Wednesday, June 10, 2009

The Best Travel Trailer EVER...

I have been kinda hot on travel trailers lately. You know that time of year when you want to get out and about. Doing some searching I came across this trailer...
It is the 1960 Holiday House Model "X" (later named The Geographic). Those lines are so awesome. That big wrap around front window. Wow, this thing is neat.

Bardy Azadmard put together a nice site called www.1960prototype.com showing his trailer and some of the history behind it. Some restro pictures and quite a few ads are also on the site. Man I wish I could get my hands on one of these (if they had made more then one).

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Wealth of Information...

We were recently given a ton of magazines from the 40's, 50's and 60's. Molly's Aunt and Uncle cleaned out a old lady's home and saved all of these from the trash. They thought we might be able to use them and they sure were right! Thanks guys!

There are a lot of womans magazines such as McCalls, Ladies Home Journal, and Mademoiselle. These are great to look at and have some real funny things in them. Some of the recipes are some of the worst food I have ever seen. Some really nasty stuff. The ads are the best.

The really best part is the Better Homes and Gardens from the late forties, fifties, and early sixties. They are great. I haven't even been able to get through all of them yet.

I hope to share many of the things in these publications. The Better Homes and Gardens have enough in them to fill a blog alone. Not everyone can get their hands on these mags so I figure that there is much to share. I know I have learned a lot from looking at these.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

1961 How-To-Do-It Encyclopedia (Part 9)

I have not done this for a while. I think it is overdue. I did add some high rez images for each picture...

CABANA:
I really like the storage for this backyard cabana...
There were a few other cabinets in this section but this was the best one...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31076498@N06/3595356122/sizes/l/


CABINS:
Kinda plain but I like the louvered windows and exposed cantilevered rafters... http://www.flickr.com/photos/31076498@N06/3595359498/sizes/l/

275 dollars??? Yeah right. The permit alone would probably cost that to build nowadays...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31076498@N06/3595361520/
CAULKING:
Boring!
next time...
CAMPING: