Vintage Satire from the Archives

Back in 1967 I learned you could buy back issues of magazines and comic books.
My friend Jim Cooper and I would travel to Clark Street in Chicago and check out the used book stores.

P.A. (Sam) La Chapelle was a female comicologist who ran the Acme Book Store. I remember her as being a blond babe with a manicure with great penmanship. She would write the prices of comics on the back (with pencil).

Her business card is hard to read. I will try to get a better scan.

First 2 issues (and the only issues) of Hugh Hefner's attempt at satire. These were a little pricier than the competition but pretty high quality content.

Thimk. Not sure if it had more than 2 issues.

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Ringing in the New Year in Oak Brook

 Unusual mansard roof on rambling ranch in Oak Brook that really went on forever

Basement had the obligatory pool table

But the huge lighted landscape picture was unique:

You could tell this was a top dollar house in its heyday, but totally outdated today.

Long colorful hallway with foil wallpaper....

A shag rug that might be hiding Jimmy Hoffa.....

 

 

Not shown is the indoor pool...

 

Managed to find a few decent items like this bakery painting:

 

I suspect these folks were in the baking business since I had seen commercial trays in the garage....

And this fat French cookbook from 1950 is pretty special. Nice that it still has the jacket (though torn - a torn jacket is better than no jacket)

So not a bad sale to start the year.

This sale was presented by Remember That

 

Archaeological Expedition to Le Claire Iowa

August 2015 - heading to Peoria for our nephew Ray's wedding we decided to make a pilgrimage to Antique Archaeology in Le Claire Iowa, just on the other side of the Mississippi River.

This must be the place: the familiar Nash Rambler from the TV show.

The friendly Le Claire shop girls Morgan, Destiny and Jenna (?) (Please contact The Moderate to Severe Collector if we got the name wrong) were happy to autograph the book  we bought.

  Lots of good junk including Mike's personal Vespa which is not for sale...

The original building.

Even the stuff outside looks pretty good.

Unlike those obnoxious tourists, we bought useful stuff like a shot glass, guitar pick, lip decal and their book.

Antique Archaeology

Lunch in Le Claire
 

Big Dave and Holly's

Lunch at Big Dave and Holly's in Le Claire. Great little place. I had tacos, Merikay had a breaded pork sandwich. Good food and clean bathroom. What more could you want?

Check out Big Dave and Holly's on the web

     

Map Your Mile in Oak Brook - interesting estate sale

I call this Map Your Mile because you had to park your car across 31st street in the church parking lot and then walk to the end of the dead end street for the sale. But it was worth it. The exact type of sale pickers like.

 

Coming down the road but no house visible. Interesting

 Make the turn in to the driveway. Everyone had to walk a couple blocks since this was a narrow dead-end street with no room for extra cars to go in and out.

Greeted by a helper in the basement.

Lots of books

Massive rope collection for those rope-ologists.

 Vintage Western Holly double oven.  One of their trademarks are the round windows.

This was a Lynn Estate Sale. Pictured with helper Paula.

Vintage clocks from a school.

Some unusual bikes. The folding bikes seem very collectible.

 Very rusty old Schwinn. No tank, so no thanks.

Nice Tootsie toy truck

This bird had some heft and the price was right.

All 1960's coffee carafes seem to be different. No two alike.

A cuppla 70's neckties. These are starting to look better all the time. They just needed to age a while.

Some decent paper: Mustang magazines, Roy Rogers coloring book, wartime Hawaii guide book, early 1950's Colorado brochure, mid-1940's religious book from the Middle East, 'Deep River' Armed Services edition.

 Lynn posted this picture of a Luna Moth she saw on the side of the house. This was after we left. Finding Luna Moth is the dream of every midwest Lepidopterist...the Crown Jewel of motha. Though I don't collect butterflies and moths anymore except digitally I would have gone nuts if I had seen this.

Record Riot in Hillside Illinois!

Hadn't been to a record collector show in years. I used to hit them frequently in the early 80's. Even rented a table a few times and was shocked at how little I sold. Actually ended up buying more than I sold. Other dealers would buy my best stuff before the show even opened. I did the same thing. I was scooping up some nice Beatle sheet music cheap.

 

The shows aren't as frequent now but the attendance appears to be excellent. I like the 50's stuff but metal, alternative and prog seem to be big now.

Jack Levin, Facebook friend who specializes in radio surveys. I picked up a very clean WLS Silver Dollar Survey from 1960. These are getting tough to find. 

WLS Silver Dollar Survey form November 26, 1960.

Poetry in Motion by Johnny Tillotson is #1 and deservedly so.

 

 

 I come back to my car to catch my car in a little hanky panky. I hated to break this up but we had to go home.

 Nice Ray Charles concert program from 1962.

Chicago Record Collector Show