NEWS FEED
I just returned from a few days at Brimfield buying, visiting friends and slogging through mud. It just wouldn't be a May Brimfield show without some soggy, windy and unsettled weather. Nevertheless, there was some great stuff to be found. Here are some snapshots.
Click here to read the New York Times Magazine "Who Made This" Article on the history of Mason or canning jars.
I recently found some really neat WWII era canning jars that have very unusual clip tops and are embossed with a Victory logo on the glass lid. They were made by the Crown Cork and Seal Co. Clip or clamp top canning jars are very common in Europe, but so rarely seen here. Bail top and threaded or screw top closures are the norm.
I just had to share a photo of this bizarre German mid-century educational chart. It is a depiction of Pavlov's dog theory/experiment? It certainly is a striking image. I will have many charts like this (well, none exactly like this) at the Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene today.
If you have spent any time perusing my blog, you have probably noticed that I have a thing for groups of related objects. I set aside these items until they reach critical mass. I enjoy the collection and then….I sell them.
Here is some great egg-themed vintage americana- so country and cute.
Click here for more on this theme and to see a great photo and an appraisal of a vintage Jiffy-Way egg scale in Country Living Magazine.
Oh, and one more nifty vintage egg thing- an early 20th C incubator.
It has been such a beautiful and early spring this year in Brooklyn. My backyard is all abloom.
I will have many items like these for sale on Saturday April 14th at the Brooklyn Flea- including the perfectly weathered cafe table and chairs.
Here are a few more spring-y items that you will find in my booth.
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