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Category Archives: Collecting
Christmas Tree Ornament Hangers
We put our tree up on Saturday, and while rooting through ornament boxes, I came across this vintage ornament hanger box. It was produced by Criterion Bell & Specialty Company established in 1937 in Brooklyn, NY. The graphics are marvelous!
Posted in Blast from the Past, Collecting, Holiday, News
Tagged Criterion Bell & Specialty Company, ornament hanger box, vintage
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Ingber Clutch
I received this clutch when an elderly neighbor passed away. It was manufactured by The Ingber Company in Philadelphia, PA. The company was established by brothers David and Issac Ingber in 1903, and survived until 1966.
Posted in Collecting, Curious Clutter, News
Tagged fashion, handbags, Ingber & Co., vintage, vintage ads
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Arrowheads
This collection of arrowheads spent several decades nestled in a drawer in my parents’ spare bedroom. I have very little information on them except that they belonged to my grandmother’s second husband who had visited the Southwest. I’ve poked around … Continue reading
Posted in Collecting, Curious Clutter, News
Tagged Alibates Flint, arrowheads, Mescalero Apache, Obsidian volcanic glass, Southwest, Texas
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Collecting: Mushroom Bowl by Esteri Tomula
This bowl is an iconic piece of Finnish Mid-Century Modern design. The pen and ink mushrooms are the work of Esteri Tomula, a designer who worked at the Arabia ceramics factory in Helsinki from 1947-1984. This bowl is enameled steel, from the 1960s, … Continue reading
Posted in Collecting, Domestic Bliss, Illustration
Tagged Arabia, enameled steel bowls, Esteri Tomula, Mid-Century design, mushrooms
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The Greatest Store That Ever Was
I was digging through a dusty 4-drawer filing cabinet in my studio when I came upon this catalog for a sadly gone but not forgotten store — Rocketships & Accessories!
Posted in Blast from the Past, Collecting, Curious Clutter
Tagged 1980s, cartoons, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Robots, science fiction, South Street, toys, vintage
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Unearthing the Ornaments
One of my favorite things about the holiday is going through our boxes of ornaments and rediscovering the treasures I’d forgotten about since last December. There’s something wonderful about the snowmen and flowers stenciled on the balls, the jewel toned … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Collecting, Holiday, News
Tagged Christmas ornaments, Shiny Brite, vintage
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The Ultimate Experience?
The early ’80s was a curious time for movies with studios chasing down the movie that they would hope would be the record-breaking blockbuster. In the wake of Star Wars, science fiction and fantasy were in and all of the … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Collecting, Curious Clutter
Tagged 1983, brain, brainstorm, Christopher Walken, movie, Natalie Wood, science fiction
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Collecting – More Hall Westinghouse
A few more Hall Westinghouse pieces from my collection. The green dish is from Hall’s Hercules line from the early forties, similar to the orange one from this post. The canary yellow dish with it’s stylized Art Deco look was … Continue reading
Posted in Collecting, News
Tagged 5064, Art Deco, Hall Westinghouse, Hercules, Ridged, vintage
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