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

As always, some wonderful finds, oldies but goodies and special requests. Click on the photos and links.

First up, a fab example of vintage tin lithography: the “Model Shooting Gallery” Mechanical Target, 1940s, Wyandotte, 14 x 10 x 2.5”, heavy gauge tin litho with moving targets----a wind-up mechanism---featured in a previous auction at SeriousToyz auction....Really outstanding toy--and it worked well even after all these years.

It's followed by a tutorial some vintage-inspired crepe paper flower fairies from Smile Mercantile; click here for the complete tutorial. 

Next up, a Vintage Cardboard Church Schoene Kirche, really nice graphics; make sure you click on all the photos once you get there, 1940's---from TOYCONNECT HERE.

And for another example from the set,  a gas station, click here.  

Alright you putz house artisans, how about a fleet of lit-up houseboats! CLICK HERE.

ERIC KNIGHT, AUTHOR OF LASSIE AND THIS ABOVE ALL, THE CROTON CONNECTION---READ MORE HERE 

So I found this rather strange blog called THE SILICON UNDERGROUND that also features a number of fascinating train articles---like THIS ONE AND THIS ONE ONE ABOUT MAINTAINING LIONEL TRAINS. 

SOME MORE RECENTLY UNEARTHED BITS & PIECES ABOUT CROTON NOTABLES... GLORIA SWANSON, JACKIE GLEASON, LEE HAYES AND PETE SEEGER; CLICK HERE 

R.I.P. ENNIO MORRICONE;TRULY ONE OF THE GREAT COMPOSER--READ AND SEE MORE HERE

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON HERE.

TO THE READER WHO IS TRYING TO FIND THE SHIRLEY TEMPLE CHRISTMAS CONTEST, you'll find at at THE FAMILY CHRISTMAS ONLINE FORUMS HERE.

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