Friday, November 2, 2012

MORE EVERYTHING CROTON'S FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC.

OK...forget about the fact that this is an advertisement for Philip Morris cigarettes; you have to admit this is one beautiful piece of illustration. Click on the photo.

From 1954; all that could be salvaged; wish we knew who the artist was.


Never saw a Noma candolier like this before; came with flanking bottle brush trees http://www.flickr.com/photos/markdpodmore/8044016547/in/set-72157631667838849 

A page filled with new items from Victorian Trading—some of this you’ll need a winning lottery ticket for! http://www.victoriantradingco.com/catindex/C12-41-all.html 

You really have to spend some time at this site http://papermodelbuildings.com/ 

A fabulous 1890’s Christmas tree photo http://www.vintagemaineimages.com/bin/Detail?ln=6031&supst=enlarge 

What a clever way to display Christmas tree topper finials--in fact all these photos of "White Christmas" decorating are quite interesting--keep scrolling down the page once you get there http://carolsgarden.blogspot.com/2011/12/white-vintage-christmas-inspiration.html 

Page 19-24 Marx mechanical toys catalog; yes, some politically incorrect items, but wow, some really interesting things here http://toyconnect.blogspot.com/2012/10/marx-1930-mechanical-toys-catalog-pgs_30.html

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