Columbian Portfolio of Photographs of the World's Fair 1893

I have always loved World's Fairs. When I was a tiny tot, we vacationed at the New York World's Fair in 1965. The Fair brought some of my earliest memories, and some of my happiest.

I am always thrilled to find vintage World's Fair items to list on eBay. Last week I found this beautiful folio of photographic prints of the 1893 Columbian Exposition (Chicago World's Fair). There are 24 photographs in this collection, including the work of architects Louis Sullivan ( Transportation Building ) ... Richard Morris Hunt ... McKim Meade White. This is also the fair that brought us the world's first Ferris Wheel and the work of Nicholas Tesla and his experiments with electricity.

I frequently treasure hunt with my best friend, who is an architect and designer. He agreed that this is an amazing find ... these prints would be beautiful framed! Just too neat not to share!

Sold for $69.99 to a documentary filmmaker who intends to use these prints in a future project.

Christmas Hutschenreuther Bell Ornament

I'm new to china and porcelain, and am still learning! I picked this bell up at a local estate sale. It is a 1978 bell by Hutschenreuther labeled 1978 Lappland Mond-Ren. I learned that Hutschenreuther is a line of collectible German porcelain. I had no idea! Pretty neat to know.

This bell sold for $128.05.

A Coke and a Smile -- The 1953 Annual from the Art Director's Club of Atlanta

I have purchased books from several local estates recently ... I was lucky enough to find two copies of this insanely rare book. It is a 1953 Second Annual by the Art Director's Club of Atlanta. What makes it particularly interesting? Art work, illustrations and more tying in to Atlanta places and products ... specifically Coca Cola. A number of beautiful Coca Cola advertisements in early form, with artists' attributions here. Really, really nice.

http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Birdhouse-Books__W0QQ_sidZ81052548?_nkw=art+director*+club+atlanta

CDs - Unique Is What We're Looking For

Although I consider my main eBay selling interests children's books, cookbooks, and ephemera, I do enjoy selling music as well. I always pick up vintage sheet music and song books, and I like CDs -- if they are unusual. A few examples of CDs that have done well for me:

- Radio station CDs like the 94.9 lite music Atlanta radio station Christmas CD pictured

- Uniquely produced CDs made for a company - see photos of the CDs for Barnes and Noble bookstore and for Heineken

- Smaller run CDs produced for stores like Williams Sonoma, Starbucks, Restoration Hardware, etc.

You can find an example of these CDs in my store at:

http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Birdhouse-Books__W0QQ_sidZ81052548?_nkw=cd

Yard Sale Season!

Hooray! Yard sale season is back again -- and I could not be happier!

It was a beautiful Spring day here and I was finally able to get out and yard sale. Since it's Easter weekend, sales were slim. I still managed to find a few goodies:

• Lost - Season 1 and Season 2 - great like-new DVD sets (I'm keeping these! It's one of my favorite shows.)


• Rod Stewart - two of the Great American Songbook CDs (these are for eBay)


• Fleetwood Mac - Rumours on CD (okay, probably keeping this too ... sounds of my teen years!)


• Fabulous vintage coffeetable book about Bob Hope and his USO shows (for eBay)

I usually yard sale with my best friend. His interests are art, architecture, and design, and mine are fun vintage items for eBay ... so we don't overlap often! Today he found an arts and crafts style linen chest (for a whopping $10!).

I'm glad that the thrill of the hunt (for Shiny Brite ornaments and Liddle Kiddle dollhouses) is back.