Large Carved Folk Art Articulated Dancing Man in original paint dated 1957 Collection Jim Linderman

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Giant (goofy) articulated figure! 20 inches tall with original paint Made in 1957 as a gift Large articulated figure collection Jim Linder...

Turtle Quilt

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Turtle Quilt 20th century Collection Jim Linderman Dull Tool Dim Bulb the Blog

Niuglo the mystery photographer for VEA Magazine from Mexico

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A scarce photo of Niuglo, the obscure Mexican photographer! I was so glad to find it. I check in on Niuglo every few years to see what’s...

The Dull Tool Dim Bulb Office 2025 Folk Art Collection

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The Dull Tool Dim Bulb Office 2025 Folk Art Collection

Antique Whirligig Figure in original paint collection Jim Linderman Folk Art Carving

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An antique whirligig fragment of a particularly less than beautiful man. Folk art carving, Original paint, human hair, red,white and blue....

Young Woman's drawings in a practice notebook c. 1877 Schoolgirl Art of impressive skill

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Some highlights from a practice notebook of a schoolgirl. I use “delightful” sparingly but it is appropriate here. Some are full pages, two...

Anonymous was a Woman an essential and beautiful book

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First published in 1975, "Anonymous was a Woman" is one of my favorite titles and one I frequently mention. As if women didn'...

A Folk Art Carving of a Couple "coupled" Antique Risque Motion Toy

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A Folk Art Carving of a Couple "coupled" Antique Risque Motion Toy collection Jim Linderman Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Folk Art Handmade Original Paint Greenhouse Sign Retro Vintage

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Hand Painted Sign for Star Greenhouses Big Rapids, MI. Hand cut letters and stars, original paint. Approx. Five feet long. Circa 1950 - 19...

Painted by Hand Envelope Cachet works which correspond to each city from which they originate! Unusual Art

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I firmly believe everyone should have a hobby, and this gent certainly did. In every town he would stop and paint the a work to represent it...

Three original drawings by Basil Merrett c. 1945 - 1950 Collection Jim Linderman Dull Tool Dim Bulb the Blog Outsider Art Art Brut Christmas

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Three hand-drawn Christmas pieces by Basil Merrett drawn while confined at the mental hospital Bedlam in London c. 1950. Other “occupants”...

Beatnik wannabee anonymous snapshot.

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BEATNIKS! Well, beatnik wannabe privileged white folk with a mural, anyway. They must have recently read a Life Magazine expose on the “Be...

Bizarre Real Photo Postcard of a group of strange paintings. RPPC

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A bizarre real photo postcard seemingly depicting a life gone wrong through 4 paintings. Some allegorical tale of which I do not know.I gue...

Calamity Ice Bombs and the Coming Super Man. D.W. Matter Marches from Hell

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The Coming World-Wide Calamity was originally published in 1943 and sold for a dime. There isn’t anything remarkable about it except the co...

Real Photo Postcard of Uncle Sam. Circa 1920 collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

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Real Photo Postcard of Uncle Sam. Circa 1920 collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Sewing Card Set hand stitched 1927 Schoolgirl Art

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A Sewing Card Set created by 4th Grader Miss Lillian Ethel Wandel in 1927. The set was commercial (although the box indicates only an inven...

Soap Carving of a Prison and Prison Yard made from Ivory Soap c, 1930

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Prison (and prison yard) hand-carved from a bar of Ivory Soap. Circa 1930. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb #soapcarving. #iv...

Captain Hadacol and the Hadacol Bounce 25 cents off token

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America still runs on snake oil, but not like the good old days. Every few years, some criminal chemist discovers and markets a concoctio...

Thanksgiving Drawing from a Scrapbook circa 1940 Collection Jim Linderman

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Thanksgiving Drawing from a Scrapbook circa 1940 Collection Jim Linderman

Obsessive Portrait Drawings by Miss Daisy a Shut-in Outsider Artist

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Several years ago I received a package of over 200 original drawings by an elderly woman who drew one a day for a long time. Her caretaker ...