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Old Cape Cod 3 Dec 2010 | 06:28 am
Love this map (found at infomercantile) Wish I could get a larger print print of it!
Found 23 Nov 2010 | 02:55 pm
Sometimes when you buy things at thrift shops you find the oddest stuff tucked inside coat pockets, books, boxes, etc. When I bought this Polaroid Land camera (the second one I bought–they made zillio...
Tins 29 Oct 2010 | 02:03 am
Tins, tins – so beautiful to look at but what to do with them? Some from my collection. Yankey Clover Face Powder 1950s Israeli Kubbutz Tin Flash Hand Cleaner Chinese Tea Tin English Cookie Tin ...
Matchboxes 5 Oct 2010 | 08:52 am
When I lived in India, I started to collect matchboxes. I loved the wonderful graphics on each box–always inventive in color and design. When I moved back to the states I brought some with me, the oth...
Birds of America 13 Sep 2010 | 06:20 am
I recently picked up a copy of Audubon’s ‘Birds of America’ for a buck. It’s a 1950s edition, hardback, fairly small but the prints are still lovely. Sotheby’s is auctioning off a rare copy of the boo...
Garish Girls 25 Aug 2010 | 06:48 am
I love these 1950s wrapped presents–so wonderfully garish. These were from a book I bought a while ago, called, “Teen Guide to Homemaking”. Wish I had kept it, it had some amazing photos within. Clut...
The Tennis Game 17 Aug 2010 | 10:24 am
Fun with plastic tennis figurines…
Gorey Coats 28 Jul 2010 | 04:02 am
Went to the Gorey house the other day and got a sneak preview of some of his old furs coats. Most of these are going up for auction, I believe. Pretty wild selection…Gorey wore most of these on a dai...
Tropical Boat Lamp 15 Jul 2010 | 11:16 am
Welcome to the “Goot Dings” blog! For the time being, I’ll focus on objects I’ve stumbled upon and find interesting. Then perhaps I’ll talk about places or people–all somehow related to the store–we’l...
