Retro vintage 1970s style square decorative glass dish in tan, brown and amber tones

What do you think of this stylish piece of glass?

Square glass bowl. Age unknown though it is definitely in a 1970s style and in the colours very popular in that period. Approx 10 inches (25cm) square and about 1.5 inches (4cm) deep. In VERY GOOD condition.

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Vintage Old Hall English stainless steel Toast Rack & glass butter & jam dishes

It holds four slices and there are two decorative frosted-glass dishes for your butter and preserves. The handle is just off-parallel, not major but only polite to point it out. There is a chip to an inner edge of one of the dishes, which isn't too noticeable due to the frosted glass, there are little pinpicks and small bubbles here and there in the glass.  The base of the rack is approx 24 cm (9.5 inches) by 12.5 cm (5 inches). Height is approx 10 cm (4 inches) to top of the handle. Underneath, maker's mark states "18 / 8 Stainless Steel, Old Hall, England". Underneath is showing signs of age and there seems to be a little tarnishing or staining around the maker's mark where a price label was removed - this is tiny and looks worse in the photo than it is. Overall, with stated is in VERY GOOD condition. Please ask any questions you might have. 

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Retro Radio Biscuit Tin

Retro vintage style radio biscuit tin lunch box with handle. Carry stuff, store stuff or just display with style!

This is a really fab looking item which is both ornamental and functional.
You can display it in practically any room in the house. And what about it's uses? Well it is a biscuit tin, or you can use it as a lunch box, and I have even seen these being used for storing make up or carrying your bits and pieces around town. It also makes for great general storage around the home. The handle pushes down against the body. Body of box measures approx 10 by 7 by 4 inches (approx 25 by 17.5 by 10 cm).

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Coffee Time! Vintage Keele Street coffee set in original box

What makes the thrill of finding an attractive set or piece of vintage homeware, even more satisfying, is finding it still has its original box. Look at this lovely set of six coffee cups and saucers.


The cups are most attractive with their rose-floral pattern, but for me what sets the set off nicely is the shade of yellow in those saucers. It is an unusual combination with the roses, but it is a very utilitarian colour, I feel, which is evocative of the age - 1950s if we use the cups as a guide, but probably 1960s, judging by the box.

And the box! What a design. It could have fallen in from the 1950s, but is is that typeface, which is a little less fussy than what went before, that tells me a more modern 'mode' of thought went into the design.


The whole package to me straddles the two decades, but that's OK - we live in a mix and match 21st century, where we can grab and pick 'n' mix just what we want to be surrounded with, rather than have the completeness of a trend dictate to us.


The only thing that matters is, is that you like them.

Cowes "Start of the Race" by JC Sibley vintage thread art ~ mid century kitsch

Thread and material sown onto a cloth background and mounted on two boards. It is called: Cowes "Start of the Race" and is by JC Sibley. I am guessing this was done sometime within the 1950s to 1970s. It measures approx 17 inches by 21 inches (approx 35.5cm by 53cm). Depicts the start of a race during Cowes Week. I don't know anything about the artist, so would welcome any info. This will appeal on many levels. If you are kitting-out your home out in a mid 20th century kitsch style it will look great, or you may know a sailing enthusiast who would appreciate this. 

We dont have this listed on Etsy yet, but if you want it, convo or tweet @collectini and we'll list it. If you are known to us we'll arrange meet and collect.

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How about a nice pair of orange floral 1970s sun loungers

You know when you forget you have something... then remember

Maybe it was something to do with it being such a sunny day, though you wouldn't think so from the picture.

We'd love to keep these, but we just don't have the room.

These are local pick up in Southampton.

Vintage stackable Tupperware kitchen shakers

These will look great in any vintage themed kitchen, but we think they will look their best in the context of the VW campervan. They look 1970s, judging by the colours. There  are four here and you can use them for, well, whatever you like really: flour, herbs or spices. Whatever will sensibly go through the holes. Colours are orange, yellow, olive green, rust red, approx 2.5 inches diameter and 2.25 inches height. There is a little fading to two of these (the yellow and green ones) and a slight 'crazing' on one the yellow one, this is difficult to see unless you look closely. Acceptable age and wear for items in VERY GOOD condition, with stated. We have them on Etsy at the moment, but if you are known to us we are happy to arrange meet and collect.

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Lava lamps and other funky lighting

We have grudgingly decided that we are selling off a number of lava, and other funky  lamps from our collection. We just don't have the space anymore, to either display them or sensibly store them. 

Most of them are in their original boxes, which is great as it protects them and makes them easier to store, but actually takes up more storage space. Count has been lost as to how many lamps we have - sometimes a day goes by and a forgotten one is found lurking in a corner behind a pile of other vintage and retro collectables.

So, as soon as @mrscollectini has photographed them, the photos will be posted here for you to take your pick - though no doubt @mrcollectini will want to do the final photos - we both have differing opinions on how to display a lava lamp - that is another blog post in itself!

Here is a favourite - which is not for sale - and a small feline friend.

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With the party season warming up, here's something to keep things cool

Although it will keep things cool, this vintage Insulex ice bucket is just the right lovely warm colour for a Christmas party. Keep the drinks cool, but keep the atmos comforting and warm!

Tel-Tru vintage kitchen thermometer

Club Tropicana earworm part 2 - Retro 1980s style, cocktail glass style lamp.

Retro 1980s style, cocktail glass style lamp. I love the frosted effect!

 

 

Missing you already - mid century salad serving spoons.

iGuzzini Lamp - rather pretty isn't it?

Vintage Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Book 1939

With Christmas on the way, isn't it time we posted a related find? This was a wonderful find. Sadly, we have moved this one on now, though gladly, we took some pictures beforehand and can let you have a peep at this wonderful old book. It was published in 1939, and considering it was a children's pop-up book, it lasted considerably well over the years. No more talk, eh? Just feast your eyes on the pictures.

 

 

Vintage Dubarry boxed gift set of toiletries

Just the thing if you want a really authentic vintage look to your dressing table

Don't know how old this lovely lot is - the box looks 1950s - the labels on bottles look 1960s. The box is showing signs of the years. It is a real shame that it has some staining and has taken some spillages from the bottle contents, though I am sure a clever crafty person could put this right.

Set comprises:

2 soaps - unused and in their cellophane
6 Forget-Me-Not bath cubes still in their foil
1 bottle floral mist Forget-Me-Not - bottle is empty except for the merest dribble and seems to be the source of a spill
1 bottle Shalimar hand lotion "Recipe for Dainty Hands" to the rear
1 perfume bottle with squeezy bulb - I don't know if this works - appears a little stained on inside - might be OK with a wash?
1 Small blue plastic funnel (for pouring perfume into the bottle??)
1 Dropper - rubber bulb looks perished
1 Fragrant Talc satin smooth - still has label across the holes, so am assuming it is full
1 bottle of Forget-Me-Not perfume - approx three-quarters full
1 bottle of Forget-Me-Not Bath Foam - approx half full

Orange and yellow floral 1970s tea cosy

 

I don't know about keeping the teapot warm - I am not liking this November journey towards winter's cold days.

Ajax Radio

 

This is definitely one for the kitchen - many a cheese scone has been baked to the sound of The Archers and the seemingly repeated loop that is erm... Classic Gold, or whatever it is called now. To say the volume control is crackly is an understatement, but once you've found that sweet spot, this is medium wave nostalgia bliss!