If there is any possible upside to the news on the death of Polaroid posted here about a month ago, it is certainly to be remembered at The Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies, a collection of art supply items either entirely extinct or on their way out.

Some of the tools of the very analog trade shown are familiar, even to those of us who do not remember the aforementioned good old days (I faintly recognized a few items), but others (like that first one) I don’t even know what to call.

So for all of you who have been fondly remembering “the good ol’ days” or the death of film lately, some of the items on display might have you singing a different tune. One of my favorite is the line, “If the Typositor was well-maintained, you could produce a short headline in about 30 minutes.” I first read it as three minutes, and still thought that was an eternity.

So kill some time viewing the museum’s collection and then maybe reminisce here about your favorite tool that’s either already a dinosaur or currently on the wane. P.S., Gary says hi.

And just as much as I would love to sit in on the meeting where certain big-budget films are green-lighted to see how it happens (and not even necessarily the one that had to have started with something like “So it’s going to star someone from the NBA and he’ll be playing a genie. There’s also probably a point where he shapes someone into a basketball and slam-dunks him…obviously”), I love to see good old creativity at its best, no fancy tricks, no Photoshopping, just a good idea and a nice execution. Here’s my favorite of late: http://www.dothetest.co.uk/

So break out your thinking caps/kneadable erasers, throw on some vinyl/an 8-track, and be confident that if you recognized more than four of the items in the MoFAS at this point you’re so old school they’ve probably torn the building down.