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Technology Portable record player
Arguably one of the most important inventions in the history of home entertainment; the record player has brought music into the home for over a century. For many years it was thought of a long and dead technology. Made obsolete by CD’s and later digital downloads. Yet this relic that was doomed to a fate of collecting dust in a basement or attic has risen from the ashes to become king once again. -
Movies James Bonds
In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 (Sean Connery) battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder (Ursula Address), to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters. -
Toys The barbie Doll
Barbie dolls were invented by Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel, Inc., an American toy manufacturing company founded in 1945. After observing her daughter play with paper dolls, Handler was inspired to create a three-dimensional version of a career-minded, adult doll. She even bought the rights to the German-made doll Bild Lilli, and modeled her version after the figure. By 1959, the first Barbie doll made its official debut at the New York Toy Fair. -
Fashion Hippie
A short skirt was worn with suede knee-high boots in cool weather, or sandals on hot summer days. Dresses were either short and skimmed the body, or they were long, loose peasant or granny dresses. A peasant dress reflected a Renaissance maiden, and flowing ribbons in the hair and on the dress often enhanced the look. -
Muscle cars Chevy Chevelle
The 1969 ZL-1 Camaro is among the most desirable Chevrolet performance cars ever built. It combines the one-year-only sheetmetal of the 1969 Camaro with the rare, all-aluminum, 427-cubic-inch ZL-1 big-block that was designed with racing in mind. Only 69 ZL-1 Camaros were built, so when one goes up for sale, it’s an event.