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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.

Dilmus Hall Seated Devil African-American folk art sculpture Athens, Georgia c. 1980

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Dilmus Hall Seated Devil African-American folk art sculpture Athens, Georgia c. 1980 Dull Tool Dim Bulb Archives.

Antique American Folk Art Sign original paint two-sided 32" x 37" on Galvanized steel with frame

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Antique American Folk Art Sign original paint two-sided 32" x 37" on Galvanized steel with frame Collection Jim Linderman / Dull ...

Jack Ruby Gives Candy Barr a Puppy

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JFK was shot 62 years ago today. Odd the Warren Report couldn't say how mobster Jack Ruby got into the Dallas Police basement to shoo...

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox on top of a building Original snapshot from the 1950s St. Ignace, Michigan

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This appears to be a kind of ratty Paul and Babe seated on the roof of an abandoned house with primitive,made by hand identifying signs. No...

Vintage Polaroid photograph of Ventriloquist vents (dummies) part two

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I posted a collection of ventriloquist dummys (vents) a while ago, but I have more as shown. Others are at https://dulltooldimbulb.blogspo...
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Handheld Technology! Personal Stag Film Projectors from the Golden Age of Porn. Goofy Graphics from Vintage Advertisements

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A history of handheld projectors is easy to pull up, but most omit that widespread acceptance of them can be attributed to porn. These litt...

19th c. Carved Folk Art Puppet Head with original paint.

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Two views of a painted carved wooden puppet head, 19th Century. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Two Old Goats on a Float ! Original photograph of an IOOF parade float with characters.

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The IOOF Interlocking rings sybolize Frendship, Love and Truth. Independent Order of Odd Fellows here celebrate with the triple rings, a go...

STICK YOUR HEAD HERE ! Antique Comic Foreground original photographs collection Jim Linderman

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STICK YOUR HEAD HERE ! Antique Comic Foreground original photographs collection Jim Linderman

Statue of Liberty 34" tall folk art sculpture wood carving

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Statue of Liberty 34" tall folk art sculpture wood carving. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb
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Origin of the Christian Evangelist Right. Antique Tract Literature

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As I am currently in a certain social media timeout, I was unable to do a regular “It’s Sunday” post from my collection. So it goes here. ...

American Voodoo. Pair of original photographs c. 1990

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American Voodoo. Two original 35 mm Photographs of West African influence. One South Carolina, one New York. Photographs by Jim Linderman...

Basil Merrett Outsider Artist article

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As a collector of Basil Merrett’s extraordinary little drawings, I’m always happy to come across articles about his work I haven’t seen bef...

Rare Handmade Peg Solitaire games homemade by one John. M. Shaw of Milwaukee circa 1940 Folk Art Game Boards

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Rare Handmade Peg Solitaire games handmade by one John. M. Shaw of Milwaukee circa 1940. Solitaire is a board game for one player involv...

Prison Art Al Capone portrait in pencil on paper from prison

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Prison Art. A wonderful little tribute of the original gangster drawn by an inmate, I presume. Al Capone (aka Scarface) was connected to ...

Aunt Lindy and the Three Types of Girls Peaches, Preserves and Pickles. Original hand drawn postcard 1908 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

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Apparently there are three types of girls. Peaches, preserves and pickles…at least in 1908. Aunt Lindy here was probably the advocate of th...

Great Stone Carvings by Henry Church of Ohio Antique postcard image

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Ohio’s Henry Church (1835 - 1908) was a stone carver, a painter, a musical instrument maker and a blacksmith. His father discouraged Henrys...

Primitive Calligraphy Folk Art Doves drawn by hand 1910 Larry Snead Antique

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Larry Snead Folk Art Calligraphic Drawings (looking as much like tattoo flash rather than traditional folk art) on paper scraps 1910 - 1913...

CAT ! Antique Folk Art Drawing of a Cat c. 1900.

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CAT! Late 19th / early 20th century drawing of a cat. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Real Photo Postcard Wild and Wooly ! Mount Upton on July 4th with a monster aboard a cart.

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It’s the WILD and WOOLY BANGAROO (!) I’m going to need some help explaining this one. Real Photo Postcard The Wild and Wooly Kangaroo at ...
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