Tuesday Song of the Week

Sorry I missed this last week.  

It's not as if I was busy with -ick..hack... - Christmas.

Which, if you've been following this blog, you know I'm not a fan of.

(Actually I hate Christmas.  There.  I said it.)

I was busy with something else.  Watching the Homicide Hunter marathon, probably.

But we're back, with 2019's last Tuesday Song of the Week, a crazy classic:

'Born to Be Alive' - Patrick Hernandez

The Star Made Me Buy It

Today's star is Mickey Mantle, for Viceroy cigarettes.

I have a cloudy memory of eating at his restaurant in New York, but maybe I just saw the outside of it.  

Bag o' the Day

Today's Bag o' the Day would be PERFECT for bridesmaid gifts, for your upcoming Victorian wedding:

Get it here:

https://www.zazzle.com/1861_french_fashion_plate_wedding_gown_tote_bag-256074757884152178

See the other 700+ tote bags in my shop here:

https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/shopping+bags

The Tuesday Song of the Week

A VERY swingin' version of this song,

courtesy of the US Navy Band:

'White Christmas'

The Star Made Me Buy It

Today's star is...

Jane Wyman for Bell & Howell

I love corny old melodramas, and Jane was in two of the best: Magnificent Obsession and All That Heaven Allows.

Bag o' the Day

It's been quite a while since there has been a Bag o' the Day, 

but today's bag is one that's worth waiting for:

red rose wristlet

Get it here: 

https://www.zazzle.com/victorian_red_rose_wristlet-223603192639283092

Today's antiques and untiques

Lots of must-have must-haves today,

such as...

a classic circa 1910 tray depicting an old salt 

which doubles as a wall hanging on accounta there's a ring on the back.

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1973 Jeffrey Snyder rooster bottle

handsome, no?

 YES.
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McCoy is in the house !!

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So is Edge Malkin, with a tea set dating back to 1883,

                      Tonquin pattern             SOLD

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We also have Edge Malkin Tonquin pattern plates  SOLD

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Next up, a VERY cute set of figural hors d'oeuvre picks

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circa 1910 ethnic photo with sparkles 

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As always, TONS more remains in the pipeline.  

Until they make their appearance here,

see more, get more here:

www.etsy.com/shop/AntiquesUntiques 

The Tuesday Song of the Week

A shame this this band was basically a one-hit wonder:

'Cherchez La Femme' - Dr. Buzzards Original Savannah Band 

This is funny: 

In our first or second - or maybe it was our third - year in high school, one of my friends and I struck up a friendship with a girl a year ahead of us, named Libby Thayer.

Libby was hyLARIOUS.  

I always think of her when I hear this song, because once she hipped us to the fact that the good doctor's name was pronounced 'BuzzARD' and not 'buzzard' like the bird.

Wish she was googleable, but I've always come up empty.

Latest antiques and untiques

Oh, do we have some great stuff today.

Like...

SUPER COOL driftwood candle holder

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November was a good month for figural bottles.  This is the only one I've listed so far. 

Could be your new drinking buddy!

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            exquisite hand-carved nautilus shell     SOLD

The carving includes a chicken, another bird that's not a chicken, plus some flowers.

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glamorous, glorious rhinestone buttons 

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Another shell, this one a striped fox horse conch.  SOLD

The photos don't do justics to what a GORGEOUS shell this is.

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THREE Royal Doulton ladies in red.

           Genevieve  SOLD

          Sara   SOLD

          Top o' the Hill  SOLD

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maaaavelous lucite reverse-carved island scene 

How fantastic is that little ship in the background???

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Seagram's Scotch pitcher 

featuring a company of Scotsmen in kilts playing bagpipes.

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There is, as always, lots more in the pipeline.

See more, get more here:

www.etsy.com/shop/AntiquesUntiques

The Tuesday Song of the Week

A hundred years ago, I found the album this song comes from in a used records store.

This has been one of my all-time favorite recordings ever since.

'Beyond the Blue Horizon' - Michael Nesmith & The First National Band

December's ties: retro ties !! novelty ties !! cool vintage ties !!!

As always,

some VERY marvelous marvels, such as...

circa 1935 hot hottie

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'If you would have a darling Ride,

Try the Catville Tobaggan Slide.'

A SUPER-cool tie for the cat daddy.

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The Pink Lady

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happy happy hippo

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another one for the cat daddy, 

perfect for wearing when proposing to a potential cat mommy.

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So don't worry !

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To see the above, plus all of the other 700+ ties in my shop, go here:

https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/suit+accessories?st=date_created

Mug of the Month

It's Christmas time in the city !

Get it here:

https://www.zazzle.com/1950s_christmas_in_the_city_coffee_mug-168316572322680368

The Star Made Me Buy It

Today's star:

Jeanne Crain for Motorola portable radios

While Jeanne was not what anyone would call a great actress, she was pretty and especially suited for 'sweet young thing' roles.  

My mother remembered her fondly in Home in Indiana and Margie.  

The Tuesday Song of the Week

I always thought this guy had the voice of an angel.

"Good Morning, Starshine' - Oliver

Bag o' the Day

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,

adorable Scottie dogs Blackie and Whitie enjoying the warmth.

A VERY marvelous Christmas gift for the fan of Scottie dogs:

Get it here:

https://www.zazzle.com/blackie_and_whitie_by_the_fire_messenger_bag-210608945814810697

The Tuesday Song of the Week

I forgot all about this song.

Until I heard it a few months ago in a Barnes & Noble.

Immediately I was yanked back to the early 1990s. and I felt a tug on my insides so so...
I could have cried.  

There was a lot going on in my life in the early 1990s, some good, some bad, but all big-ish stuff that likely went a long way toward turning me into the person I am today.  

The song wasn't my favorite, just one of the things that you'd hear at least a couple times a week on the radio.

'Second Chance' - 38 Special

Latest antiques and untiques

As ever and always, 

some way neato stuff.

To wit:

sweet white rabbit in alabaster   SOLD

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brilliant Blenko yellow art glass candleholders  SOLD

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    handsome copper finish Airedale   SOLD

(at least, I think it's an Airedale)

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            marvelous lacy framed 1930s Valentine   SOLD

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   Stangl White Dogwood pattern bread plates aka cake plates  SOLD

ummmm, cake

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fantastic blue fish bottle

has original cork

                                          which is nice                                   SOLD

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lastly, but far from leastly

             we have a 1920s Roseville baby plate with dressed bunnies   SOLD

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Note that there are many MANY MANY more must-have must-haves still in the pipeline.

'til then,

see more, get more here:

www.etsy.com/shop/AntiquesUntiques

The Star Made Me Buy It

Today's star 

Marilyn Maxwell for Max Factor pancake make-up

I don't know Marilyn Maxwell from a cord'a wood, as my hubbage would say.  However, I do remember reading that she was the only woman Rock Hudson truly loved.