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...
View Article‘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...
View ArticleCona 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...
View ArticleHabitat 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...
View ArticleAtomic 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...
View ArticleToday’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...
View ArticleVital 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleGPO 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...
View ArticleH 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...
View ArticleVintage 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 &...
View ArticleBlow 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...
View ArticleMannequin 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...
View ArticleWilliam 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...
View ArticleIntroducing 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...
View ArticleVintage 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....
View ArticleVintage 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...
View ArticleVintage 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...
View ArticleVintage 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...
View ArticlePan 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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