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In today's episode we unbox several vintage bird items and a vintage dog item ...

In today's episode we show off some recently restored artifacts and several vintage aquarium items ...

In today's episode, we unbox treasures from our friend Bob Krause and a vintage bird item ...

We sat down with Rita Jensen this month to learn about her grandfather’s company, Hans Jensen Manufacturing. This iconic company created the prize-winning Jewel Aquariums. Until now, the history puzzle ...

Published in the March 1970 edition of PetFish Monthly. William Vorderwinkler was an aquarium legend who was president of New Jersey Aquarium Society and worked as the translation editor for ...

From a Deep Burrow (history of the first hamsters in captivity). Originally published in The Hamster Handbook by H. Deaton and T.W. Pond in 1956 ...

Full page ad for EHEIM power filters, 50 years ago! EHEIM was distributed by Kordon Corporation back in the 1970s. Today's EHEIM filters can be controlled by your phone or ...

The 1970s saw the introduction of acrylic aquariums. Acrylic is lighter than glass, clearer than glass, and allows for round corners or tunnels. It was also excellent for marine aquariums ...

Beautiful cover of the July 1915 edition of Saturday Evening Post featuring a woman with her pet parakeet ...

An advertising broadside to promote "The Home Aquarium or House Pond." Published by Auggie Roth (Aquatic Life Magazine) in the 1920s ...

A large award collage made by Pam Chin. Pam is a well-known aquarist writer, speaker, traveler, and fish breeder. She is also one of the founding members of the “Babes ...

A beautiful small 4-gallon seahorse aquarium made of aluminum in the Art Deco style. Most likely made in the 1930s. MOAPH received this aquarium in pieces and with little finish ...

A letter to an aquarium legend from an aquarium legend! ...

In this Issue: A History of Michigan Aquarium Societies and Publications, History of the Boston Aquarium Society, Inc. (Unforseen Problems and the Decline of the Early Society), and "40 Years ...

In today's episode, we unbox several vintage aquarium items, several small mammal items, and several vintage dog items ...

In today's video we talk about a vintage small mammal product, vintage bird product, and vintage aquarium product ...

In today's video, we unbox a vintage aquarium item, a vintage dog item, and a vintage bird item ...

Dan DiGiacomo owned Russo’s Pets for decades and shares his experience running this shop, dealing with animal rights groups, and the various celebrities who visited his shop through the years ...

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Dieter Hagen, Vice Chairman of the Board and one of the founders of Hagen Group, in January 2026 ...

Pet Mart in Hermosa Beach, California opened in 1975 by Maria Siddiq. When she married her husband Abu, he joined her in making this pet store a fixture of the ...

Interesting ad for the R.T. French Company on the problem of obtaining live canaries during WWII. French’s used movie stars who owned canaries in their advertising (and yes, it’s the ...

The famous guppy hobbyist, Paul Hahnel, is endorsing fish food from Aquarium Stock Company. From the July 1962 edition of Tropical Fish Hobbyist ...

Ah, what's better than a Lucky Strike AND a fish tank! Ad from 1958 ...

Many Hollywood actresses kept canaries as pets, including actress Penny Singleton, star of Columbia's "Blondie" pictures. 1950s ad published in Women's Day Magazine ...

Interesting page advertising Maxim Fish Food in 1934. I did not know that Maxim Sales Co. distributed Christopher Coates' book "Tropical Fish as Pets". Coates was a director of the ...

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dempsey with their pet parrot in 1925. Jack Dempsey was a famous boxer and who the "Jack Dempsey Cichlid Fish" was named after! ...

Winston Churchill at an aquarium show at the Royal Horticulture Hall in England (1952). Churchill was a huge pet lover who kept pet dogs, cats, pigs, cows, swans, guinea pigs, ...

Three photos from "Rainbow Aquarium Tropical Fish & Supplies". Notice the aquarium stands and splatter tank aquariums! Images look to be from the 1950s era. Does anyone know anything about ...

A Victorian Stereoview image of a woman on the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland, selling pet birds (canaries?). Notice she is knitting to pass the time until another customer comes along ...

A rare 1890s Osborn birdcage in the large-aviary style. This cage was in bad shape when we acquired it, and Rick and Lynn (MOAPH’s conservators) spent close to 10 hours ...

A famous letter from 83-year-old legend William T. Innes about his train ride with aquarist Frank Barrett, who was caught by the customs agent drinking whiskey! Al Klee spoke of ...

Home filmed video from the 1960s featuring two vacation destinations. The first is St. Augustine's Alligator Farm with trained alligators going down slides, and the second is of Marineland of ...

In this Issue - History of the Boston Aquarium Society, Inc. by George and Frieda Meserve ...

In today's video, we unbox several vintage bird items ...

In today's episode we unbox a plethora of vintage aquarium items ...

In today's episode we unbox several vintage bird items and several vintage aquarium items ...

In today's video we unbox a vintage aquarium item, some vintage books, a vintage fish item, and a vintage small mammal item ...

Frank Miser just turned 100, and still comes into work everyday at Magnolia Bird Farm, which he founded over 50 years ago. We had the chance to sit down and ...

Notes from a talk by Neal Teitler in London. Published in the March 1970 edition of PetFish Monthly ...

An ad for an unusual birdcage manufacturer (Hershey Company) that specialized in cages to breed or show birds. From the July 1955 edition of American Cage-Bird Magazine ...

"Tame your parakeet in 15 minutes." If anyone has ever purchased this or knows about this product, please let us know. From the December 1961 edition of Pet Shop Management ...

One of the earliest plastic frame aquariums (pre All-Glass aquariums). From the December 1961 edition of Pet Shop Management ...

Longlife Products circa 1961. From the December 1961 edition of Pet Shop Management ...

Famous actress Rita Hayworth purchases a cocker spaniel from Stockdale Kennels in Van Nuys, California ...

An advertisement from the R.T. French Company (makers of French's Mustard) during wartime (WWII) asking for people to "breed more canaries" to make up for the gap in imports during ...

Cute image of a young child hand-feeding a baby canary. From the cover of the June 1943 edition of All-Pets Magazine ...

Famous actress Lupe Velez looking into a rattan birdcage. Image taken in 1928 ...

The Canadian Aquaria Society Annual Challenge Trophy was given to one recipient each year who accumulated the most breeder award points. One recipient, Paul Wettlaufer, owned Piranha Aquarium in Toronto, ...

In this Issue: 1. Index of subjects for Collectors of Aquarium Literature issues 1-40 2. Questions to be Answered by Dale Speirs 3. Wall Street Journal - Acupuncturists Find a ...

In today's video, we unbox a stunning vintage bird-related item ...