The Star Made Me Buy It

Today's star is the lovely Ella Raines, for Woodbury Cold Cream...

I've seen her in only one movie, The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry, which she was pretty great in.

That's a movie that's pretty much forgotten, but it's VERY much worth seeing, if you like George Sanders, who's not playing the type he's known for, i.e. acerbic and dastardly.  Here he's a put-upon shlub with two grasping sisters who insist on running - and ruining - his life. 

neat stuff + December's Third Haul of Antiques and Untiques

 The Full-Service Bohemian is at work even on Christmas.

Which brings us to this sweet thing a lady gave me at work today.  (The Full-Service Bohemian has a part-time gig outside of being The Full-Service Bohemian.)

              This is actually a little box, in which are three pieces of of Ferrero Roche candy.

I asked her where she got it, and she told me that she made it, and that she has a group of women who get together to make items like this, just for fun and gifts and such.

Note that it's even cuter in person.

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Now onto the antiques and untiques...

                                               a marvelous Nyman Decoys kingfisher

Nyman Decoys were made by the late Ray Nyman, based in New Jersey's Pine Barrens.

Lotsa info on the 'net about Ray and his work.

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                                           model boat with sails made from bone !!

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                                        super appealing copper finish elephant with howdah

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from elephants to pigs...

                        Specifically a bisque pig (or pigs plural. Or pig and piglet) match safe

                                                                        'Me too'

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and another piggie thing...

                                                         pig chocolate mold or candy mold

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On to some vintage fashion...

                                                   Welcome to the Sixties !!

The fabric here has a wooly-ish feel, but I'm guessing it's acrylic pretending to be wool.

Beautifully made, FLAWLESS condition.  

And approximately a contemporary size 6.  

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Thus ends today's collection.

More next week!

Until then, see more, get more here:

                                             www.etsy.com/shop/AntiquesUntiques

December 2024's Second Haul of Antiques and Untiques

 MORE fantastic fantastic-ness !!!

Like...

                            1970s Midwest wall plaques for the kitchen !!
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                                   golden hand-carved wood phoenix for the everywhere !!!

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                                                      Indian chief metal tray

                                 (note that this looks ten times better in person!)   

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If you like to drink mint juleps, know that they taste soooo much better if you're drinking them out of a souvenir glass from the 1969 Kentucky Derby.

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                              Make delicious cookies (and other yummy anything) with a cat mold !!

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                             A classic 1970s secretary dress in contemporary size 10/12

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Thus ends today's collection. 

Until the next one, see more, get more here:

                               www.etsy.com/shop/AntiquesUntiques

December 2024's First Haul of Antiques and Untiques

 More fantastic-ness !

Wanna see?

                                                                                                                     SOLD

Victorian salvage wooden carved lion head, which began life probably on a piece of furniture.

The lion would enjoy sitting on your desk.  Or somewhere on your bookcase.

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                                                            Boscul Coffee tin
 

Until I found this tin, I had never heard of Boscul, which is odd, because I thought I new ALL the old coffee brands, i.e. Hills Brothers, Chase & Sanborn, Yuban, etc. etc. etc.

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     Wish I could have gotten a better pic of this VERY appealing (and flawless!) sterling silver dachshund brooch by Horatio de la Parra.

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Why leave a wine bottle to sit on your table unprotected, when you can have this SUPER cool guy take care of it?

 

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Few things are more appealing and more fun to collect that antique German pink pigs.

Like the above.

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The Merry Mousewife is in the house! 

When you pull the string that makes her walk, her broom will move side to side. Just like Mom does it!

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Thus ends today's collection.

 More soon !!!

Until then, see more, get more here: www.etsy.com/shop/AntiquesUntiques

Mug of the Month

For Christmas, we have this mug depicting a SUPER CUTE...

...little Christmas elf, resting in a poinsettia flower.

Get it here:  www.zazzle.com/adorable_christmas_elf_in_a_poinsettia_coffee_mug-168636493744437814