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Minor quibble here: even the Disney Studio recognizes that Snow White was not the first animated feature (ref: Walt - The Man Behind the Myth DVD among others). There are at least seven that predate Snow White, starting as early as 1917 with Cristiani's El Apostole (?) and includes Lotte...

QUOTE=Maj.Nick Danger]Yes! I think you are the person I was looking for here. :) Thanks for your input and the information. Please post some pictures if you could. We would love to see them. The main thing about these old comics that appeals to me,(and I think I can dare speak somewhat for a...

While I can sympathize, I am thankful for some of these mothers. Back when I was first collecting (mid seventies), there were few comic stores. So, the group of collecting friends and I had "the route;" literally a walking tour of seventeen used bookstores. Many a treasure from well meaning...

I guess I can claim a little expertise in this field (I've been collection for over 30 years.) You are right about the dates or so, but the actual range is probably better described as: - thirties until 1954: relatively tamer scaling towards semi-gory. They start innocently enough, but with...

Would you believe it is a relative day indicator. The upper dial reads Midnight to Noon to Midnight, with the bottom showing the fraction of the day that has elapsed. It resets itself at night (the model is called Swing Hand).

In doing a little information research (aka the Cinema Treasures website), I found 63 historical listings, with the oldest being in Brooklyn (26 Smith Street). Specifically "The Bijou first opened in November, 1893, as a playhouse under the direction of H.C. Kennedy. Due to its convenient...

After bouncing around a few sites, I came across some fantastic news . . . Back in the '80s, one of the best shows on PBS was "Matinee at the Bijou." Hosted by Scott Devinney, the show featured a classic B movie, serial, short subject and classic cartoon (and I have to admit, many things I...

A friend of mine directed me to this site he had referenced. The purpose of the site is to document (in photographs) jobs and roles that no longer exist. The pictures may have been mundane for many people, but are incredibly interesting, not just for what they document, but in looking at a...

Apology A heartfelt apology to the entire forum for my error in not checking the first link. In my zeal to get the information, I neglected to remember that Mr. Smith's language can be beyond risque. Mea culpa. JD

Hate to burst the bubble Smith is no longer associated with the project. Specifically [EDIT: Link Removed Due to Vulgar Content] and more recently http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=347310 (again, about half way down. This is from SDCC)

Favorites? Green onions (when they're still small), baby carrots and leeks. Managed potatoes, tomatoes (beefstake and heirloom purple), peppers, rutabega, lettuce, cabbage, pumpkin. corn (although not spectacular), peas (regular, sugar snap and pods), bok choy, sui choy, beets, string beans...

Funny that you mention a ring. We used to use a hula hoop (for some reason, I remember a bright neon pink one) as our portable ring. The advantage, of course, is that the marbles stayed confined. The disadvantages were that you could have rebounds, jumpers and of course that the marbles stayed...

Never really played jacks (believe it or not, they were banned at our school for some reason), but marbles was another story. There were/are a whole bunch of variations to a variety of games. Check out http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/spring/marbles/index.htm. There are a few good sections of...

This reminds me of a situation that occurred when I began teaching. I was instructing a science class in Chemistry for around two months when one of the students complained about the fact that I used "too many big words." I was stunned (to say the least), but automatically I turned around and...

Here's an idea - check with your local library or museum as to ideas for removing the postcards. Most have dealt with a lot of archival work and you would be surprised (shocked) at some of their tricks for restoration. Our local museum does a half day presentation a couple times a year for...