Tuck's Paintbox Postcards with watercolors included. Encouraging Juvenile artists from Great Britain in the early 19th Century.

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One of the earliest and most successful commercial products created to encourage juvenile artists was the Tuck series of paintbox books. Th...

Where did Noah's ark land? Programmatic Architecture Original postcard c. 1950 Collection Jim Linderman

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If you have ever wondered where Noah’s Ark landed, here it is! North of Leucadia, CA at the Batiquitos lagoon! Note the pair of Giraffes ...

Life size Mermaid folk art carving

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Life size folk art Mermaid carving Michigan origin.Mid-20th Century Private collection.

Vintage Drawings of Railroad Characters collection Jim Linderman

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A group of four humorous drawings by one Ike Harrison depicting railroad workers and (of course) a raillway cop. Dated 1951. Collection J...

Folk Art Pole full of Cowboy Culture.

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Early snapshot of an unusual pole full of cowboy carvings! Unknown location Collection Jim Linderman
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Antique Folk Art Sculpture. Uncle Sam in North Dakota 1926

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Antique folk art Uncle Sam waits for mail. Original anonymous snapshot 1926 Collection Jim Linderman

Cleo Crawford. Obscure African-American painter

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A great, forgotten painting by African-American artist Cleo Crawford executed in 1938. Crawford lived in Haverstraw, New York. He unfortun...

Burl Wood "Sculptures" from the Stump House Folk Art Environment RPPC

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Two of my favorite Real Photo Postcards. From the defunct "Stump House" environment which burned up sometime around the early 19...

Handmade Homemade Folk Art Valentine circa 1930

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Handmade Homemade Folk Art Valentine circa 1930. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulbn

Antique Folk Art Vent / doll / puppet hand-carved. Early 20th century. Collection Jim Linderman Dull Tool Dim Bulb

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Antique Folk Art Vent / doll / puppet hand-carved. Mouth moves with primitive crank mechanism. Feedback cloth remnants. Early 20th centur...

In EXCESS deo! Christmas stamp collection from some spoiled / lucky kid c. 1950 Collection Dull Tool Dim Bulb the Blog

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In EXCESS deo! Christmas stamp collection from some spoiled / lucky kid c. 1950 Collection Dull Tool Dim Bulb the Blog
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Whimsical Folk Art Crank Toy / Clacker.

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Little fellows only 2.5 inches tall on a handmade folk art crank toy. Inscribed and dated 1937. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bu...

Antique American Folk Art Drawings by Mantie Throckmorton c.1925 in a homemade portfolio

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A homemade portfolio with numerous pages of drawings by Mantie Throckmorton. Antique American Folk Art Drawings c. 1925 Collection Jim Lind...
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Electric Snake Scarecrow

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Those high-tech scientists at General Electric have solved many problems, but this “Electric Snake” scarecrow wasn’t one of them. Let’s re...

Antique Dancing Man 19th century Folk Art Handmade and Homemade Comic Character

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Antique Dancing Man 19th century Folk Art Handmade and Homemade Comic Character. In amazing condition after having been stored in an envel...

Hudson Marquez Artist and Art

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Hudson Marquez Artist and Art (Originally posted on the original Vintage Sleaze Blog by Jim Linderman 2013) I believe Hudson Ma...

Why would the Outsider Artist Justin McCarthy sign a painting as by Rubens ?

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A cruise ship lounger on deck with a bright red sunburned face. But why would Justin McCarthy sign a painting as by "Rubens" Jus...

Antique Folk Art Paper Shadow Puppet Figures late 19th - early 20th century. Collection Jim Linderman

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Shadow puppets and shadow play is an early art form with many relatives. Paper cuts. shilouette cuts, even the more common hand shadow whic...

Love During Wartime wood carving

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A folk art miniature carving entirely from one piece of wood, even the tree. Dated 1945, and likely a gift to honor a soldier home, or to ...

Antique Ivory Soap Carving of Christ c.1930 Folk Art Sculpture

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The Ivory soap company formed the National Soap Sculpture Committee in the 1920s. Based on the soap patina, I think this piece dates to tha...
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