Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher This circa 1914 hand colored postcard published by the Southwest News company of Kansas City, Missouri shows the new zoo building at Swope Park, and another Southwest…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Do you have any Gremlins in your kitchen cupboard? From the shoebox to the cereal box, this sweetened breakfast offering was one of the products inspired by…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor It’s a radio – it’s a toilet paper holder – it’s both! Combining two practical items into one product was made possible by the introduction of the…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher This week, in theme with our Remember This column on a novelty transistor radio, we’re featuring another novelty communication tool from back in the day, the novelty…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher This week’s postcard is a bit of a departure from the penny postcard we normally profile in order to bring you some unique branding booklets from the…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Lick ’em, stick ’em, save ’em and trade ’em for quality merchandise – it was like getting new items completely free. Commonly called “trading stamps,” merchants across…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Though the style may change, perpetual calendars never go completely out-of-date. Often designed for desk-top display, early styles required paper cards or scrolls that needed to be…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher This week we continue our novelty postcard series with a couple of postcards that follow our “Remember This” column by Dorri Partain. Featured are two calendar postcards…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Sturdy trucks for rough and tumble boys – and maybe girls too, when brother wasn’t around – ready to roll across carpet or dirt were “Built to…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher Given the year we’ve had, this postcard seems fitting to close out 2020. “If you don’t soon come to Kansas City, I’ll come after you with an…
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