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

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

First up--we love old postcards and 'orphan photos', so called because they have somehow become separated from their 'real families'--and especially those that are holiday or Christmas-themed.  The one to the right comes to you courtesy of Howard Murray--he added the 'Celebrate Winter'--and is more than likely pre-1920's. Utterly charming.

It's followed by a fabulous gift from a friend that finally made its way out onto the Christmas table this year---a pair of vintage kitschy Christmas tree napkin holders--probably 1960's, maybe a little earlier.  SOOOOOO HEAVY!

They're followed by a great vintage postcard of Sal Mineo, courtesy of our friends at European Film Star Postcards.  For more about Mineo and their post---click HERE. 

And finally their post on VAN HELSING, THE 2004 production with  Hugh Jackman.

Again, click on the photos and links.

As many of you know, "zinnfiguren" or tin flat figures (also known as flatties) are in great abundance at Antoinette Stockenberg's vintage putz Christmas mantle every year--what's a village without people and such--but they are frightfully expensive, vintage or new.   You can see these wonderful inhabitants of Antoinette's village through the years right here 

But back to the Zinnfiguren, Barclay seems to be making the reproductions again--you can check them out at BARCLAY COMPANY HERE

Through the years, however, a number of us have made our own faux-or-false-Zinnfiguren--a.k.a. flatties...

Here are two that Howard has made:

A horse and sled--click here And a snowman--click here

Stay tuned for more....

For the reader who missed out on the antique German lead ski-ing Santa---the originals do go quite high when they come to market---here's a less pricey option---and plastic---and smaller--but still, it might work for the scene you are building----some interesting cake picks from  THE CAKE GIRLS https://thecakegirls.com/plastic-santa-skiing-cupcake-topper.html

AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: HOWARD'S REPRO "BOBBY PIN" FENCE---TWO PAGES OF FUN!  Click here.

Check out this amazing collection of antique toys from the Madison Historical Society; click here 

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p.s. REMEMBERING GUY MADISON; CLICK HERE

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