As always, some fabulous new finds, oldies but goodies, special requests and more. Click on the photos and links.
First up, a fabulous 1964 Christmas ad for RCA Color Television. From the days when color tv was new, exciting, and expensive!
It's followed by a sample of some wonderful rare and vintage putz houses that Pete found in a recent auction--once in a blue moon specimens actually---and a vinatge wind up train---see the rest and read more at https://bit.ly/3pbua43
And finally many thanks to Paul for the great snap of a 1950's Marx "Dial" Toy Typewriter; and in such fab condition. Like other tin toys produced during this time period, the typewriter was
fabricated using thin sheets of steel covered (or plated) with a thin
coat of tin. It was fully functional. Read more about it at https://toytales.ca/marx-dial-typewriter/
Again click on the photos and links.
--See the link below,
then the thumbnails to view some amazing public domain vintage Christmas photos.
There are some real beauties in here https://bit.ly/38jEQYx
--If you haven't visited a site called TINSEL TRADING, I encourage you to do so...Their holiday/seasonal shop is always a treat https://tinseltrading.com/collections/holiday-seasonal
--32 Degrees North has updated
their site; not inexpensive but truly wonderful and hard to find things that will spur your creativity http://www.vintage-ornaments.com/
--SPIRAL TINSEL ICICLES FROM GERMANY AND BLUMCHEN; NOT INEXPENSIVE BUT VERY BEAUTIFUL. Produced on antique machinery, they are the same style of tinsel icicles
that graced Christmas trees in Victorian times. A lightweight tree
trim, they're the perfect sparkling accents for the very tips of
branches. And for a naturalistic effect, just gently pull down on their
tips to create varying lengths. https://blumchen.com/christmas_shop_j275.html
--TREES FROM THE DOLLAR BIN AT TARGET https://bigindoortrains.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=264
SEE THE LAST EDITION OF MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON AT https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/11/more-fabulous-vintage-websites-finds.html
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The color TV ad reminds me that as I was growing up, Dad wanted to replace our 1957 B&W washing-machine-sized television with a color TV, but always put basic needs of the family first. Whenever we saw a beautiful nature scene on Walt Disney's "Wonderful World of Color" on the old relic, he would say, "Wouldn't that be beautiful in color?" When that TV died, he replaced it with a B&W portable that sat on a rolling rack, but had about the same sized picture tube. Dad never got a color TV until THAT on died, sometime about 1980, and by then you couldn't even buy B&W TVs except for tiny portables. Yes, it's easy to say that Dad should have "bit the bullet" and bought a color TV, but when he would look at the price tag, he would always compare it to what it would cost to feed the family for a month and make what he believed was the right choice. Dad's gone now, and I'm sure he's enjoying Heaven in full Technicolor, but I'll always remember him as someone who could delay gratification as long as he had other priorities - and family always came first. Have a wonderful holiday season, all!
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