Recent content by Obscurist

I suppose the gloves I am looking for are most identified with Mickey Mouse nowadays... I noticed something interesting in connection with a long-standing Asheville, NC myth; that of Walt Disney's early residence here in town (not proven, not even likely, but it won't die simply because it was...

A fascinating if scary organization led by author and snappy dresser William Dudley Pelley from 1933-1940. I have never seen any of their uniform items other than a few period news photos. Based on descriptions and with a photo of a reportedly accurate replica uniform and flag, I just composed...

This one would do quite nicely, but is pricewise a bit beyond the scope of my curiosity. Anyone have some old MW catalogs they might consult? http://www.etsy.com/listing/61894257/huge-vintage-1936-montgomery-wards

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pelleyclub/ This is the only extensive online stash of Pelley and Silvershirts material. Being a yahoo group, you'll have to join to access all the features, but I suggest you do so and then check out the photo collections at this link...

Here is a very odd request which might be of interest here. During the 1930s, William Dudley Pelley, author-turned-mystic, started an organization which is now relegated to an occassional footnote. That group was the frankly anti-semitic and rabidly anti-Roosevelt Silver Legion of America aka...

Good sir, I joined the forum on the strength of this observation. I have long heard whispers from old-timers about the Sky Club and would love to hear more about it. Maybe I will find an appropriate forum and start a new thread with some details I have discovered recently. A truly fascinating...