Large Sewer Tile clay frog. An early "end of day" sewer pipe piece.

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Large sewer tile pottery frog, ex Peter Brams, Justin Enger collection. Likely early 20th century. Collection Jim Linderman

Antique Scoop made of galvanized steel c. 1930. Primitive Sculpture !

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Absolutely beautiful handmade grain scoop of galvanized tin with brads and a wood handle. Sculptural! Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool...

Dull Tool Dim Bulb Basement

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I've been unable to play outside for ten days...Canadian smoke. So I painted my entire basement. I heard it isn't so much that the...

Justin McCarthy from the Jim Linderman Collection

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It has been more than 100 years since Justin McCarthy began painting, and 50 years of it was with no recognition. He began drawing while in...
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Victor Joseph Gatto Ink Drawing The Last Supper. collection Jim Linderman

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Last Supper by Victor Joseph Gatto. Gatto was a bachelor and a former featherweight boxer who lived with his widowed stepmother in the sect...

Victor Joseph Gatto Untitled “Fan Dancer” oil 4 x 2.5 inches Collection Jim Linderman

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Victor Joseph Gatto Untitled “Fan Dancer” oil 4 x 2.5 inches “Whenever Gatto begins a painting, the color scheme is clear in his mind. If ...

Justin McCarthy early drawing in colored pencil "Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford" collection Jim Linderman

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A VERY early drawing by self-taught artist Justin McCarthy dated 1920 depicting the first Hollywood power couple Douglas Fairbanks and Mary...

Gary Panter drawing for Vintage Sleaze the Blog (on hiatus) Collection Jim Linderman

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I hope everyone has seem the documentary on Pee Wee Herman now streaming. It’s great. Gary Panter, the artist who drew this little tribut...

What is Dull Tool Dim Bulb ? (A flattering artificial intelligence answer)

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Analysis of the Dull Tool Dim Bulb Blog by Jim Linderman The blog "Dull Tool Dim Bulb" is an online repository curated by Jim L...

James Harold Jennings Devil Art and Cigarette Butts for a Brush

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I never knew why North Carolina artist James Harold Jennings painted women wrestling the devil into submission, and I never remembered to a...

African-American Yard show Folk Art Alabama c. 1990s

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Unidentified African-American Yard Show in Alabama, early 1990s. TV in the air! Original photos Jim Linderrman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Satina Smokes ? Sideshow circus banner vintage snapshot photograph 1964

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Satina appears to be one of the animals available at the 1964 Clyde Beatty circus sideshow. Satina was likely an electrical act who would ...

Folk Art Sign for Furniture in Vintage photograph

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Looks like it was easier to buy a home back in the late 19th century. Folk Art Handmade Furniture Sign. I’m not quite sure what (or who) i...

Monster on the streets of Duluth.

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Duluth, Minnesota parade 1926. “An off center wheel in the rear moved the tail in a grotesque fashion while an operator within open and sh...

Harold Maxwell Outsider Artist of Pinups and Burlesque c. 1955

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Harold Maxwell first appeared, I believe, at Brimfield, the legendary slog in the mud for Antiques. I don’t know how many of these bizarre...

Pair of Vintage Hand Made Folk Art Puppets from Paper - Mache

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Handmade 1950s Folk Art Puppets with moving extremities and mouths. Folk Art. Collection Jim Linderman Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Wood Carved Mule Factory of Mr. Webb in Missouri Folk Art

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H. P. Webb does some quality control at his Mule Factory in Missouri. Real Photo Postcard c. 1940 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim ...

Las Vegas Kim the Risque Texas Postcard King of the 1930s

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Little Lithographs of Las Vegas Kim Texas Cowboy Art Postcards of J. Edgar Kimsey Cowboy Artist Las Vegas Kim aka J. Edgar Kimsey Postcards...

Antique Folk Art Handmade Mickey Mouse Figure collection Jim Linderman

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Great paint on this Mickey Mouse standing figure for the yard. Circa 1940 or so, so an early Mickey. Both Sides Shown Great paint and wear...

Unusual Make Do Antique Child's Hand Painted Blocks Folk Art Toy

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A rare group of hand-painted child’s blocks from Oklahoma, circa 1930-1940. One can easily imagine a mother painting these wood scraps to e...