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1st annual Useless but Wonderful Contest: Entry #1

Posted by: Pam Kueber • December 11, 2007

Stephan gives us the first entry in our year-end contest — not one, not two, but three, Kurl Katcher hair nets. Ebay description below. Looks like he nabbed ‘em for $7.99.

Can you top this? Review the (not very strict) rules here. Then: Send your jpegs of the most useless but wonderful thing you’ve bought this year to me at: Pam@RetroRenovation.com

3 ORIGINAL VINTAGE DUPONT KURL KATCHER NYLON HAIR NETS

EACH IN THE ORIGINAL ENVELOPES ALL EXTRA LARGE 2 DARK BROWN 1 MEDIUM BROWN IT APPEARS TO BE FROM AROUND THE 1940′S

EACH ENVELOPE IS 6 1/2″ X 5″

A NICE ITEM FROM DAYS OF YESTERDAY

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