Author: EttasEtceteras

Vintage goods matchmaker. Reseller blogger. https://www.EttasEtceteras.Etsy.com

Reseller BOLO: Colonel Sanders Weathervanes

First Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Franchise Opened Sept. 24, 1952

Source: Library of Congress, A dinosaur figure and one of legendary chicken purveyor “Col.” Harland Sanders keep unlikely company at Sparky’s Burgers & BBQ (barbecue), a must-see roadside attraction in tiny Hatch, New Mexico, north of Las Cruces, that offers not only green-chile cheesburgers, espresso. and other coffee drinks but also what one might call vintage, sometimes giant and funky, memorabilia assembled over 20 years by Sparky’s owners, Josie Nunn and her husband, Teako. Photo and description by Carol M. Highsmith.

Source: Etsy/ JunkingJenn

Source: HiBid/ Phoenix Rising Auctions (Frostburg, MD)

Source: WorthPoint

Source: WorthPoint

The Bear with His Own Zip Code

Advertising Memorabilia: Smokey Bear

Source: Library of Congress, “Smokey the Bear fire hazard sign along the Appalachian Trail in Maine,” by Carol M. Highsmith, Jan. 1, 1980.

Source: http://www.SmokeyBear.com / USDA National Agricultural Library, artist Rudolph “Rudy” Wendelin (who first depicted Smokey Bear wearing blue jeans and a ranger hat), 1977.

Source: Etsy/ KitschandKawaiiShop

Source: HiBid/ Rockey Auctions (Milton, PA)