MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

Now here's a Pepsi ad campaign from 1940 that we've never seen before "Pepsi and Pete"...The Pepsi-Cola cops...click on the photo; with thanks to local collector Amy C.

It seems that one of our prior postings here at Everything Croton - Linda's 2011  'Mushroom and Fairies" Christmas village putz (click on the link http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/01/lindas-amazing-2011-putz.html) has inspired a few of you to create something similar--we've been getting lots of requests for vintage mushrooms supply sources---and so...click on the links http://www.blumchen.com/vintage_florals_mushrooms.html and http://www.meyer-imports.com/index.php?cPath=164&osCsid=2d57963183975815541474563318399e

Diners! Read about and see more classic examples--perfect for putzing and railroad enthusiasts--right here--Banning Enterprises Stella's Diner, the Sunset Diner by Tin Toy Co. of China (Coca-Cola)--and more http://toyconnect.blogspot.com/2013/01/sunset-diner.html 

Old stock vintage metal candy molds--there’s a lot of inspiration here (updated, no longer available at Blumchen)

Boy we sure are getting a lot of "putz questions" in the EverythingCroton mailbag:

Q: "I'd like to make my own cardboard houses, putz. Do you have any supply sources you can share in one place?"

A: Yes we do--right here--a page full of useful info, being updated all the time http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=12&sid=f045de4c447b9342d7c0670acec26d58

And of course Pete Oehmen's new site:  http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-new-putz-house-resource.html 

And for putz house patterns, templates, the motherlode http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=10&sid=f045de4c447b9342d7c0670acec26d58