fifties | Boing Boing

vintage science Listen to 6 American regional accents as they were spoken in 1958 Xeni Jardin
Bakersfield There is one remaining Woolworth lunch counter left Rusty Blazenhoff
LCD TV This TV only looks old, it's really a 20" LCD with modern inputs Rusty Blazenhoff
home movies Recently unearthed home movie of Disneyland from 1956 Rusty Blazenhoff
bougie Made in Italy: Overpriced, hand-painted, 50s style refrigerators Rusty Blazenhoff
red nose For sale: Clarabelle the red-nosed, polka-dotted clown car Rusty Blazenhoff
A typewriter for music This rare 1950s typewriter hammers out musical notations, not letters and numbers Rusty Blazenhoff
pinups Hot Rod artist Coop is coming to Weekend of Wonder. Join us, get an exclusive wood print! Mark Frauenfelder
60s The IBM 1620, an affordable "scientific computer" from 1959. Xeni Jardin
1950s Telephone management skills, 1957 edition: Stephen Potter Xeni Jardin