My boyfriend and I were lured out of bed early on Friday morning to a sale that sounded oh so good in the Craigslist post but in reality was just a bunch of over priced modern items. We still had an hour before I had to get to work, so we followed another Craigslist ad to a sale across town. When we got to the address, there was nothing there! Downtrodden, we headed back to the house so I could pick up my car and lo and behold, there was an unadvertised sale just a few blocks from the house. It looked good from the street and when we got in the driveway, it was apparent that this was the sale to redeem our morning and make getting out of bed early worth it! It was full of manly things or "Mantiques" as I have heard them called. John got a collection of barbed wire (i kid you not) and a pocket knife and I found this, the most fantastic scrap book ever!
Don't let the traditional scene on the cover fool you, this aint your granny's scrap book....
It is chock fulla sexy ladies!!!
There are 30 pages of painstakingly cut out and taped in classic pin-ups. These are original printings from the 40's and 50's. They would have appeared in calendars, magazines and advertisements. Some one who was really an appreciator of the female form took the time to assemble this stunning collection! I'm sure the original owner really enjoyed cutting around all the curves (wink wink). The small bits of tape give them the look of paper dolls, which really isn't far from the truth! These dolls are all made of paper!
Here are the pages as they appear in the book, along with some closer shots of choice ladies. Enjoy!
The
Fine Print:
Bonus Material:
These two items were just in the book, unattached. The black & white is an actual photograph. It doesn't say who she is. If you recognize her, hopefully it is from other publications, and not because she is a relative! (P.S. I added the stars!)
And finally, the parting words from the last page of this remarkable scrap book:
