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14 March 2008

Prop Timeline Can you use a can of Lone Star Beer in your next movie? How about a plastic Flamingo? A paper grocery bag? Kitty Litter? Vicks Vap-O-Rub? A reference for when stuff was invented.

post by: Miko at: 13:00 | 7 comments

That is SO COOL.

I've watched plenty of movies that could have used a reference like this, too.

posted by BoringPostcards 14 March | 13:06

This is wonderful. You should post it to MF. I'm going to spend the better part of my afternoon looking through this. The pencil/pen section is especially fascinating - I had no idea how early some designs still in use today were implemented.

posted by iconomy 14 March | 13:07

Huh...at first I didn't think it would be good for MeFi, but it turns out there is a previous post about it, and that the site is absolutely immense and incredibly awesome - more timelines here.

posted by Miko 14 March | 13:24

1914 - Odo-Ro-No

Hee hee!

posted by Specklet 14 March | 13:34

This is so utterly awe-inspiring that I have to post this comment just to be sure I can track down the link later.

So that's that.

posted by Elsa 14 March | 14:36

Gosh, that movie in which Pontius Pilate fires up a Marlboro after Jesus leaves the room, having been sent away to judgment by Herod?

You mean that has historical problems? It HAD to go down that way.

posted by danf 14 March | 15:17

Remember the Bazoomer.com product placement in the film they were shooting in Mamet's "State and Main"?

posted by pieisexactlythree 14 March | 15:58

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