JUST A FEW SUGGESTIONS....
Of things I've found Out-and-About...
& thought were beautiful ...
ANTIQUE MEDICINAL BOTTLES IN PURPLE GLASS:
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| I saw this layout of purple glass bottles while on a trip to Marburger / Round Top a few years ago, and it was such a bright spot in a rainy day forecast. |
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| I snapped this photo while shopping again at The Western Hardware Co. in Leadville, Co. The sunlight that filters through the foggy, old glass is beautiful. |
Or just cool...
NATIVE AMERICAN / SOUTHWESTERN POTTERY
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I took these photos of my mom's collection of mini-Native American pottery pieces. She took a basket, filled them with (dried) beans and then piled the pieces on each other. I showed her that some of them were broken, and she told me that was from my youngest son (huh-hmmm) .... We both thought that the broken pieces actually add interest to the vignette... Less perfect is usually more interesting than perfection! |
To things that I collect myself....
and Things I want to Collect in the Future....
ANTIQUE TRADE CARD BOOK MARKS
ANTIQUE BLOTTERS
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| Both the Trade Cards & Blotters are from Princeton's Graphic Arts Library. I LOVE their blog. If you are also a fan of Ephemera and Graphic Arts or History, check it out! |
To objects that are historically interesting ...
ANTIQUE PERUVIAN BURIAL DOLLS, c. 500 A.D.
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| Antique Peruvian Burial Dolls from Colorado Collectables, via Western Hardware Co. These dolls are approximately 1,200 - 2,000 years old. Because some of these regions hardly see rain, the textiles of the dolls remain in mint condition. I like the way these are framed and displayed. |
And objects that may not have monetary significance .... But mean a lot to you...
ANTIQUE POSTCARD BOOKS
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| This is the cover to a Post Card Souvenir Book from Kyoto, Japan, circa 1900. It belonged to my Great-Great Aunt, along with the postcards books below: |
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| Pompeii Postcard Book, c.1900 |
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| The map from inside the postcard book |
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Above & Below: Rome Postcard Books c.1900 |
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| Postcard book from Venice, Italy. Each postcard is drawn & watercolored in the manner of the cover; c.1900 |
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| Souvenir Postcard book from Djibouti -- a French/Arabic Republic of Africa, c.1900 |
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| Postcards wrapped in paper envelope from Sprzedaży Pocztówek, published by A. Chlebowski of Warsaw, Poland c.1905 |
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| This small booklet has real dried flowers attached to it (Also shown as the first image of this post). The flowers were collected by my family in Genève, Switzerland c.1895-1903. The flowers are remarkably in perfect shape! |
So, What DO you collect??
