Author: EttasEtceteras

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

Betty Boop Started As a Poodle?

Cartoon Character Entered Public Domain Jan. 1, 2026

Betty Boop at your service outside the Rootin’ Tootin’ hot dog stand — actually quite a sizable restaurant — in Stroudsburg, one of the larger cities in eastern Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountain region. Betty Boop was originally an animated cartoon character who first appeared in 1930. Her saucy image soon spread to advertising uses.

Source: Library of Congress, photo by Carol M. Highsmith, Stroudsburg, PA, March 2019.

Source: WorthPoint, Betty Boop and Mickey Mouse “Time is Gold” whirligig with box (made in Japan 1930s). Estimated to bring $1,500-$2,500, the collectible was sold by Bertoia Auctions in March 2022 for $37,440.

Source: Etsy/ AfterlifeNevada

Source: HiBid/ KJ’s Needful Things (Madison Heights, MI)

Source: HiBid/ K.D. Smith Auctions (Quakertown, PA)

Source: HiBid/ K.D. Smith Auctions (Quakertown, PA)

NOTE: Sellers/ businesses mentioned here are selected by me. They have something that interests me and, hopefully, interests my readers. Etta’s Etceteras does not accept requests to be featured and does not accept revenue from advertising, affiliate links, etc.

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As always, thanks for reading.

‘As Free As the Wind Blows….’

‘Born Free’ Movie Turns 60

Source: http://www.PBS.org, author Joy Adamson with Elsa the Lioness (undated photo). Adamson’s 1960 nonfiction book, “Born Free,” was adapted as the 1966 movie of the same name.

Source: Etsy/ TreasureIRemember

Source: Etsy/ MemoryvilleLane

Source: Etsy/ NikNakMansions

Source: HiBid/ Clark County Public Auction (N. Las Vegas, NV)

Source: HiBid/ The Steffen Group (Ossian, IN)

NOTE: Sellers/ businesses mentioned here are selected by me. They have something that interests me and, hopefully, interests my readers. Etta’s Etceteras does not accept requests to be featured and does not accept revenue from advertising, affiliate links, etc.

I’d be honored if you drop by my Etsy vintage goods shop at http://www.EttasEtceteras.Etsy.com.

As always, thanks for reading.

‘Turtles Test Timex!’

Vintage Timex Watches and Clocks

Source: http://www.TXAntiqueMall.com, collage of vintage Timex watch advertisements.

Source: http://www.WOUB.org, Julian Koenig (1921-2014), advertising copyrighter credited with coining the Earth Day name and slogans such as “It takes a licking and keeps on ticking” for Timex. One of his children, Sarah Koenig, went on to produce “This American Life” for public radio and the “Serial” podcast, which won the 2015 Peabody Award.

Source: WorthPoint, Bruce Lee’s Timex wristwatch sold in August 2018 for $25,000.

Source: Etsy/ KStreasureUS

Source: HiBid/ DT Sells MN (Austin, MN)

Source: HiBid/ Craig Lytle Auctioneer LLC (Batavia, OH)

NOTE: Sellers/ businesses mentioned here are selected by me. They have something that interests me and, hopefully, interests my readers. Etta’s Etceteras does not accept requests to be featured and does not accept revenue from advertising, affiliate links, etc.

I’d be honored if you drop by my Etsy vintage goods shop at http://www.EttasEtceteras.Etsy.com.

As always, thanks for reading.

Earth Day Six Weeks Away

Botanicals: Plantable, Buildable, Collectible

BOSTON – APRIL 22: Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. The first Earth Day in Boston involved demonstrations to encourage change in environmental policies. Protests on the first Earth Day in Boston showed anger toward the current policies and actions and pleaded for reform. Demonstrators on the Boston Common wore masks to remind people that the air is dirty and held signs warning of pollution perils. (Photo by Ted Dully/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Source: Etsy/ DizLizzyDesigns

Source: HiBid/ Garnet Gazelle (Houston, TX)

Source: HiBid/ KC Auction Company (Kansas City, MO)

Source: http://www.KCIndependent.com, artist Gertrude Freyman (1901-1994) at the 1982 Art Westport art fair in Kansas City, Missouri.

NOTE: Sellers/ businesses mentioned here are selected by me. They have something that interests me and, hopefully, interests my readers. Etta’s Etceteras does not accept requests to be featured and does not accept revenue from advertising, affiliate links, etc.

I’d be honored if you drop by my Etsy vintage goods shop at http://www.EttasEtceteras.Etsy.com.

As always, thanks for reading.

Snooze Button Turns 70 in 2026

Vintage Alarm Clocks

Source: Library of Congress, “….Miss Ella Nachman with a normal-sized alarm clock in her hand, peeping through the ‘handle’ of the world’s largest alarm clock…with a gong two feet in diameter which can be heard for several blocks. This clock is guaranteed to wake up a whole sleepy village. The novelty was brought to this country by Mr. Peter Korn.” Photo c. 1925-1930.

Source: Etsy/ VintageFindersStore

Source: Etsy/ VintageFindersStore

Source: HiBid/ 5 Star Auctioneers (Bushnell, FL)

Source: HiBid/ 5 Star Auctioneers (Bushnell, FL)

Source: HiBid/ Pannebecker and Wolf Auctioneers, Inc. (Denver, PA)

Source: WorthPoint, two decorative clocks from the estate of Betty White. Estimated to bring $200-$300, the lot of two clocks was sold on Sept. 23, 2022 by Julien’s Auctions for $1,600.

The Linden Tellurium, apex of the Linden line.

Source: http://www.BlueWaterHealthyLiving.com, a Linden Tellurium mantle clock. According to author Mike Rivkin of Antique Galleries in Palm Springs, only 100 of the Linden Telluriums were ever made.

NOTE: Sellers/ businesses mentioned here are selected by me. They have something that interests me and, hopefully, interests my readers. Etta’s Etceteras does not accept requests to be featured and does not accept revenue from advertising, affiliate links, etc.

I’d be honored if you drop by my Etsy vintage goods shop at http://www.EttasEtceteras.Etsy.com.

As always, thanks for reading.