Our first etsy listing - Chance Glass pin tray

Although we are not officially opening our Etsy shop until January 2012, it will still take time to get the shelves filled, so between now and then you will see items appear in the shop. It is OK, you don't need to wait until January 2012 to buy, you can still go ahead as usual.

Not being used to Etsy, we found it took a little longer than it would to list on any of the other online retail sites. Sure we'll get used to it though! It seems you have to think in USD$ regarding the pricing of the item and postage, so if any of our prices seem erratic, please ask why. Anyway here is our very first Etsy offering, a cute little Chance Glass pin tray.

Vintage Lador ballet dancer vanity case music box plays Dr Zhivago

Wind her up and off she spins to the sound of Lara's theme. Close the box and you see a wonderfully patterned lid.

6 Vintage Toledo Spain Mini Cocktail Swords and Wooden Barrel Stand

These will look great on your vintage themed bar. Very stylish, some might say a little kitsch! Exact era they were manufactured is unknown, but we reckon  they could sit comfortably in a themed bar spanning 50s, 60s or 70s depending on just how 'modern' or otherwise you have set the tone. There are six swordpicks, and they are dispensed from a wooden barrel ornamental stand. The picks are clearly a metal, but I don't know which type?? There are minor signs of use and age though no apparent damage. Each pick is about 3 inches long. The barrel is about 3.5 inches long.

Vintage Lembird Lemon Squeezer

This little lad is no longer with us. He has gone home so to speak. The family of the chap who bought this from us, were involved in its manufacture, back in the mists of time. Nice to know they've been re-united.

Party season!! Vintage cocktail forks and wooden fish 1950s ? 1960s ? 1970s ?

Fabulous accessory to help set the vintage mood of your party. There are six forks here with wooden handles and they are dispensed from a stylish, if not a little kitsch, carved wooden fish.  The fish stands about 5 inches high - the forks are just under 4 inches long. 

Vintage gardening book: Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines and Melons

We love the look of old books, but what makes them even more enjoyable is if they are still of practical use. This one is probably 1940s, going by the style of the illustrations. It is a great guide to growing Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines and Melons. Outside, the jacket looks scruffy, and inside it is well-foxed, but don't you think that only adds to its vintage appeal?


Those of you who already know us, will know that we have oodles of books that are taking up far too much space, so it is time to move them on. With the new Etsy shop opening in January 2012, we will be very choosy about what we list there - at first, while we settle in, our books probably won't be listed. We will though be posting pictures and descriptions of them here, for all to see what we have, so if you see something you like, just ask via @collectini on Twitter.

Tall slender black cat very vintage, very 19V0s

This lovely little lady is now sitting happily, purring away on someone else's mantelpiece. Fortunately she left her sister and cousin with us, so keep a look out for them here.