In the episode “Oil Wells” (S3, 2/15/54) the Ricardos and the Mertzes fight over their shares of stock when they think they’ve been swindled. Soon after, Lucy spots Ethel in the hallway and asks for a five minute truce to discuss how they can get their money back. In the hallway is a framed print of a painting by Edgar Degas, “L’école de dance” (School of Ballet). We only get to see 3/4 of it, but here is what it looks like.
In the episode “Fan Magazine Interview” S3, 2/8/54 reporter Eleanor Harris takes photos with her camera and side flash attachment.
The camera appears to be a Kodak Pony 135 with a special side flash attachment.
Vintage Kodak Pony 135 Camera offered on Etsy (US)
Kodak Pony Accessories on Etsy (US)
Accessories pictured above for the Kodak Pony 135 include a telephoto wide angle lens made by Gruenex with the leather case and a Kodak brand flash attachment with the bar attachment and a user manual.
A shabby vintage B.O Garantie coffee grinder is restored to resemble the coffee grinder seen in the I Love lucy Kitchen.
The unrestored grinder seen above on the right is compared to a vintage unmarked coffee grinder that matches the one seen on I Love Lucy.
Following are the before and after photos of the restoration.
As seen in the before and after pictures the shabby metal components are shining again and new paintwork seals off the old surface and gives it new life. As a final touch an ivy motif is hand painted on the front – inspired by the original coffee grinder as seen on I Love Lucy.
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Found some fun art books that were in the background from the episode, Lucy Becomes Sculptress and wanted to share them.
A publicity photo shows Lucille painting at home:
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This is from the Sentimental Anniversary episode, 2/1/54 (3rd season) where the Ricardos sneak out of their apartment
and run into Ethel, as they leave and soon after Fred shows up with their anniversary cake.
Artist: Leonard Campbell Taylor (British, 1874–1969)
Title: WOMAN IN WHITE DRESS
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 68 x 59 cm. (26.8 x 23.2 in.)
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In the I Love Lucy episode Don Juan and the Starlets Ricky is seen holding an interesting metal waste basket. It is decorated with an antique song sheet.
There was an identical trash can on Etsy recently as pictured below. You can see more pictures of it on the Etsy listing.
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The sheet music is reproduced from an original copper plate print by engraver George Bickham. The sheet of music entitled “To Chloe” (#63) is from The Musical Entertainer circa 1737 and 1739
An exerpt from George Bickham’s “To Chloe” from the publication The Musical Entertainer
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In the I Love Lucy episode “Ricky and Fred are TV Fans“, Series 2, dated June 22, 1953, Ricky Ricardo has set his Westclox Baby Ben alarm clock so as not to miss a sports program on TV. Here we get another look at the Westclox Baby Ben Alarm clock we saw in the previous post this time it is on the Mersman coffee table next to the Zippo table lighter. Ricky is checking the TV guide of May 29,1953 with Queen Elizabeth II on the cover “How You’ll See Elizabeth Crowned, Bishop Sheen’s Rugged ‘Angels’ Week of May 29 to June 4”
See 1953 TV Guides on eBay
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In the I Love Lucy episode, “Lucy Hires An English Tutor” (Season 2, 12/29/52) Lucy decides she only wants the best English for her baby. When she gives Ricky a book to read aloud, he butchers several words with the “ough” sound.
In this hilarious scene, the writers make fun of Ricky’s English with the words bough, rough, through and cough.
In real life, Desi Arnaz completed high school in Florida and was bilingual, speaking and reading both English and Spanish fluently.
The book that Lucy gives Ricky to read from is actually a “Peter Pan” children’s book published by Wonder Books in 1952. It even had washable covers! The prop department deleted the title “Peter Pan” for the scene but one can detect the characters in the front cover.
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In the 1957 I Love Lucy episode “Lucy and Superman”, we see a traditional “pin the tail on the donkey” game at little Ricky’s birthday party. This game was a fixture at children’s parties for generations back to the 1800’s. Ricky Jr. game appears to be “Donkey Party” by Whitman Publishing Company.
Vintage Donkey Party game also known as Pin The Tail On The Donkey seen on eBay
In the spisode “Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy”, after climbing the 4 flights up to get to her room in the Italian hotel, dubbed “the bridal suite” Lucy sits down to recuperate.
Next to her is a table with a unique, antique French Brass candlestick sitting there.
(Odd that it seems to be French and not Italian.)
The prisms were taken off and the top part is slightly different, but looks very close to this Girandole, complete with base.