Halo 3 Publication from Venus D'ailleurs

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I am proud to be included among the contributors to HALO 3 the French Publication HALO 3. Scroll down for credits and a video of the con...

Handmade Postcard 1913

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Part Two. Original hand painted postcard mailed from Long Island City to St, Joseph, Michigan in 1913. One of a set of four. Collection J...

Handmade Church Raffle Tumbler in original blue paint

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A church raffle tumbler in original blue paint. Door opens and closes with clasp, crank wheel on one side spins the chamber. This piece mi...

Vintage Lottery Advertising Rug Gambling ephemera of the legal kind.

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52” long rug I rolled up and carried out of the market Sunday. State lotteries started in the US in 1964. The piece is a little misleading....

Dull Tool Dim Bulb update for Spring/Summer 2026

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Dull Tool Dim Bulb Spring UPDATE! When you follow the faceebook page, LIKE a post once in a while. My posts fade from your feed if you don...

Celebration at the Puppy Bar New Orleans c. 1945. Original photograph Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

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From reporter Blake Ponchchartrain writing for GAMBIT “the Best of New Orleans” I was able to identify this great photograph location! It...

Subway Drawing Unknown Seeking Information on the New York Artist 1958

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I am seeking information on the artist of this 1958 New York artwork produced by Frank Desio or Frank De Sio? Any help out there? Correc...

Pennzoil Petroliana ! A folk art house and family made entirely of Pennzoil Oil Cans. Real Photo Postcard c. 1930 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb the Blog

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An entire folk art environment made of Pennzoil Oil cans! This amazing roadside attraction of Petroliana includes a house, a man (with a r...

Heed the warning signs and SLOW DOWN this Memorial Day Weekend

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For my Memorial Day driving friends, please be safe. Despite sky high gas prices, I’ve noticed no giant pick-ups slowing down to a safe spe...

Looking for Big Guns?

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Original press photo 1953 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Detail Photos of an African-American Concrete Sculpure of a Man and Woman

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Detail photographs of a man and woman African-American made Folk Art Sculptures of Concrete. Early 20th c. if not earlier showing traces of...

Large folk art Whirligig Fragment of a man sawing wood Sculpture which Survived.

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A very large “fragment” from a traditional folk art whirligig of a man sawing wood. Likely the most common theme of hand built whirligigs...

Real photo Postcard of a make-do folk art Horse c. 1920

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A perfect real photo postcard of a make-do folk art  horse.  I suspect the head comes from a stick horse…but it has been affixed to a box b...

Handmade Handpainted Antique Postcard by Bill. Mailed 1913

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Original hand painted postcard mailed from Long Island City to St, Joseph, Michigan in 1913. One of a set of four I have. "Bill...

Rare early folk art drawing of John Brown Abolitionist. Collection Jim Linderman Dull Tool Dim Bulb

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An extremely rare early hand drawn portrait of an historical figure. John Brown of Kansas. One seldom finds early drawings of controversia...

Beautiful restoration of Potter's Field Cemetary

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It is an odd benefit, but as a walker it is a lovely benefit. Several years ago a rehabilitation project with dedication plaques appeared ...

Walter Baetz and his Gas Tank Outstanding Designed Vintage Toys

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I tow this behind my car in case I spot any gas deals. So far, no luck. Manoil Brothers manufacturing 1930 - 1940 “pot metal” and made ...

Folk Art Carving of a pair of Wagon teams. Real Photo Postcard tinted by hand.

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A really nice hand-tinted folk art set of carved figures sent in by follower of the blog Sam Gratton (instagram @distantlovergoods). Nice! ...

Folky, Primitive Curt Teich vintage postcard from 1938

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A folky, somewhat primitive old time religion postcard 1938. Surprisingly, this was a curt teich postcard, the company who produced countl...

Retro Party Napkin with Bad Taste but interesting Adornments

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This retro risqué (and sexist) party napkin was sold in a set of eight in 1951. The others in the set weren’t con”figured” the same, but ea...

UFO Original Photographs of Flying Saucers 1964

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Trump thinks it's a big deal to release some crummy fuzzy photos of flying anonmolies? Here's some real flying saucers! Original ...

Clock Inn Motel.

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A Route 66 wonder, the Clock Inn Motel. File under places I would like to stay. It was in Oklahoma but all that is left is the big red sig...

Early Folk Art Painting by Eva Rainville. Collection Jim Linderman

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Untitled by Eva Rainville (Girl with Chaise Lounge) c. 1895 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Comic Book Ads for Child Labor

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Those old comic book ads? Sell crap and win prizes using child labor. Hubbard House of Chicago tricked children into selling “religious p...

Jim Linderman African-American Folk Art Collection New York mid-1990s

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Bottom right…Dilmus Hall, Elijah Pierce, William Dawson, next unit bottom (in shadows) African-American smoking Stand with two carved figu...

A dark forest with a bridge to nowhere. Set of Anonymous Snapshot photographs

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For some reason this set of four family portraits scares me. Four small nightmares. An abandoned stage set creates a terrifying forest sett...

Backyard Totem Pole snapshot c, 1940 Anonymous

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Real totem poles were created for various ceremonial reasons by Northwestern tribes. Then there are “backyard” totem poles. I think this Is...

Vintage Photography Sign Giant Camera !

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I have no idea if this charming film drop is still in business, but it had a great door sign. Atwood’s Camera Shop Newton Centre 59, Mass. ...

Two Visionaries Harry Lowe Acquires James Hampton's Throne

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In 1964 in Washington, D.C., a landlord entered a small house which he had been renting out to be astounded by what he found. 180 pieces co...

Justin McCarthy Untitled Landscape c. 1950s - 1960s collection Jim Linderman

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Justin McCarthy Untitled Landscape c. 1950s 20" x 28" - 1960s collection Jim Linderman Additional works by the artist at Http:jus...

Charles Jessup Radio Preacher and Cock Fighter

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CHARLES JESSUP: RADIO PREACHER AND COCK FIGHTER By Jim Linderman Rev. Charles Jessup was a border radio fixture for years on a powerful ...

Black Sculptor George Williams in the Museum and in the Field. Black Folk Art in America Exhitibion

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Detail of an exhibition of early George Williams of Mississippi wood carvings shown in the touring Black Folk Art in America show in 1983, ...

Amateur Femme Fatale Noir Drawings by a Young Woman Scrap book Late 1940s

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div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Well, I guess girls were influenced by the pre-code comics like the b...

Amazing images of Folk Art Environment Ray's Ornamental Garden in Texas.

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Two images of Ray’s Ornamental Garden in Texas, or I should say formerly of Texas. The color one is a Jumbo format postcard. The other an 8...

Mid-century thread spool and canning jar ring toss game American Folk Art collection Jim Linderman

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Mid-century thread spool and canning jar ring toss game American Folk Art collection Jim Linderman

Antique Bottle Cap Folk Art Environment Logs

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Bottle Cap Tree / Logs. A folk art environment unknown location and date. Original Snapshot Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb #bottlecaps...

Handmade Folk Art Puppet Head with hair and a great painted face. c. 1950 folk art collection Jim Linderman

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A mid-century handmade folk art puppet head with hair and a great painted face. c. 1950 folk art puppet head Mounted on a base. Collection...

Articulated Figure Man on a Ruler Dancing Wooden Folk Art Carving c. 1930

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Man on a Ruler! as shown, 7 inches tall. A beautiful handmade and handcarved dancing toy with original mustard paint on the midsection. C...