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My shop is a mix of vintage costume jewelry, buttons, clothing, books, postcards, sheet music, ephemera, photos, and more.
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$165 USDBaby’s Long Christening Coat , Excellent Condition
Clothing:Antique
This lovely coat would be perfect even today for a special baby’s Christening ceremony. It is long enough to fully cover a full-length Christening dress. It is difficult to accurately date this garment, but I believe it was lovingly home-sewn in the early days of the 1900s. The garment is beautifully made of a soft creamy white Bedford Cord fabric, and fully lined with a white cotton material. The gathered sleeves are cuffed, and the coat has a wide pleated capelet collar trimmed with ribbon, ...
$27 USD SaleSALE Beautiful Dress for Baby Girl – Hand-Embroidered Smocked Bodice
Clothing:Children
This lovely little girl’s dress was home-sewn by a loving mother or grandmother, and dates to circa 1950. It’s white dotted Swiss with four rows of hand-embroidered smocking in blue on the front bodice, and another row of smocking in the back. The back is gathered and full from this line of smocking. The collar is trimmed with two small embroidered flowers. The back closes with three snaps and ties with a bow at the waist. The dress is in very good condition with no tears or stains. It measures ...
$23 USD SaleSALE Dress for Toddler Girl - Adorable Red Dotted Swiss
Clothing:Children
This cute little dress was home-sewn, and dates to circa 1950. It’s dotted Swiss in a bright red cotton, with bands of narrow white rick-rack trimming the neckline, hem and sleeves. There are nine mother-of-pearl buttons and buttonholes running down the front. Two ties gather fullness and tie in the back with a bow at the waist. The only damage appears to be two small spots at waist level at the right front (left in the photo). The dress measures 19-1/2 inches from shoulder to hem, 10 inches ...
$25 USD SaleSALE Pair of Silverplated Buttons, 19th Century London Manufacturer
Collectibles:Buttons:Vintage
These attractive buttons have a design of a battlemented castle tower, on a plain background. They are silverplate on copper, which can be identified because some of the copper is visible at the edges where the silver plating has worn away. There are no silver markings, but they were tarnished when I found them and they polished up very nicely with silver polish. They are marked “Jackson & Co., 58 Gracechurch St.” on the back. (Gracechurch Street is located in the City of London.) The buttons ...
$12 USD SaleSALE Round Lucite Buttons, Topaz Color, Set of Three
Collectibles:Buttons:Plastic
These three buttons are completely round, with a carved-out section at the back with a through-hole. They are made of a transparent topaz-colored Lucite plastic, and measure 7/8-inch in diameter. Condition is very good. These buttons will be packaged in a small box, and shipped by first class mail. Postal insurance may be declined if not desired.
$25 USD SaleSALE Three Mother-of-Pearl Carved Buttons, Exceptionally Large
Collectibles:Buttons:Mother Of Pearl
Each of these three matched mother-of-pearl buttons measures a very large 2-3/8 inch in diameter. The distinctive iridescent MOP shell is carved in the same design of lines and circles on each button. The dark reverse sides of the buttons indicate the surface underneath the shells used to create them. The buttons are a four-hole sew-through format. They are in beautiful condition on the front – the backs include some roughness of the original shells. These buttons will be packaged in a small box ...
$18 USD SaleSALE Three Sets of Faceted Plastic Buttons, a Total of 21 Buttons
Collectibles:Buttons:Plastic
This group of buttons consists of three different colors of the same style. There are seven pink buttons, ten gold buttons, and four clear buttons. They are all made of transparent plastic, with a two-hole sew-through center. The buttons each measure 3/4 inch in diameter, and are in very good condition. These buttons will be protectively packaged, and shipped by first class mail. Postal insurance may be declined if not desired.
$149 USD SaleSALE Ungaro Perfume with Coordinating Brooch, In Original Fitted Box
Collectibles:Vanity Items
This pretty box contains a 1/4 oz. bottle of Ungaro perfume and a beautiful brooch. To find this perfume in the original box together with the Ungaro brooch is truly a rarity. The bottom of the perfume bottle has the date of 1990, which is the year this perfume was introduced. The green plush interior of the floral print box is fitted to contain the perfume and brooch. The brooch is gold-tone in a swirl design with a large green faceted crystal in the center. It measures a little less than 1-3/4 ...
$12 USD SaleSALE Eight Advertising Blotters with Cute Babies, Cooper Press in Providence
Collectibles:Advertising:Blotters
These blotters were a giveaway from Cooper Press in Providence, Rhode Island. Judging from the telephone number, they date to the 1950s or earlier. There are four different styles, and four duplicates. Each blotter has a photo of a sweet baby with a funny caption related to the baby’s expression, and text explaining how Cooper Press can solve the problem. Each blotter measures 8-1/2 by 3-1/2 inches, and they are all unused and in good condition with only a few smudges. I have turned one over so ...
$12 USD SaleSALE 1938 Movie Music with Racing Jockey Cover - “Say It With a Kiss”
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Music From Movies
This sheet music song is called, “Say It With a Kiss”. The song is from a Warner Bros. film called “Going Places”, starring Dick Powell. He is in jockey costume in the cover illustration by Im-Ho. Ronald Reagan is listed as a supporting actor, also Louis Armstrong. The song was written by Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer, and was copyrighted by M. Witmark & Sons in 1938. Inside the front cover is a description and history of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) and its ...
$18 USD SaleSALE Liz Claiborne Silk Scarf, Gorgeous Colors
Clothing:Accessories
This beautiful scarf has blue, purple, white, and rose colors on a sparkling green background, with a hand-dyed look. It’s printed “Liz Claiborne” on one corner, and has a Liz label sewn on another corner. The scarf is 100% silk. The label's care instructions date it to the 1980s, as there are none of the care symbols which were added in later years. The scarf measures 10 by 52 inches, and has hand-rolled edges. Condition is good, with a few tiny brown spots. This item will be carefully folded, ...
$54 USD SaleSALE Lovely Piano Shawl with Soft Colors and Elegant Fringe, 1920s
Clothing:Accessories
This beautiful shawl is printed with soft shades of pink, green, mauve and brown on a neutral greyish background. The clusters of flowers and leaves are surrounded by feathery branches. All four sides have long knotted fringe. The fabric is a crisp silk taffeta, and the woven warp print gives it a softened watercolor appearance. This silk taffeta weaving technique dates to the 1920s. The shawl measures 62 by 64 inches, excluding the fringe. The silk is delicate and has split in several areas for ...
$25 USD SaleSALE Scarf in Rainbow Colors - Funky Wide 1970s Macrame
Clothing:Accessories
Remember the macrame craze of the 1970s? Someone created this wide scarf or shawl back then and it could be yours now. The scarf is 16 inches wide and 58 inches long, excluding the fringe. It was made in three vertical sections and then stitched together. Each section has a trellis of rainbow-colored stripes undulating across a neutral grayish background. Some of the colorful fringe has frayed, but it is in overall very good condition. This scarf has been gently washed and ironed, and comes to ...
$35 USD SaleSALE Wide Crocheted Border - a Beautiful Seventy Inches Long
Collectibles:Textiles:Edgings
This hand-crocheted vintage border would be a lovely edging on a sheet or pair of pillowcases, or add the perfect Victorian touch to a fireplace mantel. The border is 70 inches long (almost six feet), and seven inches at the widest points. It is in beautiful condition with no damage or stains. This crocheted border has been gently washed and ironed, and comes to you from our smoke-free, pet-free home. This item will be protectively packaged and shipped by first class mail, including postal ...
$25 USD SaleSALE Bugle Beads and Rhinestones on Border of Red Crepe Fabric
Collectibles:Textiles:Edgings
These three pieces may have trimmed a flapper’s dance dress in the 1920s. Hundreds of clear bugle beads are sewn on red crepe fabric, and the beads are accented with prong-set rhinestones. The beaded design alone is 1-1/4 inch at the widest point. Two of the pieces are 21 inches long, the third is 19 inches long. All three pieces are in beautiful condition and could be used to create a spectacular project. This item will be protectively packaged and shipped by first class mail, including postal ...
$56 USD SaleSALE Designer ColorFlyte Melmac Dishes, Including Serving Platters
Collectibles:Kitchenware:Melmac Dinnerware
Add to your dinnerware service or begin a collection with these eighteen 1950s Melmac pieces, in mix-and-match colors of dark green, light green, orange and grey. There are six cups and six saucers, three bread-and-butter plates, a sugar bowl with cover and two serving platters. Two of the plates have a mark which I have identified in the photo as “Mark #1”. This mark reads “A Branchell Melmac Product of finest quality, The Branchell Co., St. Louis, Mo, K. LaMoyne, Designer”. All the other ...
$18 USD1926 Ann Brockman Magazine Cover, Dodge Auto Ad on Reverse
Collectibles:Advertising:Magazine Pages
This cover of the June 1926 issue of the Christian Herald has a lovely watercolor cover by artist Ann Brockman, with an terrific ad for Dodge cars on the reverse. Ann Brockman is a listed artist (American, 1899-1943) The page is frameable, but it’s up to you which side you prefer. Please note this item is the cover only, the magazine is not attached. The page measures 10-1/4 by 13-7/8 inches. The edges are lightly worn and quite age-browned. On the cover side, there is a 1/2-inch tear on the top ...
$6 USD1940s London Comic Carnival Song “Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts”
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
The full title of this sheet music song is called, “I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts”. It was written by Fred Heatherton, and copyrighted in 1944 by the Irwin Dash Music Company in London. This edition was copyrighted in 1949 in New York by Cornell Music, Inc. The cover features an illustration in brown, by Nick, of a carnival barker. The sheet music measures approximately 9 by 12 inches. It is in good condition with a light crease at the top left, some spots at the upper right corner, and a ...
$24 USD“Yo-San”, Gorgeous Cover by Armstrong, Japanese Theme
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Beautiful Covers
This sheet music song is called, “Yo-San”, and it tells the story of a man who is lonely for his far-away Geisha, Yo-San. It was written by Jean Lefavre and W. C. Polla and copyrighted in 1919 by C. C. Church and Company in Hartford CT. The cover illustration is signed by Rolf Armstrong, and features a dark-haired smiling woman with an Oriental fan. This illustration has a copyright by the Knapp Corporation. The sheet music measures 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. It is in very good condition with a 1/4 ...
$15 USD“Drifting”, Gorgeous Cover with Pretty Girl in Sailor Hat
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Beautiful Covers
This sheet music song is called, “Drifting”, and it was written by Arthur J. Lamb and W. C. Polla. The song was copyrighted in 1920 by C. C. Church and Company in Hartford CT. This illustration, which does not have an artist signature (although it deserves one), has a copyright by the Knapp Corporation. The sheet music measures 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. It is in very good condition with a couple of tiny tears, a light crease at the top left corner, and two small holes punched at the bottom edge. ...
$28 USD“I’ll Love You”, Beautiful Girl Cover by F. Earl Christy
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Beautiful Covers
This full title of this sheet music song is, “I’ll Love You All Over Again”. It was written by M. Pease, H. Edeheit and F. Mayo and copyrighted in 1920 by A. J. Stasny Music Company in New York. The cover illustration is signed by F. Earl Christy, and features a lovely woman with a big red hat and a bouquet of flowers. This illustration has a copyright by the Knapp Corporation. The sheet music measures 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. Condition is fair-to-good. A crease and a few tears extend about 1/2 ...
$10 USD“I Want a Ragtime Bungalow”, Pfeiffer Illustration, 1913
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called, “I Want a Ragtime Bungalow”. It was written and published by Bert Kalmar, and copyrighted in 1913. The cover features a illustration by Pfeiffer of a small house set among pine trees and pink flowers. The background is a shaded rosy-pink. The sheet music is the older folio size of 10-3/4 by 13-3/4 inches. The cover is in good condition, although rubbed and spotted. This sheet music will be packaged with a backing board and plastic sleeve in a large bubble ...
$35 USD“Rainbow”, Native American Indian Woman Illustration, 1908
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Beautiful Covers
This sheet music song is called, “Rainbow”. It was written by Alfred Bryan and Percy Wenrich and copyrighted by Jerome H. Remich in 1908. The cover illustration is by DeTakacs, and features a romanticized profile of an Indian maiden silhouetted before a huge orange moon. The sheet music is the older folio size of 10-3/4 by 13-3/4 inches. The fold is almost completely separated and there are several small tears on the edges. This sheet music will be packaged with a backing board and plastic ...
$32 USD“Rememb’ring”, Topsy and Eva from “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, 1923
Collectibles:Ethnographic:Black Americana
This sheet music song is called, “Rememb’ring”. It was written by the Duncan Sisters, who performed the song in the musical production “Topsy and Eva”. The sisters are shown in character on the cover, with Topsy in blackface costume. The song was copyrighted by Irving Berlin, Inc. in 1923. The sheet music measures 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. The fold is almost completely separated and there are two small tears on the right edge. A light crease slants diagonally toward the center from the bottom, and ...
$24 USD“Girl of Mine”, Cover by Armstrong – Beautiful Girl in Flowered Hat
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Beautiful Covers
This sheet music song is called, “Girl of Mine”. It was written by Harold Freeman and copyrighted in 1919 by A. J. Stasny and Company in New York. The cover illustration is signed by Rolf Armstrong, and features a dark-haired smiling woman wearing a ruffled flowered hat. This illustration has a copyright by the Knapp Corporation. The sheet music measures 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. It is in good condition with some light creasing at the corners and two small tears and a signature in ink at the top ...
$24 USDPair of Linen Guest Towels, Elegant Art Deco Border
Collectibles:Textiles:Guest Towels
This is a matching pair of large guest towels, woven in a damask pattern in a natural linen. Both edges are turned and hemmed with a fagoting stitch. Above the hem is a border of pale purple with an Art Deco motif in double-weave. My second photo shows both sides of the same towel. Each towel measures 31-1/2 inches by 18 inches. They are in very good condition except that one of the towels has two small light-brown spots, only one of which can be seen on the right side of the towel. The towels ...
$26 USDSouvenir Link Bracelet with Ten Scenes of Paris, France
Jewelry:Vintage:Bracelets
Ten of the links of this unique bracelet feature the famous buildings of Paris, from the Cathedral of Notre Dame to the Eiffel Tower to the Opera House. In the center is the coat of arms, highlighted with red and blue enameling. The bracelet has a gold-wash finish, which is in very good condition on the front and somewhat worn from usage on the back. The slide clasp fits smoothly and holds securely. The bracelet measures about eight inches in length. Each link is 1/2-inch square. The clasp is ...
$24 USDVintage Filigree Pin With Lovely Blue Crystals
Jewelry:Vintage:Pins/Brooches
This simple vintage pin would be a delightful accent on a frilly white blouse. It has three blue rectangular faceted paste or crystal stones, prong-set in a gold-color stamped metal base with a scalloped edge. Between the stones are panels of authentic wire filigree. The pin has a simple clasp, and dates to circa 1900. The pin measures 1-3/4 by 3/4 inches. There is some wear to the finish, as you can see in the photo, but overall condition is good. There are no manufacturers marks. This item ...
$34 USDVictorian Era Buckle, Beautiful Rhinestones in Double Crescent Setting
Jewelry:Vintage:Dress Buckles
This unique dress buckle has a design of two open-work crescent shapes of gilded metal, each centered with 13 clear rhinestones in graduated sizes. All the rhinestones are prong-set and none are darkened. Across the center are the prongs of the buckle, which move with a little flexibility for insertion into belt holes. Some of the finish on the back of the buckle is darkened (see photo). The buckle measures 1-7/8 by 1-3/4 inches, and dates to the later years of the 1800s. This button will be ...
$35 USD ReducedREDUCED Adorable Charm Bracelet, Six Animals Studded with Rhinestones
Jewelry:Vintage:Charms
This very cute bracelet has charms in the shape of a fish, a duck, a camel, a cat, a Scotty dog, and a funny walking bird. The animals are set with clear rhinestones and highlighted with touches or red and green enameling. They dangle from a fine link chain with a jump ring clasp. The setting is white metal (called “pot metal”), dating to the 1930s. As a size reference, the walking duck is one inch tall. The bracelet measures 6-1/2 inches in length. Although many of the rhinestones are darkened, ...
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