Here is a gorgeous early 1900's embossed Victorian postcard. The die cut lithograph card is saluting a Happy New Year. A sweet colorful card of a boy with angel wings moving a large basket filled with blooms of roses and flowering tree.
Sign post in background declares January 1. Written message on the back of the card from Mary Klein to Frank Kemp, Attica, Ohio. Postmarked from Tiffin, Oh…
As a young collector of antique kitchenware, I was so fascinated with sad iron trivets. Yes, at the time, these trivets, many with advertising or the name of the maker, were suited for wall hanging or lining a shelf. The more the merrier! Then there came a time the more the merrier became work of cleaning and dusting. That chore of cleaning finally won out, so they got packed away. S…
Happy New Year and let us welcome 2024. May it be a good and inspirational year for each and everyone of you! A few changes.........The
Gatherings Antique Vintage is starting the year with an update and
brushing up of the web site. I am sure you notice some slight changes
as you visit already. For one thing more pictures have been added to
the front page plus the blog is also featu…
As I sit here studying the trend of colors in today home decorating, it seems there are many choices. Some quite bold. However, the color hues of whites, blacks and grays are still wildly steady. These popular colors mixed together or used separate hold a prime spot. Now teamed with some of the new bold colors appearing on the horizon can create a snappy room. That aside, e…
Do you remember the Mother Goose ~ nursery rhyme story of three little kittens who lost their mittens and didn't know where to find them? Well, this post isn't about kittens loosing their mittens, but about dolly loosing her mitten. Oh dear, she didn't know where to find the one. She looked high and low and nary did it appear. So this one little mitten has languished tucked away…
