WINDSOR PLACE ANTIQUES

I have been busy this spring setting up a fair to benefit arts programs at PS 154 in Windsor Terrace. My kids go to this great, but always in need of funds to supplement enrichment programs, neighborhood school. Come on out on Saturday May 7th to beautiful Prospect Park and buy some handmade gifts for your mom or for yourself.

Click here for more info and a list of all our fabulous vendors.

A swift is used to wind yarn. The ones pictured below were used in textile mills in the first part of the 20th Century. They would fit inside a holder and spin. They are very decorative and sculptural. They look fantastic with everything from primitive, industrial, country and even mid-century modern furniture.

Find me at the new Williamsburg Flea this Sunday and next. Come check it out. For more info click here.

If you enjoy looking at my blog or like my booth at the Brooklyn Flea, I recommend that you check out this article about Americana in Today's NYTimes Home & Garden section.

The reporter did a nice job of describing a somewhat vague period and style from the post-Victorian era through World War II. I like the practicality and beauty of many things from this time. The advertising and commercial design was simple, imaginative and well-made.

Here are a couple of nice examples from my collection of Americana from this period.

1920's Coffee Tin

Early 20th century Hat Forms

I was so surprised to see these "Pop Shop" crates in the March Urban Outfitters catalog. I bought a large lot of these a few years back and have been using them in my display and selling them at my booth at the Brooklyn Flea ever since. They are sturdy, versatile and adorable. I sort of wonder if U.O. saw mine first and then tracked down more?