Wm Socks
Description: Professional wrestling is a form of athletic[1] theater[2] that revolves around mock combat performed in a squared ring, the central conceit being that the performers are sportsmen competing for championship titles and glory. The wrestlers, being actors as well as stuntmen, present morality plays with likable "faces" challenging despicable "heels". The ring is the main stage, but in televised wrestling shows, additional scenes can be filmed backstage, in a format similar to reality television.
Description: Sleep like a kitten in this cozy t-shirt. Incorporated in 1973 Chessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O), the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O), the Western Maryland Railway (WM), and several smaller carriers. In 1972 C&O merged with B&O and WM, with the newly formed company named The Chessie System. They adopted the "Ches-C" logo, which incorporated the silhouette of the kitten into the "C" of the railroad's name. In 1986 The Chessie System merged with other railroads to become the CSX Corporation. Though the Chessie logo is no longer found in advertising and was phased out of usage on trains, there are still examples of rolling stock that feature the kitten logo as they have yet to be ...
Description: A retro-style graphic featuring a vintage microphone with an American flag pattern and a fierce gorilla head. To the right, the letters W, F, B, and R are displayed within bordered squares. The text '24.69 FM' and 'WFBR, International' are also present.
WFBR International Retro Microphone with American Flag 24.69 FM Socks
by dannyook
$14 $20
Description: A strange and captivating emblem from the world of 19th-century pseudoscience, this trademark image for Wm. Radam’s Microbe Killer features a man bludgeoning a skeleton—symbolizing death or disease—with a spiked club. The scene, surrounded by swirling lines and a crest-shaped frame, serves as both branding and allegory. With cracked textures and vintage serif lettering, this design captures the theatrical spirit of patent medicine advertising during an era when bold visuals and bigger claims ruled the bottle.
Wm. Radam’s Microbe Killer – Patent Cure Symbol 1887 Socks
by Jan Pieper123
$14 $20
Description: In 1887 an Austin, Texas farmer William Radam was issued a U.S. patent for “a new and improved fumigating composition for preserving and purifying purposes.” The elixir was said to “kill all fungus, germs, parasites, and other matter producing fermentation or decay.” Despite the fact his patent did not mention human consumption, Radam, was convinced he had invented the remedy to all the ills of mankind. Radam’s concoction of water laced with small amounts of hydrochloric and sulfuric acid was an international commercial success that saw him open up 17 factories across the U.S. He became a wealthy man, moving from Austin to a Fifth Avenue mansion in Manhattan until his death in 1902.
