Fish Corks
As March drips down in to April, Shelf Appeal looks for pictures of lambs frolicking. Of course. Woman’s Magazine, April...
Tag: vintage
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The famous 51 socks
I will spare you the empty protest that I don’t collect Jaeger things. It’s obvious – even to me –...
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Tie one on
An expression that is nice is ‘rarer than hen’s teeth.’ It brings to mind so many interesting images. This little...
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Attishu
Such a prosaic item a handkerchief. Somewhat out of fashion now. There are some very lovely vintage handkerchief designs. There...
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Window shopping
Ladybird books are lovely things. They pull gently at childhood memories if you are old enough to remember reading them....
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Egg and cress
This post is about a set of things. Not often read about here, it’s true. But some things shouldn’t be...
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Summer’s wane
It’s always nice to find survivors. A small and attractive one here. This might have been for selling sweeties in,...
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Messing about on the river
Living in the city – in a flat with no outside space – I have no pets. It always seems...
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A book of toys
This is my ideal book really. It’s a King Penguin book – a superlative set of illustrated books from around...
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Something fishy
I have surprised myself. I thought I must have written about Barbara Jones on Shelf Appeal. But no. I think...
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CC 41
An era that interests me, ephemerally-speaking, is the Utility scheme of the Second World War. It ran from 1941 to...
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Puffin Picture Book No. 104
In the way I am in denial about collecting King Penguin books (10 doesn’t a collection make, surely?) I am...