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Isis radio

We couldn't resist this radio at the local flea market.Condition isn't quite as mint as we like, but it's such a classic design - and the imperfections are just honest wear & tear to the shiny...

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‘Preserved Children’ recipe

We usually post recipes on a Thursday, but we'll make an exception for this one.We added this 1950s recipe tin to the H is for Home shop today. On the inside of the box is this charming "recipe for...

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Cona coffee maker

We recently acquired this gorgeous vintage coffee percolator.It's the Cona Model Rex - a design classic by the renowned artist Abram Games.Not only is the appearance striking, but it works really well...

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Habitat kitchen cards

We bought a batch of 1960s & 70s posters at auction recently. Amongst them was this little gem - well, big gem really! :-)It's a whole set of vintage kitchen cards designed by Juliet Glynn Smith...

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Atomic plant

Every home should have its own atomic plant! We picked up this gorgeous vintage plant stand on Monday which has just gone into our webshop.The frame is black metal and it retains its original bright...

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Today’s exercise

We've just bought a job lot of unused vintage school exercise books.Adelle used to get very excited about her crisp, clean exercise books at the start of each new school year. It was obvious that the...

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Vital signs

We bought a box of dusty old vintage factory signs at auction recently. They look great now we've hung them in our antiques centre space - and have subsequently been promoted to favourite buy of the...

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How to bring a vintage industrial feel into your home

credit Vintage industrial style draws its influence from a variety of sources - factories, mills, schools, science labs, garages, hospitals and theatres. It shouldn't be thought of as just suitable for...

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GPO telephone

We've chosen this lovely vintage GPO telephone as our favourite buy this week.Not because it's particularly rare or valuable, but because it's always worth highlighting a design classic. This model...

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H is for Horse

We've nominated this charming brass horse as our favourite item of the week. We bought it from the lovely folk at Winter's Moon. We just couldn't resist when it popped up on our screen in one of their...

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Vintage flour bags

We’ve plumped for these vintage flour bags as our favourite buy of the week.They’re made of cotton and are quite humble objects, but we like lots of things about them. The gorgeous red lettering &...

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Blow up the world!

This fabulous vintage inflatable globe has to be our favourite buy of the week.It’s got such a wonderful mid century modern look. The colours are quite muted – it almost looks like opaque glass. And we...

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Mannequin mystery

We had a mystery mannequin on our hands this week. It caught our eye at the local flea market and we liked the form. It looked familiar, but we weren’t sure who the designer actually was. We thought it...

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William Shakespeare anniversary

It was the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare this week. There’s been lots of Shakespeare related stuff in theatre-land, in the papers and on on TV. To commemorate the occasion, the...

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Introducing the Organetta!

This is one of our more unusual recent purchases – in fact, we think it’s a first for musical instruments. It’s a vintage table-top electric organ – the Hohner Organetta to be precise. Dating from the...

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Vintage bakeware

We picked up a good quantity of vintage bakeware at the weekend – lots of small moulds and tins in particular. Perfect for small pies, bite-sized cakes, jellies, custard tarts, panna cotta and so on....

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Vintage drink mats

We bought a bagful of vintage drink mats yesterday. They date from the 1960s era and we like the various designs. There are card coasters advertising Cherry B, Babycham, Dewar’s whisky and Martell...

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Vintage hospital trolley

We bought this vintage hospital trolley at auction last week. We thought it had great re-purpose potential. In particular, its suitability to make a fabulous kitchen work station. For starters, it’s...

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Vintage Tour de France magazines

One of last week’s main purchases combined two areas of interest – namely, vintage ephemera and cycling. This huge quantity of 1950s cycling memorabilia appeared at a local auction and we couldn’t...

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Pan after my own heart

We thought that we’d highlight a recent addition to the ‘What’s Cooking’ department in our web shop. These vintage enamel Worcester Ware saucepans are really gorgeous. They’re part of the ‘Tudor...

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