I must show off my latest acquisition...
From Nairobi's Ahamed Brothers' store, the safari-outfitter to stars such as Clark Gable and Grace Kelly, a ladies bush/safari jacket (likely 1950s/60s) complete with removable leather buckle on the belt. I encountered some confusion researching the store...
How horrible! And how ludicrous that he claimed it was manslaughter (instead of murder) by basically saying, "Sorry, I didn't mean to kill her, it was her brother that I wanted to kill."
My blog based on an authentic 1958 travel diary has been professionally spiffed up and re-started. I am posting one of Judy's journal entries every day... 57 years after each was written! Please consider subscribing to the daily email notifications. It's free, of course, and you can un-subscribe...
This bookplate fell out of a book published in 1943. Any ideas what kind of planes they are? (Pity about the blue ink.)
I also picked up this vintage 1910s/20s photo by noted photographer Frank Scott Clark. There is some interesting info about him in this 1915 article and in this...
A vintage (30s or so?) portable Stella Brevetto espresso maker in unused condition. I love how it has a tiny cup with folding handle. Now I just need some alcohol stove fuel and watch out!!
Kudos to Shinola! I live 3 miles from the Detroit border and I've been coveting a Shinola Runwell watch. Their watches are guaranteed for life (either yours or the company's, I suppose.) I wouldn't mind having one of their bikes, too.
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