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

To the right, some of our favorite O gauge model buildings from Karl Fey.  Fey made some of the best "faux tinplate" railroad structures we have ever seen and amazing putz houses too.

Can't get enough trains, vintage or otherwise, CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE and join the forums at BIG INDOOR TRAINS(TM) bigindoortrains.com/ There is SO MUCH great info to be found--for collectors of "old" and "new", tips, tools, catalogs, fab ads and more.  

Next up a neat photo from 1959--77 Sunset

Strip's Edd Byrnes!  Edd's "Kookie" character became a national phenomena; read more about the show here  http://bit.ly/2kVROkB

It's followed by one of our favorite vintage "building" tins; the Alamo! We haven't been able to find out much about this one.

Last time we looked it appeared to have been a candy filled souvenir.

Click on the photos and enjoy. 

For the crafters---putz and more---fabulous art textures:

--Art texture using crumbled wax paper and glue youtube.com/watch?v=YskhEvNsrIo

--Another great art texture and a fab way to re-use cellophane, plastic wrap and bags (your editor loves this and uses it alot on small furniture pieces, cardboard projects, and more) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gyi_Iq83Zg 

--An oldie but goodie and one of our favorite putz houses from Howard Lamey--lighted!  http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/6925279266/in/photostream

--Here's a nifty little tin-litho jet from the Japanese firm of 'K', courtesy of Toys & Stuff http://bit.ly/2BhNPc6 

--For the love of tiny pianos, from our friend Holiday Jenny http://everyday-is-a-holiday.blogspot.com/2012/04/for-love-of-tiny-pianos.html

--Another oldie but goodie, fab putz houses from Mimi.... http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=268&p=1284#p1284