The Nutshell (!). A charming folk art environment from the wayback past.

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Meet me at The Nutshell. I wish I could make out the indistinct writing over the front door. Original Photograph circa 1930 (?) Collection ...

A GIANT duck costume with a man inside from Missouri c. 1930

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Man in a Duck costume meeting the train. Why? I dunno. Original snapshot c. 1930 Lee Jellum photo shop Chillicothe. Missouri Collectio...

Giant Articulated Figure Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb the Blog

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Giant Articulated Figure. Nearly 5 feet tall with moving arms, legs and joints. It could be a trade figure, but I wonder if it was an ind...

Folk Art Relief Carving of a Reclining Woman Unknown Artist c. 1950

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Folk Art Relief Carving of a reclining woman, no date. 21” long, 10 inches tall. Unknown artist circa 1950. Collection Jim Linderman / D...

How to Get to Heaven and Avoid Hell Original Photogaph of a Religious Banner

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How to Get to Heaven and Avoid Hell Original Photogaph of a Religious Banner c. 1920 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Police Puppet Show for Safety. Undated Press Photograph

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Police Puppet Show for Safety Undated Press Photograph ? Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Original Art from “Trace and Color” by Anonymous 1937. Crayon on translucent paper Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

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Original Art from “Trace and Color” by Anonymous 1937. Crayon on translucent paper Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Tintype Copy of a Folk Art Portrait 19th century art and photography merge

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A half-plate tintype photograph of an even earlier folk art portrait of a young woman. We might place the portrait to 1825 or 1830, I'm...

Time for Laundy and some Debt! Handmade Sign with life-size folk art figures orignal photograph

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Time for laundry and debt ! Original Sign with life-sized folk art figures Snapshot photograph. "A Copper Washer for a Silver Dollar...

Eight-Pagers from the 1930s The ribald little comics comment on Wallis Simpson and the Royal Scandal.

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Well, it’s been scandal after scandal for the Royals, and Prince Andrew may be the worst of them. Creep. It’s not the first dicey debacle t...

Sewer Tile / Pipe Folk Art Grotesque Man Sculpture

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Grotesque Man (co-worker or the boss?) End of Day Sewer Tile Figure, Likely Ohio. Sewer Tile Folk Art was made from left-over clay at pipe...

Chalk Talks for Young People by J. W. VanDeventer. Low Art made High

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Years ago I collected about a dozen “Chalk Talk” books. Chalk Talk is what that charlatan Glenn Beck used to do to confuse his unwitting tv...

Unknown Folk Art Environment in Canada

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A colorful Canadian folk art environment. The decoration looks like marshmallows! This is a photograph as opposed to a postcard, there is n...

Group of Crayon Exercises Anonymous antique School Child Art c. 1910 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

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Vibrant Group of Crayon Exercises Anonymous antique School Child Art c. 1910 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb #juvenillia. #sc...

The Paper House still standing. Folk Art Newspaper Environment

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When I looked up The Paper House I expected it to have burned up. Nope! Entirely made from rolled paper! The maker invented a special sauc...

Disembodied Folk Art Head

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A curious disembodied head. Painted on 5.8” thick ruff hewn wood and 7 inches tall. There is wear on the wood subsequent to it being painte...

The World's Largest Crow. Folk Art Carvings Handmade Sign

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Well, I know Spring is around the corner as the family of crows has started reproducing. Actually, this is a polaroid snapshot of Crow’s Ne...

Women in Hats by Miss Daisy Outsider Art

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WOMEN IN HATS Outsider Art by Miss Daily 1950 - 1970 The world’s a mess but Spring is imminent and that means woman in hats. Plus the Outsi...

Large Antique Homemade Folk Art Horse and Buggy Toy

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A Large wood carved horse pulls a handmade cart made of hand cut sheet metal and wood. The largest pull toy ever! Folk Art toy wagon and...

Victor Joseph Gatto "Deer" ink drawing c. 1950

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Victor Joseph Gatto “Deer” ink on paper c. 1950 Portions of the artist’s wikipedia entry follows: Gatto, who was entirely self-taught, b...