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

An oldie but goodie and another one of our favorite putz houses from artisan Howard Lamey; the Dutch colonial double chimney. See more of Howard's fabulous work at littleglitterhouses.com

That's followed by a great Christmas-y postcard featuring actress Romy Schneider and actor Horst Bucholz, who died in 2003. Bucholz was one of your editor's favorite actors--a must see in The Magnificent Seven, One-Two-Three, and Fanny. Courtesy of our friends at filmstarpostcards.blogspot.nl/

And from 1963 and featured in a previous auction at Croton's own SeriousToyz.com, a Jetson's lunchbox by Aladdin! It sold for over $666! Proof positive that if you have serious stuff, they have serious bidders. Click on the photos and enjoy.

And finally: This wonderful wonderful tourist "railroad" ran on the iron pier at Orchard Beach, Maine--circa 1900. Now this is one railroad we'd LOVE to own! Click on the photos and enjoy.

Always worth another read: A Christmas Memory From The Firestone Store; yes, they were once about more than tires; click here 

Confidential to WHAT ARE THESE HOUSES?------your houses are from the Dolly Toy Company! 

How wonderful you have found so many.

As it turns out--and not very long ago--over at the Cardboard Christmas forums, "Dolly-wood" was a big thing! Everyone went ga-ga for reproducing--and re-interpretting these charming little putz houses and their elaborate windows--OVER TEN PAGES OF PATTERNS, COMMENTARY, PHOTOS AND MORE--Check it out at bit.ly/1QV9XMv

VINTAGE TRAIN GOODNESS--EARLY MARX FREIGHT CARS, 1931; more here  

AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

--BRIAN'S 2018 PUTZ VILLAGE; 4 PHOTOS; KEEP SCROLLING DOWN THE PAGE ONCE YOU CLICK HERE. 

--THE LATEST FROM PAPERGLITTERGLUE--A PATTERN FOR THE ROUND ARCH HOUSE; THE SNOWY CHURCH PATTERN; MORE HERE
 
--ANTOINETTE'S 2018 CHRISTMAS VILLAGE IS NOW ONLINE; more here 

--HOWARD'S 2018 VILLAGE! MORE HERE

--AND FROM FAMILY GARDEN TRAINS; A WONDERFUL OUTDOOR RAILROAD AND "STATION" from Paul Race--see more here

--REMEMBERING PEARL HARBOR  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2018/12/pearl-harbor-remembrance-ceremony-and.html 

--SOME MORE RECENTLY UNEARTHED BITS & PIECES ABOUT CROTON NOTABLES: PETER FRAMPTON, DUDLEY FIELD MALONE, DORIS STEVENS, and VERA NEUMANN; MORE HERE