Today, melamine plates and dinnerware remain a popular icon of the 40s and 50s. They were an important element of everyday living during the twentieth, making them desirable to many collectors today. Melamine dishes tend to bring on feelings of nostalgia, since either you had them in your home or perhaps a favorite aunt or

  Zip codes, or Zoning Improvement Plan codes was a concept that evolved out of the delivery codes first put into practice in 1943. These were 2-digit codes following city names in mailing addresses to indicate postal zones within the cities meant to speed up delivery. Mail volume in the U.S. had increased from 28

    There is a prevalence of plaid to be seen when looking at vintage photos and ads from the 1950s. In addition to boomerangs and pastels, plaid seems to have held a predominant place in the hearts of designers and consumers alike. Having noticed this trend, I decided to do some research and figure

  The date of July 25th is a delectable one indeed. It is National Hot Fudge Sundae Day, a day dedicated to one of the most indulgent desserts ever. Taking a generous helping of sweet, creamy vanilla ice cream and topping it with an even sweeter hot fudge sauce creates a mixture of warm and

Earlier this month, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut took the title of hot dog eating champ for the 10th time at the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York City. Ingesting a record 72 hot dogs, Chestnut has won all but one of the last 11 hot dog eating bouts. But how did

  Comic book fans and collectors divide the last 80 years of the publication of Superhero comic books into four ages: Golden (1938–1950), Silver (1956–1970), Bronze (1970–1985) and Modern (1985–the present). Prior to Superhero comics, there were “pulps” or pulp fiction novels that sold on newsstands for 10 cents with action heroes like The Shadow,

  Mankind’s belief in extraterrestrial life forms dates back to at least ancient Greece. In more modern times, the fascination with aliens visiting Earth was reawakened in 1897 with the release of H.G. Wells’ science fiction novel, “The War of the Worlds,” in which he described a horrifying alien invasion in southern England. On Halloween

The John Deere tractor is one of the most enduring icons of American farm life. The John Deere tractor manufacturing company was founded in 1837 and the story of its founding is tightly interwoven with the development of the steel plow. Deere’s desire to improve on an imperfect plow design resulted in the founding of

Recently we featured photos of our Coca-Cola soda bar setup at our old store in Salem, NH. You can read about it in this blog https://blog.retroplanet.com/creating-cool-1950s-soda-bar-coca-cola-decor/. Today we’re sharing photos of our Texaco gas station display, also from the old store. We don’t have these items anymore so they’re not available to sell but we

Some years ago I bought a small case at an antique store that was filled with Kodachrome transparencies. At the time I was really interested in the case itself since it was in such nice shape and was 50’s vintage. I thought it would display nicely somewhere around our offices. Not to say I ignored the