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Jim Linderman blog about surface, wear, form and authenticity in self-taught art, outsider art, antique american folk art, antiques and photography.

Showing posts with label invention. Show all posts

Showing posts with label invention. Show all posts

Talking Scarecrow vintage press photograph 1931

"HEY..Get outta there!" Genius inventor and ephemeral folk art figure creator comes up with the talking scarecrow. Imag...

The World's First Voice Mail and who we can Blame

I reckon this is the fellow we can blame. The world's first answering machine, now known as voice mail, but back then known as Televoic...

Crazy Car Counterculture, The Concept of Customization and the Weirdo Shirt

In the late 50's, ads like this began appearing in Custom Cars magazine, this one from the May 1959 issue. "The Baron" is Bar...

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