Sunday, January 12, 2014

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

Check out this stunning 1920's ad for Arrow Dress Collars and Shirt. Beautiful. Click on the photo. Whoever the artist was...well...fantastic.

Repro bubble light snowman--and on sale! http://www.victoriantradingco.com/item/20-xm-2011518/109106103/mr-snow-bubble-light

More from the new products category: Scotch patterned tape--a.k.a. "Washi Tape": "Scotch Expressions" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIV5X-4fTpw

And from the old products-we're-glad-this-stuff-isn't-sprinkled-around-the-tree-anymore category: We just had to share this set of Flickr photos: ASBESTOS CHRISTMAS SNOW; the graphics on some of the vintage boxes are great; the contents of course are not. Courtesy of Flickr Friend, Asbestos Hunter http://www.flickr.com/photos/asbestos_pix/sets/72157612373287384/

And of course the above reminded us of this great article from Paul Race: Dangerous Christmas Decorations that People Used to Use! http://www.familychristmasonline.com/trees/ornaments/dangerous/dangerous_decorations.htm

A simply amazing antique Christmas tree photo with ALL the bells and whistles: village, toys, and more http://www.mardecortesbaja.com/2012/11/29/a-christmas-tree-for-today/ 

TIM HOLZ SHOWS OFF HIS NEW RANGER PRODUCTS http://www.paperclipping.com/cha2014-tim-holtz-ranger/

2 comments:

  1. That ad is breathtakingly beautiful.

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  2. I'm itching all over just looking at those asbestos snow ads. Have to add them to the Dangerous Decorations article. :-)

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