Frank Sinatra playing with his dog, Ringo. California, USA, 1965

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Frank Sinatra playing with his dog, Ringo. California, USA, 1965
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Is that a punchbowl full of cigarettes?

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Think of it as a punch-bowl of fruit for the times…. lol

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Is that a bowl of cigarette packs?

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I believe they were called “candy dishes” at the time.

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Is that a bowl of candy dishes??

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Mad Men wasn’t exaggerating.

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I was trying to decide if it was playing cards or cigarettes, and decided on cigarettes.

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The official sponsor is prominent.

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And no one has mentioned the IBM mainframe stereo behind him?

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Trying to make it run Doom?

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And a dvd collection in the bottom right corner, this man’s a time traveller.

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Looks like some PS2 and Wii games, too. A time-traveler who clearly knows when console gaming peaked.

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Pre-recorded reel-to-reel tapes (and 8mm movies) were packaged in thin cardboard boxes like those. My grandfather had a few.

Maybe you were joking. Sorry.

Edit: In fact if you search Ebay for "reel to reel album" there are tons of listings with pictures.

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I started out looking for his cocktail, immediately got sidetracked by that enormous bowl of cigarettes 🤣

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Don’t sleep on that mainframe reel-to-reel in the background. It’s like a satellite control system in a Bond movie.

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The station to control the space laser

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We’re gonna need a bigger ashtray

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