1950s Unlimited

Retro Frankenweenie Poster, 2012

I have a real place in my heart for posting only truly vintage images but every now and then something comes along and I just have to share it. I love the HELL out of this HAMSTER MUMMY! So damn cute.

Monsterfink’s Midnight Monster Spookshow


Kuba Komet Television

manufactured from 1957 to 1962 in West Germany, The Komet was the complete Home Entertainment Center for its time. There are few surviving Komets in the world. 



Mr. Ham went to Space 



From the childrens book “This is Cape Canaveral” by Miroslav Sasek, 1963

This title was first published as This is Cape Canaveral, then as This is Cape Kennedy. It was reissued in June 2009 as This is the Way to the Moon!


Motorola 1960s

Charles Schridde

these ads were motorola’s “House of the future” ads. I’ve got quite a fondness for Schridde illustrations.


School of Tomorrow

May 5, 1958 edition of Arthur Radebaugh’s Sunday comic, Closer Than We Think



First Men to the Moon




illustrations from the book First Men to the Moon by Wernher Von Braun; 1958 

(Source: 1950sunlimited)