Welcome vintage lovers and collectors, this roundup is for you. I can't get enough of the nostalgia of vintage furnishings lately. I am fascinated by each object and enjoy viewing the progression of design of common accessories, such as a stuffed toy animal or an adding machine. Part of the fun of owning a vintage piece is the curiosity of its history. I wish each vintage furnishing came with a card listing its history and prior owners.
Top Row:
- New York Times Bound Newspapers (February 16-19, 1936): Paris Hotel Boutique $225 each
- Vintage 1lb Wood Weights: Empiric Studio $55 each
- Art Deco Smith Corona Silent Typewriter: Paris Hotel Boutique $195
- Antique French Magnifying Glass: Paris Hotel Boutique $70
- Antique English Folding Rulers: Paris Hotel Boutique $65 each
Bottom Row:
- Primitive Stuffed Toy Dog: Obsolete $450
- Vintage Hooks: mine. $250 (pair)
- German Paper and Wood Toy Accordion Set: Specific $375 (set)
- Sets of Assorted Glassware: Empiric Studio $225
- Vintage Mechanical Adding Machine: Empiric Studio $225
Images: Paris Hotel Boutique, Empiric Studio, Obsolete, mine., Specific
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Comments (6)
I love vintage too; but a lot of times it can be more expensive than it should be. $225 for those bottles??
Just bought a "new" factory sealed vintage GE hand mixer for about $30 shipped. And just dug out my metal Muppet Babies lunch box! Oh, vintage stuff....I love the history they hold! And they look so neat offset by all the modern things we own!
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(I wrote about my mixer! I'm a dork!)
QueenOfTheFail: I agree - the whole fun of using found and vintage items, for me, is that they don't cost an arm and a leg. There's a lot more satisfaction in finding something in a thrift store or at a garage sale that has a high level of utility and a low price.
I think a lot of "retro" and "vintage" stuff gets fetishized, to the point that it loses a lot of it's original value.
I'm with you on this one, QueenOfTheFall and fredbiscotti. Vintage is cool, yes, but it's way cooler when there's a story behind it - especially when it's one you can be personally connected to.
Like my mid-century bedroom set - dresser, low dresser, mirror and headboard. The tall dresser even has the doors up top with the lingerie drawers. It's wonderful. It's even more wonderful that my grandparents bought them new, presumably when they moved back to Minnesota in 1963. I inherited the set, and I'd much rather have a personal connection and get something through unfortunate means than mortgage my firstborn.
$65 for a vintage ruler! You can find them on Ebay for under 20! I just bought a vintage Lufkin folding ruler c.1900 for $12 so if you're looking for one, don't be suckered into paying a ridiculous amount in a trendy antique shop.
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I have a typewriter almost exactly like that one.
I got it at Goodwill for $7.
My kids and all our visitors love it. I love when our guests leave us little messages that we find after they leave.
I was just having a conversation with my coworker about this right before I saw the post. I wonder if people think that higher prices = better quality/more prestige? It seems like when stores set obscenely high prices people are less likely to question them.
I agree with what everyone above has said. I just bought a pulley this past weekend for $5, and can't even fathom spending $250 for two. Or charging for two, for that matter. And most of the fun is going out and discovering them for yourself!