woddities: wonderful oddities Archives

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The Dish Quik dishwasher — our 5th soap+water dishwashing wand

Pam keeps close daily tabs on her 200 ebay saved searches daily for one reason in particular — woddity spotting! Last week, she spotted this new..

My sexy ’60s saucepans pots are now in a museum!

I am pretty darned excited. Yes, The Carnegie Museum of Art — which is mounting an exhibit on the work of industrial designer Peter Muller-Munk — accepted..

A vintage bathroom “ice water” tap — a chilling mystery!

In the early days of the blog, the woddities — “wonderful oddities” — came fast and furious — so many inventive, undiscovered home features, patiently..

Vintage Gibson ‘In Crowd’ mod centerpiece

TGIF! We’re ready to go go go for this 1960s pop up paper centerpiece made by Gibson Greeting Cards. It’s not only a fantastic piece of illustration..

Dear John Hollywood Parisian poodle vintage toilet seat

Back in the 40s and 50s, the luxury of having indoor plumbing was truly a thing to celebrate — and not unlike today, people enjoyed..

Rare woddity: 1958 Gerrity Princess kitchen faucet “dishwasher”

Ebay is like the Amazon Rainforest of rare vintage goodies waiting to be rediscovered — there are so many ‘species’ out there still to find. This week, Pam..

Woddity watch: Hall-Mack “Conceal-a-Roll” — once owned by Manhattan Project scientists

Yes, this handy at-hand invention allows for the stealthy storage of a spare roll behind its chrome exterior, so you (or your guests) will never have to..

Rare miniature Ling-Temco automatic dishwasher — New Old Stock in original box

Hold onto your dirty dishes, and get ready for some in-the-flesh kitchen appliance amazing: An itsy bitsy 1950s Ling-Temco “eye level” automatic dishwasher — New Old Stock..

New Old Stock Westinghouse DD 74 range — discovered after 60 years in a basement

Yowza, reader and epic retro researcher Jason — who constantly sends us tips about vintage goodies coming up for sale — has done it again, uncovering yet another amazing..

Glitter wall tile panels

In mid-century America, people were frugal — and inventive. Ceramic wall tile — while fundamentally affordable — still may have been out of the reach..

Wodd wodder woddest: 1966 aqua cast iron kitchen sink with egg-shaped bowls and stick shift faucet

Yowza — today a real treat — one of the most delicious looking vintage woddities in a while. Reader Tami spotted this amazing aqua American Standard..

Two sexy, red, round, sunken 1970s bath tubs — double your pleasure, double your fun in Indianapolis

Just in time for spring, a wondrous woddity in the form of this sexy sequoia red sunken tub — and there’s a twin — ready for a party! —..

Cullen’s vintage Dishmaster kitchen faucet — installed

In 2012, I anointed Cullen Meyer the “Crown Prince of Kitsch,” in amazement at his Brooklyn time capsule apartment, which he has decorated with all..

Rare vintage Sears Kenmore range with pivoting doors

Here’s a pretty wonderful oddity — that is, “woddity“: A vintage Sears Kenmore range with what I presume is a second oven (?) up top..

Stending Non Stop sofa from Chicago Palmolive Playboy Building

We are fascinated by large, unusual sofas and sectionals, so you bet we perked right up when we spotted this mid century Non Stop Sofa..

Partio Cart hot for the takin’

This just in — thanks to reader Ana, who spotted this fantastic turquoise vintage GE Partio cart listed for sale by Ebay seller ibuynsellstuff07. We..

New Old Stock early production Don Featherstone flamingos

The owner of Retro Genie in Northampton, Mass., remembered all of a sudden, excitedly, "Oh, I need to show you what I just got!" And then she pulled these beautiful birdies out of her back storage: New Old Stock Don Featherstone Flamingo lawn ornaments. You shoulda heard me Squawk!

Rare vintage Youngstown Kitchens metal hutch

Six+ years of blogging the retro, and this is the first time we’ve ever seen one of these: A Youngstown Kitchens hutch. Spotted for sale..

Vintage flower power NOS toilet seats tee hee

Ebay seller Devona is a regular reader of Retro Renovation — so when she uncovered some NOS flower power toilet seats in a local hardware..

Four Caloric Caddie designs in six colors

When I discovered this awesome New Old Stock pink Caloric Caddie a few weeks ago, a new world was opened up to me. The world of..

Monel — rare and wonderful vintage kitchen sink and counter top material

When we looked recently at a 1940 catalog of Whitehead steel kitchen cabinets, we also got a look at Whitehead Monel counter tops and sinks...

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