Posted in Humour, Illustration, Vintage, tagged German humour, Old comics, Old jokes on December 19, 2014| 2 Comments »
Naturphänomen
Reiche Erbin: "So oft ich’s beim Baden auch versuche, ich vermag mich nict über dem Wasser zu halten."
Herr: "Merkwüedig – ein Goldfisch der nicht schwimmen kann"
Natural Phenomenon
Rich Heiress: "Whenever I too try bathing, I can not manage to keep
myself afloat."
Man: "Strange – a goldfish who can’t swim"
Posted in Article, Automobiles, Vintage, tagged Collectors, Hidden treasures, Roger Baillon on December 16, 2014| 8 Comments »
Even today, when the whole world has been mapped by GPS, there are still valuable hidden treasures left to discover. After calling in auctioneers, the grandchildren of entrepreneur Roger Baillon discovered that the collection of 60 vintage automobiles from the 1930s to the 1950s left to rust in sheds on the family’s farm in western France could be worth £12 million or more at auction.
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These aren’t your run-of-the-mill 1930s vintage automobiles, either (if such a thing exists). One Talbot-Lago in the collection had previously been owned by Egyptian King Farouk and a Ferrari had been used in the filming of a movie with Jane Fonda. Along with the rare Maserati in this collection, Baillon had intended to build a museum with his collection. When things didn’t go as expected, however, he had to sell 50 cars, and the rest of the collection was forgotten.
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The collection will be put up for auction in Paris on February 6th, 2015. Any cars unfit for restoration will be sold for spare parts.
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Posted in Ephemera, Holidays, Humour, Vintage, tagged postcards on June 28, 2014| 2 Comments »
All posts material: “Sauce” and “Gentleman’s Relish” by Ronnie Barker – Hodder & Stoughton in 1977
Holiday Postcards Part 4
Posted in Humour, Illustration, Vintage, tagged Burgundy, Waiters on June 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
All posts material: “Sauce” and “Gentleman’s Relish” by Ronnie Barker – Hodder & Stoughton in 1977
The Difference
| The Lady: | What is the difference between the burgundy at 5s. 6d. and the one at 6s. 6d? |
| The waiter: | One shilling, Madam. |
Posted in Ephemera, Holidays, Humour, Vintage, tagged postcards on June 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »
All posts material: “Sauce” and “Gentleman’s Relish” by Ronnie Barker – Hodder & Stoughton in 1977
Holiday P0stcards Part 3
Posted in Entertainment, Ephemera, Humour, Vintage, tagged Beachwear on June 7, 2014| 2 Comments »
All posts material: “Sauce” and “Gentleman’s Relish” by Ronnie Barker – Hodder & Stoughton in 1977
The Sauce-box
See that sauce-box on the sea-shore ;
in her scanty silk swimsuit and stockings.
She has split the side of her swimsuit, so she says,
and has sewn it up with strong thick string.
Strong thick string isn’t suitable for sewing up
the sides of split swimsuits as we can see,
because these sauce-boxes are showing
their skin through the sides.
Should any sailors sauntering on the sea-shore
spot these slits in the sides of their scanty silk swimsuits,
these two sauce-boxes might, in certain circumstances,
suddenly find themselves in a similar state to,
if not a sauce-box, then certainly a sauce-bottle
tipped upside down and shaken.
