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Month: January 2017

Collectible Antique Scientific and Quack Medical Devices

Six years ago, I researched and cataloged a collection of antique scientific and quack medical devices for Dirk Soulis Auctions, … More

antique scientific equipment, autoclast, betz, coolidge tube, cupping, electronoclast, faradic, galvanic, homeopathy, magneto-electric, mutoscope, polysine, quack medical, radionics

Still Playing With Dalis: Surreal Scholarship

Works by Salvador Dali (1904-1989) – one of the 20th century’s most famous and controversial surrealist artists, can be a … More

a. reynolds morse, alfredo ghio, dante, divine comedy, editions d'art les heuers claires, eduard fornes, fornés, les chants de maldoror, paul karlstrom, robert k. wittman, salvador dali, salvador dali art

NIST Stations WWV, WWVH, WWVB and “The Empire Strikes Back”

Being a nostalgic soul, and one that still owns his old Candle shortwave radio, inherited from an aunt, I like … More

hoth, national bureau of standards, national institute of standards and technology, nist, old farmer's almanac, omega navigation systems, radio, shortwave, the empire strikes back, wwv, wwvb, wwvh

In Brief: Criterion Collection’s “Island of Lost Souls” DVD

What is the Law? Law No More! There are a couple of ways I watch Erle Kenton’s 1932 Island of … More

bela lugosi, charles laughton, criterion collection, devo, erle kenton, H.G. Wells, island of dr. moreau, island of lost souls, john landis, mark mothersbaugh, richard stanley

Art Deco, Streamline Moderne, and Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium

My wife won a ‘flash contest’ on Facebook yesterday (meaning you had to pick up your winnings within a couple … More

Alonzo H. Gentry, architecture, art deco, chrome, downtown, Kansas City, kansas city convention center, municipal auditorium, pendergast, portal, streamline moderne, Voskamp & Neville

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