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Royal Doulton Bunnykins China Tableware
Mr. and Mrs. Bunnykins and brood were introduced in 1934. The artwork was created by the daughter of the general manager of Doulton chinaware. Her name was Mary Barbara Bailey. Sister Bailey was not a professional illustrator, but a nun. Bunnykins china depicted cute rabbits dressed in clothes, in small-town English scenes. Princess Elizabeth and [...]
Cartoon Character Bed Sheets
One item I love looking for when I’m out thrifting is cartoon character bed sheets. Once in a while I find a full set, but usually I come across just the top flat sheet. Qualities to look for are condition, classic characters and bright, vibrant colors. Bed sheets are not rare, but they are hard [...]
1977 Early Apple TV Commercial
We pay tribute to the late Steve Jobs in this week’s My Vintage Video. Here’s one of the earliest (if not the earliest) Apple computer commercials to air on TV. The year was 1977.
Park Ranger Stove and Lantern Fuel Can
A cartoon bear in a park ranger suit! What’s not to love about this vintage camping fuel can?! When I found this fuel can at a flea market recently, it brought back memories of camping as a kid. I seem to recall my dad purchased a can like this (back in the early 1970s) when [...]
Fiestaware Pitchers
Here are a few basic facts about the history and design of Fiestaware. * In 1936, the Homer Laughlin China Company (HLC) of Newell, West Virginia introduced a line of dinnerware called Fiestaware at the Pottery and Glass show in Pittsburg. * The man who designed it was an Englishman, Frederick Hurton Rhead. * The [...]
Community Cookbooks & Regional Recipes
There are thousands of avid cookbook collectors. Are you one of them? One area of cookbook collecting is regional cookbooks; books that come from a particular town or area. It could be the local church where parishioners submit their fave recipes. Or a town that’s celebrating a birthday and asks residents to contribute. Here’s a [...]
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Andy Warhol Campbell’s Soup Can Bowl
A friend of Andy Warhol’s once said the pop artist painted Campbell Soup cans because he liked soup. Warhol must have really liked soup because he painted a lot of cans! Warhol started painting the iconic red and white design in the early 1960s. He painted dozens of variations of the soup can theme. The [...]
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Space Age Atomic Needle Case
The thought of flying to the moon was just a dream in the 1950s; but in terms of household design, the idea was never far from home. Thousands of household items from this Space Age period were made. Here’s a sewing needle case with a common space image. Perhaps the sewer dreamed of putting together [...]
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