1940's Vintage Valentines

Couldn't resist posting a few good examples of 1940's graphics with these charming Valentine cards. I especially like the die-cut card that features a soda fountain. Great example of vintage design - and you have to love the malt shop appeal! I believe that the little boy playing a drum is a Boy Scout. Very cute!

Whitney Made Valentine Card

This is such a beautiful Valentine that I just wanted to share the photo. It's a Whitney Made, which is collectible. Most of the Whitney cards I've carried open, as this does. They often have this type of elaborate frame work at the edges as well. I would date this as 1920's. It's a charmer!

The Joy of Retro Cooking

One of my favorite things to list is vintage cookbooks. I love the recipes, the recipe names (!), and the great vintage food photography. It is such great fun to get a glimpse into the everyday lives of families through the food they ate.

I'm going through a BIG box of cookbooks right now and should have many more online by this evening. Much fun awaits!

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Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?

I've had fun today sorting vintage sewing buttons by color! It is neat to see all the different colors, varieties, styles, and materials. I just listed many lots of vintage sewing buttons (most on original cards) in my store.

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Bubblegum Pop

This has been a different, and fun, listing week for me. Music is one of my favorite things, and a guaranteed mood lifter. This week I've been going back in my childhood with 45's from the 1960's to 1970's. Do you remember Bubblegum pop songs like "Indian Giver" by the 1910 Fruitgum Company? "Yummy Yummy Yummy" by Ohio Express? "Easy Come Easy Go" by Bobby Sherman? Those are the songs I listened to on my little portable record player, roller skated to, and listened to as I hung up my Bobby Sherman and David Cassidy posters. What fun it has been to hear these songs again!

I have some classic rock songs on 45 listed too -- the Beatles, the Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and more.

By later tonight (Friday evening), I hope to have 59 records listed -- including a great op art / pop art 45 rpm box.

Lots of fun here!

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