1960 Herman Ohme Chess Set

This is a very hard to find Herman Ohme chess set from 1960 with plastic pieces in a Danish modern minimalist style that not only is a nice set for the player, but a seriously cool conversation piece. This would actually qualify as art, with more emphasis on the design than the function of the actual chess pieces. They are weighted and designed for easy play, but serve more as a fashion statement from the late 1950 - early 1960 art work era. This is just the kind of thing you need to make a bold statement, and you won't see too many of these floating around. See ya back here to check out more cool old junk.

Vintage 1910 Stearns-Knight Metal Wall Sculpture

This would be none other than a wall hanging that is constructed of some type of brass or similar metal to emulate a 1910 Stearns-Knight. I would love to know more about these things, but have yet to be able to find any research to figure out what, when or why? This is on a velvet like background and on a paper covered frame like a painting, and I know I've seen these before but I'm drwaing a blank. If anybody happens to see this and can elighten me, I'd appreciate the help. It has a metal plate with the "1910 Stearns-Knight" inscribed, and measures 49" x 25". Be sure to check back here to see more cool old junk.

Blaze Starr - Blaze's Boobie Book

Here's a cool momento from a time when strippers were called "perfomers", when they weren't looked down uponand when something was still left to the imagination in a nudie bar. In an era before porn was all over the internet in every variation you could think of (and some you didn't want to), this was pretty innocent. Blaze Starr was a class act, performing when they even had live bands performing the backgorund music while they did their act (sounds like a pretty good gig to me). Sure it's a little dated and in black & white, but sometimes class doesn't always look like you think it should. Let's raise a toast to Miss Starr (a champagne cocktail would probably work)..you were at the top of your game at the time of this photo spread, and were always a lady with or without your clothes on. See ya back here for more cool old junk!

Gumby

He's big..he's green..he's got a pointy head. He's Gumby dammit! This very cool character not only had a cool TV show with his partner Pokey, but he also lives on as a bendable rubber figure who will truly bend over backward for you (but don't you make his brown eye blue). Back in the Saturday Night Live Eddie Murphy era, he was revived as a much funnier and somewhat angrier incarnation. With a head like that, he would also make a nice hockey stick in a pinch and you can still find Gumby around if you look (and you should). See ya later with some more cool old junk.

Vintage Oster Snowflake Ice Crusher

As a faithful companion on your home bar or kitchen counter top, how can you find fault with this vintage Oster appliance? Anybody can wrap ice in a towel and smash it to bits before dropping it in your drink, but what about the pesky fibers you find floating at the bottom of the glass? This beauty eliminates all the effort, and is way cooler to use than a boring refrigerator door ice dispenser. You do have to keep the kids away from the intake - marked "Caution - Keep fingers out", but they should be in bed when the cocktails start flowing anyway, right? Besides, I'm sure parents would've taught them to know better, and if not..somebody has to be the kid nicknamed "Lefty". Be sure to stop back later to check out more cool old junk.

Vintage 7-11 Employee Uniform Shirt

They're on the person behind the counter every time you walk into a 7-11, and you probably never think of the history of all that nylon. I've seen quite a few versions that I can recall, and I think the smock truly makes the man. Here's one that appears to be from the 1970's, and what's not to like about a zipper instead of buttons? Sure there's a chance the zipper could freeze to your bare skin in the winter months if you got a rogue Slurpee spill and went outside for a dumpster run, but it's all about the look. That's the chance you take when you live life inside the world of 7-11, so stick that straw in your Big Gulp. See ya back here for more cool old junk!

Osterizer Blenders

Hey, what's not to like about a blender your Mom used to make whiskey sours that wiped out your Dad and the rest of the guests at every New Year's Eve party? Sure you couldn't make any noise of any kind on New Year's day when you were a kid. Maybe that's the deal with the U2 song...parents who overdid the party the night before - "all is quiet on New Years Day", indeed. If you want to do it up right this year to start a new tradition of your own, just check here http://www.ebay.com/. See ya back here for more cool old junk.