Cabela’s Classic Coleman Cooler
Recently, Coleman brought back its original steel cooler. It’s sold as an exclusive for the 50th anniversary of the sporting goods supply company Cabela&#... Read more.
Top Insecticide and Fungicide Brands
In the 1970s PBS television series Crockett’s Victory Garden, James Underwood Crockett detailed popular bug-killing brands he uses. Today, some are gone a... Read more.
Sapolin Decorative Paint of New York City
NEW YORK – Sapolin was once a great decorative paint brand; like Rustoleum they specialized in unique colors for metals and uses other than walls. Here, a... Read more.
Hand-i-Sift Jr. Classic Cooking Brand
This vintage flour sifter was made by the cooking utensil brand Androck. Androck products were made by the Washburn Company, which was founded in the 19th centu... Read more.
Broadwater Boat Company of Maryland
Broadwater Boat Company was a yacht manufacturer in Mayo, Maryland from 1956 to 1980. The brand made cabin cruisers out of plywood. They still have a following ... Read more.
History of Hills Horse Meat
So this is one brand that we don’t want to see back on the shelves. Back then, pet food was sold both for dogs and cats. While we’re not sure Horse ... Read more.
Tide Goes Retro at Target
CINCINNATI – This May, Procter & Gamble is offering limited edition, retro-packaged versions of Tide, Bounce and Downy, only available at Target. It&#... Read more.
Nabs or Peanut Butter Crackers? Bring Back Nabs
A few years ago, on a Delta flight, I recall an attendant handing out Lance peanut crackers, along with Cokes. How delightfully Southern and declassé, but in a... Read more.
The Disappearing Retail Clothing Label
It’s an old idea, and it is often forgotten in the rampant cost cutting in retail. It’s the clothing retailer name tag. Only a generation ago, it wa... Read more.
Grand Wagoneer in 2014?
AUBURN HILLS – The most recent issue of Automobile magazine reports that Jeep will revive that icon of the Reagan era, the Grand Wagoneer model. Brandland... Read more.