THE SAXOPHONE, Episode 40, S2, 9.22.52
While Lucy wants to make Ricky jealous (so he will not go on a road trip with his band) she plants Fred’s derby and gloves on the
coffee table. Next to it, is a copy of Holiday magazine. She later picks it up and waits for Ricky to rush around the apartment looking
for an alleged man hiding in the hall closet. The magazine is the February 1952 issue.
LUCY IS MATCHMAKER, Episode 62, S2, 5.25.53
When Fred decides to ward off Ricky in a hotel (so he will not catch Lucy allegedly having an affair with Eddie Grant) he stops at the magazine stand. Here are some of those magazines of the day.
REDECORATING THE MERTZESAPARTMENT, Episode 74, S3, 11.23.53
When the Ricardos offer to redecorate the Mertzes’ apartment, Fred insists they are not to touch his favorite chair, and the famous rickety lamp behind it. The painting on the wall is entitled “Roses with a Blue Tit by a Stream” by artist, Jean Baptiste Claude Robie
Here is an Ebay link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Jean-Baptiste-Robie-Bouquet-Of-Roses-Print-Bird-Bee-Floral-Delight-/322361747845
LUCY VISITS GRAUMAN’S #128 S5, 10.3.55
After Lucy gets her foot caught in the pail of cement at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, she hides from Ricky over at the Mertz’s hotel room. On the back wall above Fred and Ethel’s beds we see two framed ballerina prints.
They are done by painter Cydney Grossman, entitled, “Between the Acts” on the left and “Curtain Call” on the right.
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RICKY SELLS THE CAR #131 S5, 10.24.55
When Lucy tries to switch back her train tickets while Fred is sleeping in his hotel room, we now see two different ballerina prints over Fred and Ethel’s beds. They are done by painter Pal Fried.
http://www.blouinartinfo.com/artists/pal-fried-4033
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Fried-Pal-Print-framed-artwork/322376880288
In the LA based episode “Lucy Gets in Pictures” Lucy is seen using a small glass bud vase as a pencil holder. I see one or two just like it on eBay this week. Following is an example with a handy link to search results on ebay in case you missed it.
This is a small glass bud vase with cranberry color base and gold trim. The size of the vase is about 3 3/4″ tall with a 2″ top diameter and 1½” diameter base. The gold tends to be worn on the examples I’ve seen.
See similar items on ebay
In the episode, “Tennessee Ernie Hangs On” (S3, 5/10/54), the Ricardos and the Mertzes join Ernie on Milikan’s Chicken-Mash Hour. Lucy plays a wooden and brass washboard.
Manufactured by the National Washboard Co., it is trademarked The Brass King. Lucy is playing the brass parts and we can see
that this side is labelled “Top Notch, Soap Saving Sanitary Front Drain, Do Not Rub Hard, The Board Will Do The Work! It appears that the prop department painted out the trademarked logo on the left, upper side.
In the episode “Home Movies” S3, 3/1/54 Lucy, Ethel and Fred film their own western home movie. Lucy uses a Bell & Howell 200 movie camera. It appears that when Lucy later edits her film, it is a Bell & Howell / B&H 75-175-A Editor film Type AN-1.
Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bell-Howell-B-H-AN-1-Film-Editor-/262273085101
In the episode, “Tennessee Ernie Hangs On” (S3, 5/10/54) Ethel comes to visit Lucy wearing a hilarious bubble maker on her head. She claimed Little Ricky left it in her apartment.
The actual toy is from Mattel and called Bubble-O-Bill.
See it on EBay
In the episode, “Black Wig” from S3 (4/19/54) Lucy tries on a black wig at her hairdressing appointment. In the mirror, we see an advertisement for a nylon hair net, Noble Lady.
In the episode “Home Movies” S3, 3/1/54 Lucy, Ethel and Fred make their own musical western in hopes of showing it to TV executive, Bennett Green.
The movie camera Lucy uses is a Bell & Howell 200 movie camera.