Daily Vintage - Mechanical Valentine, Showgirl on Elephant

This is a spectacular, big vintage mechanical Valentine.  It features a showgirl riding on an elephant.  She moves backwards and forwards.  "I wish I could wow you, my Valentine."  Found at Birdhouse Books: showgirl Valentine.

Daily Vintage - Unused Model T Valentine Card

This Mid-Century vintage Valentine is "For a Special Son," and it features a Model-T automobile.  It is unused and ready to send for a fun vintage surprise!  You'll find it at Birdhouse Books.

Daily Vintage - Whitney Made Valentine, Little Girl With Wreath of Daisies

Today's Daily Vintage is a lovely Whitney Made Valentine.  It features a little girl in a gingham dress.  She has a wreath of flowers around her neck and another on her head.  This would be so pretty in a little frame!  You'll find this sweet vintage Valentine at Birdhouse Books.

Daily Vintage - Mechanical Valentine by Charles Twelvetrees

This charming mechanical vintage Valentine has an illustration by Charles Twelvtrees.  It shows a little boy with a bouquet of flowers:  "Among the posies you will find - a special thing I have in mind."  This exceptional card is at Birdhouse Books.  I always love Twelvetrees illustrations!

Daily Vintage - Big Eyed Girl Valentine

Today's Daily Vintage is an easel-back Valentine.  The illustration is a big eyed girl with a plant growing hearts.  "Please pick mine, my Valentine."  There is no artist signature, but I believe this is by Grace Drayton, who designed the Campbell Kids.   You'll find this card at Birdhouse Books.

Daily Vintage - Easter Postcard with Chickens

This lovely, frameable vintage Easter postcard depicts chickens eating feed.  I always love the illustrations on these early 1900's cards.  You will find several vintage chicken postcards for Easter at Birdhouse Books.

Daily Vintage - Shabby Chic Print of Woman and Spinning Wheel

I found this little framed print last year at a vintage sale.  I picked it up, brought it home ... and never found exactly the right place for it.  It's so cute, shabby chic in style, and I think it would look great in the right setting.  The print shows a woman in silhouette at an old fashioned spinning wheel.  You can find it at Birdhouse Books: spinning wheel print.

Daily Vintage - Victorian Trade Card of Women, Child, and Sailboat

This lovely Victorian trade card is from the late 1800's and advertises Domestic S.M. Co.  It features two women and a child watching a sailboat in the distance.  I have framed cards like this with vintage paper or scrapbooking paper as a background, in a little frame.   You'll find Victorian trade cards at Birdhouse Books.

Daily Vintage - The Art of Being a Girl 1965 Teen Popularity Book

The Art of Being a Girl is a 1965 teen popularity and etiquette book by Judith Unger Scott.  It's hard to find, and so much fun to look through!  It really gives a glimpse of teen life in the 1960's.   You'll find this book at Birdhouse Books: The Art of Being a Girl.

Daily Vintage - Our Puppy 1957 Little Golden Book

Today's Daily Vintage is Our Puppy, a 1957 Little Golden Book with illustrations by Feodor Rojankovsky.  The puppy is a Pointer dog and the illustrations will steal your heart!   You will find this cute book at Birdhouse Books:  Our Puppy.

Daily Vintage - Learn to Listen, Speak and Write 1964 Reader

Learn to Listen, Speak and Write is a 1964 Scott Foresman reader that goes along with the New Basic Readers.  (Those are the classic readers that introduced children to Dick and Jane.)  The illustrations in this book are so cute and baby boomer in vintage.  You can see more at:  Learn to Listen, Speak and Write at Birdhouse Books.

Daily Vintage - Dogs and Cats, Birds and Bats, An Unused 1964 Activity Book

Dogs and Cats, Birds and Bats: An Activity Book About Animals is a 1964 Golden Book.  This is unused, old store stock ... and it has fabulous illustrations by June Goldsborough.  You can see the illustrations and read more about the book at Birdhouse Books:  Dogs and Cats, Birds and Bats.

Daily Vintage - Big and Little Things, Unused Vintage Coloring Book

Big and Little Things to Color is a cute 1969 Western Publishing coloring book.  This coloring book is unused, old store stock.  The cover art is fun - a clown with balloons and a cute little dog.  You'll find this book at Birdhouse Books, Big and Little Things to Color.

Daily Vintage - Baby Animals A-Change-A-Picture Book

Baby Animals is a change a picture book for children from 1979.  It's really cute.  You pull a ribbon on each page, and the picture changes before your eyes.  I included a couple of pictures, below, so you can see the book "in action."  This book is from Birdhouse Books - Baby Animals.

Daily Vintage - Kissing Children Mechanical Valentine

If you've read this blog for a while, you will know that one of my favorite vintage paper treasures is mechanical Valentines.  These are Valentines (often 1920's - 1940's) that have movable parts.   This vintage Valentine has a little boy and girl framed by a big red heart.  They move closer together.  "Be My Valentine and Seal It With a Kiss." Found at Birdhouse Books:  mechanical kissing children Valentine.

Daily Vintage - Wonders of Nature by Eloise Wilkin

Without question, Eloise Wilkin is my favorite children's illustrator.  Her illustrations of children, Mid-Century family life, cats, and dogs are so sweet and have such lovely detail and nuance.  Today's Daily Vintage is a big, beautiful Eloise Wilkin book called Wonders of Nature.  It is a Big Golden Book, and has lovely illustrations of children exploring nature.  You'll find this book on the Eloise Wilkin shelf at Birdhouse Books.

Daily Vintage - Easter Postcard, Baby Chick in a Bird Nest

Today's Daily Vintage is a lovely vintage Easter postcard.  It features a baby chick in a bird's nest.  The card is trimmed with glitter, which is now dark (a sign of older glitter - early 1900's).  This is one of those cards that just looks like Spring to me.

Found at Birdhouse Books:  vintage Easter postcard, chick in nest.

Daily Vintage - ABC Color Book - 1973 Old Store Stock

Today's Daily Vintage is a 1973 vintage coloring book.  The ABC Color Book was published by Whitman.  A few years ago I chanced upon some great old store stock (vintage items that had been in storage at a shop - never used).  This is one of several coloring books that I found - the others are also in my store.  This reminds me so much of coloring books I had as a child.  It's really cute!  Found at Birdhouse Books:  ABC Color Book.

Daily Vintage: Deer Stories - Life-Like Pictures in Third Dimension

Our Daily Vintage today is Deer Stories by Martha B. King.  This is an unusual 1936 vintage children's book.  It is paperback, with a dramatic deer silhouette illustration on the cover.  As you open the book cover, you'll find a pair of 1930's vintage 3-D glasses:

You can put the glasses on and see the book illustrations in 3D.   I find this book so interesting and ahead of its time!   You'll find it at Birdhouse Books, if you'd like to see more:  Deer Stories.

Daily Vintage - Little Girl with Flowers Postcard

This Daily Vintage looks like Spring to me!  It is a sweet vintage postcard.  A cute little girl is bringing flowers through an open door.  It is Dutch language, and features a wish for health and happiness.  The postmark date is 1939.   You'll find this vintage postcard at Birdhouse Books:  Little Girl with Flowers Postcard.