GB Items Related to Tag - vintage
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Place your dress in a bathtub filled
There is something good to be said about wearing vintage wedding dresses. They are exquisitely made and amazingly designed considering their age, wedding dresses not to mention that you can actually wear your something old and show it off!Still,...
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Antique Radio Repair
If you have a vintage radio or know anyone who does you're going to want to remember Dennis G. Williams. He is one of a very few people you can turn to for expert, full-time antique radio repair and restoration. He has four decades of experience at his...
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The Adventures of Rocky Bottum Across the Fourth Dimension!
Four years ago yesterday, my wife passed away. It was a wake-up call for me...I thought I was going to live forever. One of the best thing that comes out of loved ones passing on is the realization that we are all mortal and each day is precious. I...
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Tubes, Transformers and Tragedy
By the time he was a teenager, both his parents had been killed in accidents. He was left alone, with only his radio to fill the painful silence. Yet another accident changed the course of his life, to the benefit of radio collectors everywhere.
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Couture dresses are all the rage in Hollywood
Couture dresses are all the rage in Hollywood and even amongst well to do fashionistas who can afford to dish up some serious dough for customized gowns and attire. Couture can mean different things to different individuals. The dictionary even has...
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Tribute to a Father Long Gone
Ciji Ware didn't exactly have a normal upbringing, but she hasn't complained one bit. Her father, Harlan Ware was one of two main writers for the longest running non-interrupted serial drama in radio history, "One Man's Family." Harlan died exactly 40...
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Name That TV Tune
Who knows TV tunes better? A Boomer or a Gen Xer? Find out in this no-holds-barred intergenerational smackdown!
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Recreating Ships from Long Ago
With skill and a meticulous attention to detail, a man shows Growing Bolder how a passion can result in historical keepsakes.
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Craig Jackson
Craig Jackson has put the class back into classic cars as collectibles.
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Kazoo: The Rebuttal
After watching our coverage of the attempt to shatter a kazoo world record, a man became incensed, irate and insulted. Not by our story, but by the event itself! Did it make a mockery of great kazoo icons of the past? Here's his side.
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Terri Dennis
Feeling nostalgic? The Original Pop Art Diva, Terri Dennis, has your fix. Her cool Web site has color, fun and art you won't see anywhere else.
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Ring My Bell
Remember when phones actually rang instead of playing a song or beeping? Check out these gems and find out what your old phone is worth.
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The Replacements
Did you break a piece of your grandmother's "irreplaceable" china? Not to worry. Slippery fingers, rejoice: there's a place for people like us.
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Life's Odometer: Smiles Per Gallon
Is she still going strong at nearly 91? Is her beloved "Chariot" still going strong at well over half-a-million miles? We just had to know if GB favorite Rachel Veitch and her classic car are still racking up the mileage.
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Clothes Off Diana's Back Saving Lives
Just before her death, Princess Diana cleaned out of her closets to raise money for charity. Today, these gorgeous gowns are still saving lives.
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World Record Hanging By Thread
In this day and age of high-tech, big-dollar toys, more than 2,000 people were drawn to a history museum to play with a low-tech, $4 toy that's almost half a century past its prime. The result? An event that will go down in history!
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Roadside Works of Art
The Florida Highwaymen were 26 African-American artists who traveled the state in the '50s and '60s selling paintings along the roadside. Ignored at the time, today their works are highly sought-after collectibles.
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They Don't Ride Like This Anymore
Well, maybe THIS guy does. Growing Bolder introduces you to Rhett Rotten, a young man dedicated to keeping the tradition of the Wall of Death alive.
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Ford's Flop Finds New Fans
In 1958, the Ford Edsel was supposed to revolutionize the automobile industry, but instead it became a historical mistake.
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Fast Forward: Washing Clothes
Washing clothes is one of those chores that no one can escape. But the process has gotten much easier. Check out this email that's making the rounds - directions for washing clothes that a Kentucky grandmother gave to a new bride many years ago.
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Craig Shutt
If you have ever loved comic books, you'll want to meet Craig Shutt.
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Childhood Gift Changed Music History
Many of us collect and proudly display treasured objects because of their special significance. The legendary Roger McGuinn collects small transistor radios. The Byrds' founder describes how a childhood gift changed his life and inspired music history.
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The Horse Painter
Meet a woman who is using old-fashioned techniques to restore antique carousel horses. She says each horse has its own personality and she's just trying to let each one shine through the decades of neglect.
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Don't Throw That Old Stuff Away!
A unique art store takes your favorite pop culture items -- from old lunchboxes to posters -- and turns them into works of art.























