn cobs li...Chuck, I only wish we had those fancy corn cobs like the rich folk used. Brown tiles, yeah, not very inspiring. I generally like ceramic tile, but even plain old white wouldn’t look as dated as that 1970s brown.<br /><br />DrGoat, I used to be fascinated by my great aunt’s farmhouse, it had little hexagonal tiles in the bathroom, mostly white, with an occasional black one as accent. Even today I really like that look! Light green sounds like a good color, I could live with that. Good thought on the donkey possibly having a use like a toothpick holder (or maybe a match holder?). Funny you should mention bowling alley furniture, I knew someone who had some bowling alley seats in their den, they were surprisingly cool and “modern”, and indestructible too. Gosh, no idea what that thing behind the dish towel is!<br /><br />Chuck, oh I thought Dr. Goat was talking about the thing on the wall beneath the cabinet.<br /><br />Lou and Sue, ha ha, yeah!<br /><br />Lou and Sue, I’m sorry I was gone for so much of the day, people are just going to have to wait to see your works of art.<br /><br />Stu29573, I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.<br /><br />Kathy, I believe that the calendar is from Esso, someone else in the comments mentioned that as well. Probably a sweet giveaway with every five gallons of gas! You’re right, the hobo is having a field day with the wind blowing all those hats away. Ha, I like that you can buy “craft rolls”, that makes life much easier for everybody.<br /><br />Chuck, aha, good theory! I like it. The note probably says, “Buy more big red tacks”.<br /><br />Lou and Sue, I don’t think I would have ever gotten it.<br /><br />Chuck, yes, I am quite certain that you are correct about the Esso sign on the calendar. <br /><br />JG, I would have bet 1956, but who knows, 1951 is just as likely. Good detective work!<br /><br />DrGoat, ha ha, this has turned into a real guessing game! I do like the shape of that knife holder, and if it is Bakelite, so much the better. I have no good theory about the “teapot-looking thing”. I guess that other red thing could be a lamp, but it seems like a a funny place to put one. “We always need to know what date it is!”. <br /><br />Chuck, many thanks to Mrs. Chuck! Meanwhile, that red thing looks like a thermos lid/cup to me! I am aware that that makes no sense at all. A toothpick holder (for the teapot looking thing) is good, or maybe matches?<br /><br />Nanook, believe me, I spent more time that you would believe trying to ID that calendar, and especially the illustration. It’s sort of my thing! Besides vintage Disneyland of course. And yes, I have so much money that I don’t know what to do with it. I throw it in the trash just to clear out my closets.<br /><br />SunnieDaze21, (this covers both of your comments), WOW! Great job! I am amazed! Thank you for doing the detective work!<br /><br />Kathy!, I’m really stunned.<br /><br />Nanook, for sure, I should send SunniDaze21 some of that money that I normally toss out.<br /><br />AlbinoDragon, this is not the first time that the readers have amazed me with their powers of deduction, but today’s example is a good one.<br /><br />Chuck, those speakers (at least the tri-color versions in today’s photo) are so appealing that I almost wouldn’t care if they didn’t sound that great! I can’t help wondering if that photo is from some sort of home show, and not inside an actual house.<br /><br />TokyoMagic!, interesting! I also thought that the polio vaccine was a single dose.<br /><br />Lou and Sue, yes, those other dates, plus “Gina” gets her third shot on June 10th! Thanks for doing the research, I had no idea that folks had to get so many shots for polio. It must have been a real rite of passage for many in that day and age. <br /><br />DrGoat, ha ha, time to look for “Bakelite knife caddy” on eBay!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-66395135585968832542021-06-26T21:04:48.706-07:002021-06-26T21:04:48.706-07:00I think everyone made Jr. Gorilla Detective with t...I think everyone made Jr. Gorilla Detective with these posts.<br />Thanks everyone. I've still got that Bakelite knife caddy swimming around in my head.DrGoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397193271672318488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-85992048472232132012021-06-26T20:00:09.148-07:002021-06-26T20:00:09.148-07:00Ok, now this all makes more sense, TokyoMagic! Fr...Ok, now this all makes more sense, TokyoMagic! From the Internet: <br />“The inactivated polio vaccine (or IPV) is now the only vaccine given in the United States to prevent polio. IPV is given as a series of four shots at 2 months, 4 months, 6 to 18 months, and again at 4 to 6 years of age.”"Lou and Sue"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10832854372696376918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-74941513789049813982021-06-26T19:53:39.285-07:002021-06-26T19:53:39.285-07:003rd(!) polio on October 19...3rd(!) polio on October 19..."Lou and Sue"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10832854372696376918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-91383599398582807142021-06-26T19:49:34.176-07:002021-06-26T19:49:34.176-07:00And someone’s small pox vac on April 22...And someone’s small pox vac on April 22..."Lou and Sue"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10832854372696376918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-11966540597544142912021-06-26T19:47:09.784-07:002021-06-26T19:47:09.784-07:00And the second one’s on April 18...And the second one’s on April 18..."Lou and Sue"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10832854372696376918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-7890006148268463932021-06-26T19:42:56.273-07:002021-06-26T19:42:56.273-07:00SunnieDaze, incredible work! And did anyone notic...SunnieDaze, incredible work! And did anyone notice that on Saturday, March 16th of 1957, the owner of that calendar wrote "My 1st Polio Shot"? What's up with that? Wasn't the polio shot just a "one dose" shot?TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-25602880985014668922021-06-26T18:40:23.349-07:002021-06-26T18:40:23.349-07:00Nanook, I made the same comment about the audio qu...Nanook, I made the same comment about the audio quality to my wife. It was probably tolerable for AM radio. <br /><br />And with regards to her research fees, I’ve advised her to hold out for <b>double </b> what the Major pays the rest of us. She’s worth it.Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-52918949585150847022021-06-26T18:34:31.072-07:002021-06-26T18:34:31.072-07:00Great work, team! Collective iterative analysis a...Great work, team! Collective iterative analysis at its finest.<br /><br /><br />Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-75518348903694433552021-06-26T18:07:34.680-07:002021-06-26T18:07:34.680-07:00I love the amazing detective work the regular comm...I love the amazing detective work the regular commenters here manage to do. Identifying the *exact* calendar in an oblique photograph is incredibly cool ans to do so in 17 hours is even better!!!!<br /><br />-AlbinoDragonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-82199772972111281602021-06-26T17:35:52.573-07:002021-06-26T17:35:52.573-07:00My Goodness-!
What are the odds... and yet, here ...My Goodness-!<br /><br />What are the odds... and yet, here it is-! SunnieDaze21 is the recipient of today's Blue Ribbon-! I was wondering what the section in the very lower-left was - and I see it's for "important phone numbers".<br /><br />Great work.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-69616608040368700062021-06-26T17:06:24.408-07:002021-06-26T17:06:24.408-07:00Wow, great calendar sleuthing, everyone!Wow, great calendar sleuthing, everyone!Kathy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16796703173269420465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-765345593688138712021-06-26T16:58:14.116-07:002021-06-26T16:58:14.116-07:00I spoke too soon! Someone IS selling a 1957 Esso c...I spoke too soon! Someone IS selling a 1957 Esso calendar on Ebay right now, and they included a photo of March - <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/274847258017?hash=item3ffe2c55a1%3Ag%3ArvUAAOSwV7hg17c3&LH_BIN=1" rel="nofollow">they match!</a>SunnieDaze21https://www.blogger.com/profile/10886528516595852111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-46152441462203006932021-06-26T16:41:26.797-07:002021-06-26T16:41:26.797-07:00Based on the Esso design at the bottom of the cale...Based on the Esso design at the bottom of the calendar and the way the month/year are stacked like that, compared to Esso calendars each year of the 1950s, I believe this year would be 1957 because <a href="https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images1/1/0411/15/esso-1957-calendar-charles-dye_1_cddff1d01766659c3639e5c3fee39dea.jpg" rel="nofollow">both match this image.</a> Unfortunately, I can't seem to find a photo of what the March 1957 Esso calendar page looked like, but the artist that year appeared to be Charles Dye. I think the Thursday square is actually stacked text like we see in the photo example linked above and not the first day of the month, which would make March 1st a Friday, which it was in 1957. If only someone selling their 1957 Esso calendar would share a photo of March! :)SunnieDaze21https://www.blogger.com/profile/10886528516595852111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-25480291135647718642021-06-26T16:25:49.513-07:002021-06-26T16:25:49.513-07:00@ Chuck-
"The Amazing Mrs. Chuck"-! Sor...@ Chuck-<br />"<i>The Amazing Mrs. Chuck</i>"-! Sort of like <i>"The Amazing Colossal Man"</i>; or perhaps <i>"The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman"</i>. I had started down that road, but wasn't so lucky. So, it's a speaker - just imagine the fidelity-!<br /><br />I've no doubt that calendar features a gas station attendant and the ESSO chain of filling stations, but I was hoping to find an exact match but I wasn't so lucky.<br /><br />Mrs. Chuck - you really must 'sell your services' for a handsome fee-! (I hear tell The Major is loaded-!!)Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-69558685509094455802021-06-26T15:30:47.231-07:002021-06-26T15:30:47.231-07:00The Amazing Mrs. Chuck comes through again…
DrGoa...The Amazing Mrs. Chuck <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/392971464565" rel="nofollow">comes through again…</a><br /><br />DrGoat, the red thing the calendar is hanging from looks a lot like a small lamp, except that I don’t see any power running to it, unless maybe it’s concealed in that white trim. It would have to be a small bulb, like a C4 nightlight bulb.<br /><br />Zooming way in on the teapot-looking thing, it looks squared off. It might be some kind of souvenir from somewhere, maybe being used as a toothpick holder?<br /><br />And I love that Bakelite knife block!<br /><br />Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-69294932549066721352021-06-26T15:15:01.596-07:002021-06-26T15:15:01.596-07:00Chuck,
You have an eagle's eye. And I bet that...Chuck,<br />You have an eagle's eye. And I bet that's a Bakelite knife holder. What's your guess on what that red thing above the calendar, or the little red teapot looking thing next to the donkey? <br />Sue, I didn't even try to guess what that thing on the wall behind the dishtowel was. (lazy). <br />Got a lot of good mileage out of that kitchen Major. Thanks!DrGoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397193271672318488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-13010958917170213572021-06-26T15:07:21.355-07:002021-06-26T15:07:21.355-07:00March 1st was a Thursday in 1945, 1951, 1956, and ...March 1st was a Thursday in 1945, 1951, 1956, and 1962.<br /><br />I'm guessing the kitchen photo is 1951 or 1956, and "probably" 1951 based on the shiny new breakfast set.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-38969742313262053312021-06-26T15:04:20.637-07:002021-06-26T15:04:20.637-07:00My wife pointed out that the “policeman” in the bo...My wife pointed out that the “policeman” in the bottom right corner of the calendar looked more like a gas station attendant to her. Looking at it with that set of assumptions, you can see what looks like an <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Esso_sign.jpg" rel="nofollow">Esso sign</a> and service station in the background over his right shoulder. There’s another Esso logo half-obscured underneath all of the calendar pages.Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-21822967963949784092021-06-26T14:48:05.566-07:002021-06-26T14:48:05.566-07:00Chuck, GREAT eyes! Thank you!Chuck, GREAT eyes! Thank you!"Lou and Sue"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10832854372696376918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-59811616312007639302021-06-26T14:44:18.360-07:002021-06-26T14:44:18.360-07:00Sue, I think that's a small cork bulletin boar...Sue, I think that's a small cork bulletin board. The large, red things are oversize tacks, there's a piece of paper tacked to the center, and if you look in the space between the towel and the windowsill, just under the towel rack, you can see a blue or green pencil hanging with the sharpened end down.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836717368846566211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-45565387077296126582021-06-26T13:52:20.955-07:002021-06-26T13:52:20.955-07:00Looks like it’s March, according to the mystery ca...Looks like it’s March, according to the mystery calendar in the first pic. If I knew my advertising icons better, I might be able to identify that man in the lower right corner, unless he’s a policeman. Seems that Mr. Hobo has picked up quite a few hats to choose from. I bet Charles Phoenix would love that second picture. I’m happy to inform everyone that at least at my library craft programs, toilet paper roll creations are still made, though we buy cardboard tubes sold as “craft rolls” so we don’t have to collect icky t.p. rolls from everybody’s bathrooms at home.Kathy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16796703173269420465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-86312265439426763082021-06-26T13:02:04.905-07:002021-06-26T13:02:04.905-07:00The orbs are nuclear reactors. The clean energy of...The orbs are nuclear reactors. The clean energy of the future!<br />Oops, my hair fell out...Stu29573https://www.blogger.com/profile/11476618457938961470noreply@blogger.com