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Thursday, 5 November 2026
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
1963, Belgian Comics: Les Avontures de Tintin, Les Bijoux de la Castafiore
In 1963, "Les Bijoux de la Castafiore" was published by Casterman. It was the 21st album in the "Les Aventures de Tintin" series, created in 1929 by Georges Prosper Remi, better known by his pseudonym Hergé. The first story, "Tintin au pays des Soviets", appeared in 1929 in "Le Petit Vingtième", the children's supplement of the Belgian newspaper "Le Vingtième Siècle". The main characters in the series are Tintin, Milou (Bobbie, Snowy), Captain Haddock, Professor Tournesol (Professor Zonnebloem, Professor Calculus) and Dupond et Dupont (Jansen & Janssen, Thomson and Thompson). "Les Bijoux de la Castafiore" was serialised in the children's magazine Tintin from 4 June to 4 September 1962, before being published as an album in 1963.
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| Dutch Cover |
"Les Bijoux de la Castafiore"
- full colour
- publisher: Casterman
- Dutch title: De juwelen van Bianca Castafiore (Casterman, 1963)
- English title: The Castafiore Emerald (Methuen, 1963)
- Other languages: German (Die Juwelen der Sängerin), Spanish (Las joyas de la Castafiore), Portuguese (As joias de Castafiore), Italian (I gioielli della Castafiore), Arabic, Japanese, Icelandic (Vandræði Vailu Veinlólínu), Indonesian (Zamrud Castafiore / Permata Castafiore), Turkish (Kastafiore'nin Mücevherleri), Vietnamese (Viên ngọc bích Castafiore), Greek, Hebrew, Serbo-Croatian and various dialects.
- drawings by Hergé, Bob De Moor, Roger Leloup, Jacques Martin, Joseph Loeckx
- story by Hergé
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| Tintin and Captain Haddock |
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| Professeur Tournesol |
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| Dupond and Dupont |
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| Captain Haddock and Nestor |
The main characters in this album are Captain Haddock, Tintin, Miarka, Nestor, Professeur Tournesol, Irma, Igor Wagner, Bianca Castafiore, Milou, Mateo, Lampion, Dupond and Dupont,
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| Captain Haddock, Tintin and Miarka |
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| Igor Wagner |
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| Irma, Bianca Castafiore and Captain Haddock |
Synopsis
Tintin and Captain Haddock are walking through the countryside around Moulinsart when they come across a group of Tziganes camped in a rubbish dump. They help reunite a lost little girl named Miarka with her family. The Tziganes explain that they are not allowed to camp anywhere else, so Haddock invites them to stay on the grounds of his estate…
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| Lampion |
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| Mateo |
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| Milou |
References
- Reference to Les Brigands by Jacques Offenbach.
- Jean-Loup de la Batellerie and Walter Rizotto are based on Philippe de Baleine and Willy Rizzo, journalists for Paris Match.
- Reference to Christian Dior through the character Tristan Bior.
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| Reference to Christian Dior |
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| Jean-Loup de la Batellerie and Walter Rizotto are based on Philippe de Baleine and Willy Rizzo, journalists for Paris Match |
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| Reference to Les Brigands by Jacques Offenbach |
Vehicles
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta Berlina (Series 2)
- Citroën Ami 6
- Opel Rekord P2
- unidentified truck probably Brossel
- unidentified van
- Peugeot 404
- Citroën 2CV
- Peugeot 403
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| Alfa Romeo Giulietta Berlina |
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| Citroën 2CV |
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| Citroën Ami 6 and Opel Rekord P2 |
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| Peugeot 403 |
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| unidentified truck probably Brossel |
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| unidentified van and Peugeot 404 |
Sunday, 1 November 2026
1962, Film: Jessica
The comedy film "Jessica" premiered in Italy on 17 January 1962. It was directed by Jean Negulesco and Oreste Palella, with a screenplay by Ennio De Concini and Edith Sommer, based on Flora Sundström’s novel "The Midwife of Pont Clery". This Italian–French–American co-production starred Maurice Chevalier, Angie Dickinson, Gabriele Ferzetti, Sylva Koscina and Agnes Moorehead.
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| "Jessica" Poster |
Synopsis
In a Sicilian village, the beautiful midwife Jessica (Angie Dickinson) is admired by all the men. Their wives grow jealous and devise a plan: they resolve to stop sleeping with their husbands, so that no more children will be born and there will be no further need for a midwife. When the village priest, Antonio (Maurice Chevalier), learns of their scheme, he urges Jessica to marry as soon as possible. She sets her sights on a wealthy widower, but as none of the wives can stick to their resolution for long, Jessica soon finds herself busier than ever…
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| Angie Dickinson as Jessica Brown Visconti |
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| Maurice Chevalier as Father Antonio |
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| Gabriele Ferzetti as Edmondo Raumo |
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| Sylva Koscina as Nunzia Tuffi and Agnes Moorehead as Maria Lombardo |
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| Noël-Noël as Old Crupi |
Main Cast
- Maurice Chevalier as Father Antonio
- Angie Dickinson as Jessica Brown Visconti
- Noël-Noël as Old Crupi
- Gabriele Ferzetti as Edmondo Raumo
- Sylva Koscina as Nunzia Tuffi
- Agnes Moorehead as Maria Lombardo
- Marcel Dalio as Luigi Tuffi
- Antonio Cifariello as Gianni Crupi
- Marina Berti as Filippella Risino
- Georgette Anys as Mamma Parigi
- Kerima as Virginia Toriello
- Carlo Croccolo as Beppi Toriello
- Rossana Rory as Rosa Masudino
- Manuela Rinaldi as Lucia Casabranca
- Angelo Galassi as Antonio Risino
- Alberto Rabagliati as Pietro Masudino
- Gianni Musy as Filippo Casabranca
- Joe Pollini as Rosario
- Danielle De Metz as Nicolina Lombardo
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| Angie Dickinson as Jessica Brown Visconti |
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| Danielle De Metz as Nicolina Lombardo and Antonio Cifariello as Gianni Crupi |
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| Rossana Rory as Rosa Masudino, Manuela Rinaldi as Lucia Casabranca, Agnes Moorehead as Maria Lombardo, Angie Dickinson as Jessica Brown Visconti and Sylva Koscina as Nunzia Tuffi |
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| Maurice Chevalier as Father Antonio |
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| Maurice Chevalier as Father Antonio and Angie Dickinson as Jessica Brown Visconti |
Friday, 30 October 2026
1961, Designs: Cars, furniture, electronics, clothes IV
Lancia Flaminia Spider Amalfi
- Designed by Rodolfo Bonetto, Italy, 1961
- Built by Carrozzeria Boneschi S.r.l., Turin, Italy, 1961
- Introduced at the 1961 Salone dell'Automobile di Torino, Italy
- Based on Lancia Flaminia Cabriolet by Carrozzeria Touring
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| Lancia Flaminia Spider Amalfi |
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| Lancia Flaminia Spider Amalfi |
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| Lancia Flaminia Spider Amalfi |
Pontiac XP-758 Scorpion
- Probably designed by Bill Mitchell at General Motors Corporation, USA, 1961
- Built by General Motors Corporation, USA, 1961
- Probably based on the Pontiac Tempest
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| Pontiac XP-758 Scorpion |
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| Pontiac XP-758 Scorpion |
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| Pontiac XP-758 Scorpion |
Braun HL 1 Multiwind Table Fan
- Designed by Reinhold Weiss, Tucson, Arizona, USA, 1961
- Manufactured by Braun AG, Kronberg im Taunus, West Germany, 1961
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| Braun HL 1 Multiwind Table Fan |
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| Braun HL 1 Multiwind Table Fan |
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| Braun HL 1 Multiwind Table Fan |
Bernini Writing Desk Model 804
- Designed by Gianfranco Frattini, Milan, Italy, 1961
- Manufactured by Bernini, Carate Brianza, Italy, 1961
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| Bernini Writing Desk Model 804 |
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| Bernini Writing Desk Model 804 |
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| Bernini Writing Desk Model 804 |
Philips (RK9 ) EL 3514
- Portable Tape Recorder
- Manufactured by Philips, Eindhoven, Netherlands, or Vienna, Austria, 1961
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| Philips (RK9 ) EL 3514 |
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| Philips (RK9 ) EL 3514 |
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| Philips (RK9 ) EL 3514 |
Vogue USA Covers 1961
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| 1 January Dorothy McGowan photographed by Irving Penn |
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| 15 January Dorothy McGowan photographed by Frances McLaughlin-Gill |
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| 1 February Dorothy McGowan photographed by Herbert Matter |
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| 15 February Pia Rossilli Kazan photographed Bruce Davidson |
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| 1 March Isabella Albonico photographed Irving Penn |
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| 15 March Isabella Albonico photographed Irving Penn |
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| 1 April Sondra Peterson photographed William Klein |
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| 15 April Isabella Albonico photographed William Klein |
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| May Collage Sophia Loren (Eyes & Mouth) / Anne St. Marie (Inset) |
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| June Dorothy McGowan photographed Tom Palumbo |
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| July Deborah Dixon photographed Bert Stern |
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| 1 August Monique Chevallier photographed John Rawlings |
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| 15 August Sondra Peterson photographed Karen Radkai |
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| 1 September Dorothy McGowan photographed Bert Stern |
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| 15 September Dorothy McGowan photographed Irving Penn |
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| 1 October Dorothy McGowan photographed Irving Penn |
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| 15 October Dorothy McGowan photographed Irving Penn |
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| 1 November Sondra Peterson photographed Horst P. Horst |
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| 15 November Sondra Peterson photographed Horst P. Horst |
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| December Antonia Boekestyn photographed Horst P. Horst |



































































