Playtex "100% Safe" Hair Cutter

Picked this up at a yard sale, sitting in a toolbox.

Looks safe! 100% Safe!!

Uses a real razor blade to trim hair, just comb and voila! No split ends!!

Razor is caged, so no more cut fingers! 

Adjustable dial from 'Bowl Cut' to 'Paige Boy!' The wave of the future!

100% Safe, people!

Open wide!!

Another Vintage Swingline 'Cub' Stapler!

Oh, Hello!

This time, in Grey color! in Great Shape

Sibling to this Red Cub Stapler

1970's Unisonic 21 'Jimmy The Greek' Blackjack Calculator & Game by Unisonic, Model D3

Takes C Batteries, and works! Nice Vacuum Fluorescent Display calculator. 

During the Workday, it's a normal calculator....
During the Workday, IT'S A BLACKJACK GAME!!

 

Jimmy the Greek Approved!

Seiko Quartz Travel Alarm Clock

I like interesting Clocks, be it analog (preferred!), or digital. This one has a little crown you can pull and spin to set time and set alarm. Little backlight button, and folds up into its case. Very Clean and just a little den on the cover. It does work fine, as I loaded batteries into it after these pictures!

 

Vintage 'World' Flip-calendar

Where: Uncle Raul's
Paid: they threw it in our pile of finds....


Interesting Plated Metal World, with flip-action, drops the next day down.

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Sears Electronic Slide Rule c.1974

Where: Unique, Jersey City, NJ
Paid $3.93

c.1976 Vintage algebraic scientific calculator, 40 functions and a switch for radians or degrees. Vacuum Fluorescent display, Red light denotes negative numbers and errors. I see the Sears Tower!

1976... Facebook Button?

Vintage 'Cycle' Battery operated Bike Horn

Where: Uncle Raul's!
Paid: $1.oo

...Uncle Raul's, a place for interesting salvageable goods.

Takes a C Battery, and works!  Sounds like an apartment buzzer. Loud! Heads Turn when using this.

Press Button

Vintage 'Pilot' Lighted Screwdriver

Where: Uncle Raul's
Paid: $1.oo


Vintage Chrome screwdriver, with lighted action!  The bulb is shot.  Made in Hong Kong / British Empire. Unknown Date, maybe 1960's?

"Juice O Mat' by Revere Vintage Juicer

Where, NJ Yard Sale
Paid $8

They put it out on the table, I took it from the table. Right Away.

Fire-Engine Red. Paint is peeled in places, but a real beast indeed. Compliments the Ice-O-Mat quite nicely.

Republic Transistor Radio

Where: Uncle Raul's
Paid: $5

Nice '8 Transistor' Vintage Radio. Not working.  Real cowhide case

Gilbert Vintage Fan

Where, NJ Estate Sale
Paid: $10

Great looking fan. Needs rewiring. It powered up! Heavy.

Taylor Candy Thermometer (Hg)

Where: Teaneck NJ Town-wide garage sale
Paid: $1.oo

I like kitchen gadgets and toys that help your cooking go a little smoother.  This one caught my eye because it's a Mercury-filled thermometer. You definitely don't see that anymore, it's all red colored alcohol or digital.

 

'Soft or Hard Ball?... eh- HARD CRACK!!'

More Vintage Red-handle Kitchen Toys

Where: Teaneck town-wide garage sale (Potato masher) & Random Clark, NJ Garage sale (Pie cutter)
Paid: Total $5

Continuing the collection of the red-handle kitchen gadgetry, are these lovely new members of the family!

'Kalkometer' Mechanical Calculator c.1930's

Where: Teaneck Town-Wide Garage Sale
Paid: $1.oo !!

If you read my post about the Japanese Adding Machine a while back, I was very pleased to stumble upon this American specimen of similar ilk. It was complete with instruction booklet, metal stylus and carrying case. There wasn't much info other than this might be from the 1930's. Judging by the numerical font, that might be correct. In wonderful condition, just minor scratches on the faceplate where the stylus was dragged a little too much.  $1!!

It's handy, it's New!!

What times what is 1,277.54 ??

Vintage Lapel Microphone

Where: Lincoln Park, NJ Town-wide sale.
Paid: $2.50  (Half off)


Recoton makes consumer electronics and these microphones. This one is probably 1970's, early 1980's. I had a pile of lapel mics from them back in the old studio. This one is nice, Requires a AA battery to power it up. Very sensitive, similar to a stick-mic on someone's computer. I recorded a bass drum with this and it sounds sick! The downside was the lapel clip was broken. So what?

Power multiplied!!

Vintage Swingline 113 'Strong Arm' and Red 'Cub' Staplers

Where: Lincoln Park, NJ Town-wide sale.
Paid: $3.25 total for both


I love vintage office gear. The Stapler collection is growing.....


This $3.oo 113 was dubbed "Strong Arm" for the big ol' bar across the top and uses heavy-duty staples to puncture through a nice stack of office work.

This (25¢) Cub was the mini-stapler offered from Swingline, and comes in a nice array of cool vintage colors. This one is a nice Fire-Engine Red.

Good Old Long Island City