Material culture

Got some maavelous fabric/drapes/bedspread a few days ago.

colorful-est barkcloth print in HISTORY.

 something bo opulent

something űber-floral

We got vintage designer-signed costume jewelry !!

Yes, we do!

Like...

Original by Robert

Regina

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the Tuesday Song of the Week

Today you're getting two

Misirlou.

the 1927 Greek version

the 1963 version

... and gentlemen !

Our last post was the ladies in my store.

Now let's see some of the gentlemen:

 But first; all of you know this by now, but for those who don't, the watermarks are ONLY there to protect my followers from flying monkeys.  They do not appear on the actual items.

Dig?

 First we got a handsome Boer War soldier.

 Don't I hand-color good?

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The best dressed guy of 1928 (from a playbill I have from 1928)

appearing on a flask.

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Beware of Irritation, y'all.

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A good-looking guy,

 reflecting on how good-looking he is.

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I call this one 'Generations of Shaving'

On a pillow.

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Billy the Kid travels alone, a'ight?

mouse pad

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singin' the blues in the middle of the yellows.

This is a tile.

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It's time for class

If you know what I mean.

Many more manly men can be found here: 

https://www.zazzle.com/the_olden_eye/man

Ladies...

Lotsa ladies in my Zazzle store.

we gots bathing beauties on mouse pads,

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we gots Edwardian ladies on gift wrap

 Don't I hand-color good?

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We gots the Uptown Girl on bags

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On a wallet, we gots The Clever Sister,

 as well as the sister who's not too sharp.

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We gots a necktie printed with The Happiest Blonde in the Whole USA

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We got La Belle Otero, famed 19th century courtesan, channeling her sinless side.

 in cufflinks form.

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We got another bathing beauty, this one circa 1905, on a dinner plate

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OK, now maybe this don't look like a lady, but it is:

 Madame Tessandra of the Academie National de Musique et de Danse

Gracing the cover of a notebook.  The image comes from a 1929 playbill for the troupe's performance of Faust.

Wouldn't you love to know where that thing on her head is today?  I know I would.

You can get all of the above ladies on a wealth of items: apparel, home decor stuff, accessories, and MORE MORE MORE

ALLL the ladies in my store can be viewed here: 

https://www.zazzle.com/the_olden_eye/woman

antiques !!! we got ANTIQUES !!!

But then again, we almost always have antiques.  

Just thought I'd wake you all up.

Anyway...

we got super SUPER neat art nouveau candelabras

featuring a porcelain couple wearing blue and white and odd little caps.

And we got:

the definitition of exquisite.

Really.  Check the dictionary.  You'll see this pic there.

lacquerware box aka 'japanned' box.

I like the word 'japanned,' don't you?

Furthermore, we have:

An injunction not to forget Mother,

in paperweight form.

And then there's...

History's Very Neatest Lucite Vase

And lastly, at least for now, we got:

a pair of RARE Victorian sand majolica vases

Mug of the Month

Ain't got no St. Patrick's Day nothing,

but what I do have that's green is...

A 1948 Austin Devon 

Something bo cool for the fan of British automobiles, or the motorhead who likes 1940s cars, or the fella who likes green cars, or the jamoke who loves loves loves anything with an engine.

Note that the image is wrapped around almost the entire circumference of the mug.

Get it here: https://www.zazzle.com/1948_green_austin_devon_coffee_mug-168031841656464325