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In today's episode, we unbox a vintage aquarium item, a vintage small mammal item, and a vintage bird item ...

In today's video we unbox a dog related item and several aquarium items ...

This month we had the privilege of visiting Weeki Wachee Springs and meeting REAL LIVE MERMAIDS! While we were there, we saw the mermaids perform, had a chat with a ...

Interesting full page ad in the Neiman Marcus "NOEL" catalog from 1968. Notice how you can also order this aquarium with cultured pearls for only $25,000+!! ...

A nice Hendryx birdcage ad from the Fall 1964 edition of Pet Life Magazine. I love the Asian-style roof birdcage on the top right side! Hendryx filed for bankruptcy just ...

A two-page ad spread from the July 1967 edition of Pet Industry. One page shows Italian birdcages, and the second page shows Genykage cages from England. Both types imported by ...

Fall Dog Fashion (in 1964) from several dog fashion manufacturers. I love the hats! From the Fall 1964 edition of Pet Life Magazine ...

A beautiful and rare "Free Pass" for the Brighton Aquarium in 1879! This aquarium is still in existence and is one hour by train from London to Brighton, England. Most ...

An image from an article in the July 1967 edition of Pet Industry showing Leonard Slusser of Western Garden Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Leonard has his hands on ...

A singing canary guarantee certificate from the W.T. Grant Department Store in 1962 ...

Great letter from Gates Halfin on the joy of owning a pet shop and the joy customers receive from having a pet! From the April 1937 edition of All-Pets Magazine ...

In this Issue: 1. A History of Michigan Aquarium Societies and Publications Part 2 by Jare A. Sausaman 2. "40 Years Ago"  Part 2 (Info on The BULLETIN created by ...

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 ...