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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Vintage Grapes and Wine

It's all about the grape today. These wonderful grape and wine themed images would make great additions to your invitations or cards.

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A vintage bottle of wine in a caddy.

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And a wonderful barrel of "Wine and Spirits"

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Friday, July 6, 2012

Random Vintage Items

I have some random vintage items for you today.

This first one is a vintage folding beach chair.

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And what kitchen would be complete without a colander?

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Friday, June 22, 2012

Victorian Parasols

This may very well be the most beautiful and feminine parasol I have ever seen!

It's been raining cats and dogs here in Seattle all day so it's the perfect day for an umbrella, as we call them here!

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Friday, June 15, 2012

Vintage Urn Filled With Beautiful Flowers

What a gorgeous display!

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

Vintage Street Lamp Silhouette and How Paris Became Known as the City of Lights

The first electric street lamp was developed by a Russian inventor in 1875. These electric candles were first used in Paris to light the Grands Magasins du Louvre and Paris became known as the City of Lights.

The first street in the United Kingdom to have electric light was Mosley Street, in Newcastle upon Tyne on February 3, 1879. The Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio became the first area in the United States to have electric street lights on April 29, 1879. And Wabash, Indiana became the third city in the world to be electrically lit on February 2, 1880.

I hope you enjoy this lovely street lamp silhouette with it's branches and leaves!

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Vintage Bowler and Top Hats

I love seeing a man in a hat and these are two great examples.

The bowler hat was created in 1849 for the British soldier and politician Edward Coke. The bowler hat is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown and became popular among working class in the Victorian era. It also became part of a banker's uniform.

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The top hat, also known as a topper, worn by men from the middle of the 18th century to the middle of the 20th century. It is typically used as a symbol in cartoons and communist media.

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Victorian Thimble and Scissors

Today I have some Victorian sewing tools

First is a hand sewing essential - the thimble

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And a pair of embroidery scissors

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Victorian Stemware

Some lovely Victorian stemware

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Friday, January 20, 2012

Vintage Sunshine

Oh my but this week has been a trying one here in the Pacific Northwest. We've had two snowstorms followed by an ice storm, loss of electricity and now flooding. I think we could all use a bit of a change!

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So here is to sunshine, wherever it may be!

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Vintage Globes

These antique globe images are so wonderful

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Monday, January 16, 2012

Antique Rocking Chair Horse and Doll

Today I have some vintage toys for you.

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Demand for antique rocking horses and rocking chair horses is so great that chips to the mane and ears is essentially overlooked. Other things to look for:

The mane and tail should be real horsehair

The paint should be original and even if showing signs of wear the original paint is preferred by collectors

The saddle, stirrups and harness should be original

Antique rocking horses and rocking chair horses usually only become available through auction houses and demand and fairly good price.

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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Vintage Typewriter

How many of you remember typing on one of these? Believe it or not I learned to type on one of these typewriters in my first year of typing and I'm not that old!

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The Olympia Typewriter Company began in Germany in 1903. By 1943 the company was doing quite well and selling lots of typewriters, but then World War II came along and their factory suffered some damage as a result of the bombings and eventually the East German government took control over the company and renamed it Optima. Several employees of Olympia fled to West Germany where they continued to make Olympia typewriters until 1992.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Vintage Keys Background

I made something for you today!

I feel like I'm back in school and bringing home some artwork I made. I've been playing around with images and here is what I have for you: vintage keys on a distressed background in two different colors.

UPDATE: I've had comments that the images cannot be found when clicked on. I have tweaked the image gallery for this blog so hopefully this corrects the problem that some of you are having accessing the images!

Here's the antique, aged background

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And here are the same keys on a distressed pink background

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How come they don't make keys like this any more? It would make finding the right key so much easier.

When I began playing around with the background and distressing it for you I decided that the aged, antique background might be a little drab so I added my favorite color to it.

There are so many ways for you to use images, I wonder how you will use them? I hope to be bringing you more of my creations in the near future as I continue to explore new things to do with all of these wonderful vintage images.

Enjoy!

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