Scrapbook-O-Rama
1970's scrapbook found at the Swap-O-Rama flea market in Chicago.
Ten bucks.
It's flag-o-riffic
He also seems to have really really liked stencils and stick-on letters.
And rulers......
Labels: found art, scrapbook, vintage photo
posted by Ron @ 7:00 AM
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Fabulous scrapbook! The queen is my favorite. I have a few old packets of letters like the ones they used. They are by Dennison.
Thanks for posting Ron!
Wow. This might be the weirdest thing ever posted to Swapatorium.
I love "His Honor President Nixon Specking." This series makes me wonder how odd our "scrapbooking" efforts of today will appear in 20+ years.
-Jeannie
I've never heard of anyone being so excited about 1971 before. Awesome find.
Wowza! A cornucopia of unconnected events and frightening spelling mistakes. My favorite is "HA. THATS STEEPING" Teabag soldiers??
I wonder if the creator imploded in 1976. "Not enough...not enough...flag stickers!"
Most genius object I've seen in a long time.
It is quite apparent to me that this scrapbook was a gift to a retiring VFW Commander (or something equivalent) somewhere in the Chicago vicinity in 1971. That explains the fixation with 1971, the patriotic nature of the topics (parades, presidents, flag stickers to beat the band, VA hospital, the elefant [G.O.P. mascot?? or just a project that the local VFW supported???]. The real clue is the next-to-last page shown. "Happy to have you in the ranks of the Past Commander." The other past commanders gave this as an "end of duty" gift to the most recent past commander.
I also like the misspelling in "HA, THATS STEEPING" (tea anyone?).
At any rate, a great find!
Thanks for sharing!!
Dr J.
ziggy the elephant!
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/pet/ziggy.html
Amazing -- this belongs in an outsider art museum, like the American Visionary Art Musueum.
The emblem on the front cover is an American Legion shield, not a Veteran of Foreign Wars shield. So this scrapbook would have been given to outgoing Post Commander (and would now be a Past Commander)
Good eyes, Mark!
It's a good thing I hedged my bets with "or something equivalent". Somehow I knew VFW was wrong but the American Legion didn't occur to me late last night.
Sometimes it pays to look at the evidence right under one's nose ;-)
Still a great example of 70's handicraft........
Always interesting to see what Swap & Co. turn up with next. Keeps me in touch with the old home roots from over here in Germany.
Thanks!
Doc
I thought for a second this person wa a kook advocating the bombing of the US Capitol, but I discovered that a bomb actually did go off in a toilet at the Senate building on March 1.
That is some kind of fantastic!
I thought "happy to have you in the ranks of past commanders" was a reference to the person being buried in the picture. Is that morbid? I guess "Relax!" could be a nice way of saying "Rest in Peace." My mom had those flowered stickers. Excellent find!
So cool! This reminds me of little books I put together as a child - lists of important things, newspaper clippings, etc, and yes, lots of stencils and stickers!! It took forever to write out the words, but at least it was neat and legible.
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