MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

As always, some wonderful new finds, oldies but goodies, special requests and more. Click on the photos and links. 

First up, a scene from the 2024 Fontanini Nativity---more coming---here's the Roman soldiers.

That's followed by some wonderful 1966 Christmas ads, including the ever popular Bacardi Rum Cake recipe, a holiday tradition in many households. Again, click on the photos and links.

This must have been a sight to see--the Cliff House--San Francisco, destroyed by fire; click here

HOW'S THIS FOR A NOVELTY RADIO from Joe Haupt; click here

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT----GO TO EverythingCroton: THAT TIME OF YEAR---JEAN SHEPHERD'S "A CHRISTMAS STORY" AND MORE

MEMORIES OF THE HORN & HARDANT AUTOMAT; GO TO EverythingCroton: MEMORIES OF THE HORN & HARDART AUTOMAT---VIA EPHEMERAL NEW YORK

AN OUTSTANDING FLICKR PHOTO POOL OF GENERAL ELECTRIC CHRISTMAS LIGHTS--EPHEMERA, ETC.; you will have a blast here! GO TO General Electric Christmas Lights | Flickr

1942 TORTILLA FLAT---SPENCER TRACY, JOHN GARFIELD, HEDY LAMAR! GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Tortilla Flat (1942)

1965: A fabulous little Christmas regional mail order catalog from 1965 and Spencer Gifts--filled with all that familiar holiday kitsch from plastic holly to ceramic Santa mugs. There's even a large putz church that makes regular appearances on EBAY. Courtesy of Josef Benevengo, click on the link here: http://bit.ly/2nYg0ph

AND 1938---the king of all novelty catalogs; GO TO1938 Johnson Smith Catalog | Flickr

AND 1968-69 HELEN GALLAGHER FOSTER HOUSE MAIL ORDER CHRISTMAS CATALOG ; GO TO http://bit.ly/1XtCknH

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