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In the frame

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

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rolled up vintage Sunday Express poster

We bought these two posters last week…

vintage 1960s Sunday Express bill poster illustrating 'Soccer'

detail from vintage Sunday Express newspaper stand poster illustrating 'Soccer'

… they’re news stand posters dating from the 1960s – and quite rare survivors.

vintage Sunday Express news stand poster advertising staff writer & illustrator, Veronica Papworth

detail of vintage Sunday Express news stand poster advertising staff writer & illustrator, Veronica Papworth

Most would be thrown away and replaced the following day without a thought… but someone decided to take these home.

original vintage 'Blackpool' travel poster

detail of original vintage 'Blackpool' travel poster

We’re accumulating lots of vintage posters at the moment.

framed original vintage 'Westworld' film poster

detail of original vintage 'Westworld' film poster

They’re perfect for filling the walls in our antiques centre pitch.

view of the H is for Home pitch showing various framed original vintage posters

view of the H is for Home antiques centre pitch showing various original vintage posters view of the H is for Home pitch in the antiques centre showing a framed vintage original 'Whitby' travel poster

view of the H is for Home pitch in the antiques centre showing various framed original vintage posers

Travel posters, advertising and film memorabilia.

original vintage 'Great Yarmouth' travel poster

detail from original vintage 'Great Yarmouth' travel poster

detail from original vintage 'Great Yarmouth' travel poster

We look out for strong graphics & artwork – or favourite subjects.

detail of original vintage 'Carefree by Coach' travel poster

detail of original vintage 'Carefree by Coach' travel poster

detail from original vintage 'Coney Beach' travel poster

detail from original vintage 'Coney Beach' travel poster

Framing is quite expensive (particularly when the item is about 6 feet tall as in the case of this Rollerball poster!)

Framed original vintage 1970s 'Rollerball' film poster

Framed vintage original 1970s 'Rollerball' film poster

Framed original vintage 1970s 'Rollerball' film poster

It’s well worth it for the end result.

Framed original vintage 1970s 'Kes' film poster

We’re trying to be strict with ourselves, but the odd one or two have sneaked onto our walls at home – for a while at least!

vinyage original 'Thomas Crown Affair' film poster

original vintage 'Barbarella' film poster

The majority will be on display and available to buy from Picture House Antiques in Todmorden.

framed original vintage 'Great Yarmouth' travel poster

detail of original vintage 'Great Yarmouth' travel poster

If any of them really take your fancy, we could look into getting them delivered.

framed original vintage 'Whitby' travel poster

detail of original vintage 'Whitby' travel poster

detail of original vintage 'Whitby' travel poster

We’re adding to the collection all the time – we’ll try to show any new acquisitions on our Flickr pages.

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Cupboard love

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

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detail of vintage contents of renovated 1960s wood & Formica kitchen cabinet

This kitchen cupboard/kitchenette has been this week’s little renovation project.

vintage 1960s kitchen cabinet prior to renovationdetail of 1960s kitchen cabinet prior to renovation
detail of top of 1960s kitchen cabinet prior to renovation

We collected it from a garage in Wakefield – and set about giving it a bit of TLC.

First of all it got a good wash inside & out. The original red Formica was very faded and mottled, so we repainted it in a lovely vintage green…

view of fully renovated 1960s wood & Formica kitchen cabinet when empty

…and lined the shelves with a chintzy oil cloth.

vintage 1960s wood & Formica kitchen fully renovated and stocked with vintage kitchen items and put for sale on the H is for Home pitch at Picture House Antiques in Todmorden

It’s now standing in our Picture House Antiques Centre pitch waiting for someone to give it a new home -  in the meantime, it’s great for display.

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Strike a poise!

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

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multicoloured collection of vintage anglepoise lamps

This was an unusual buy at auction last week. A single lot, consisting of 21 vintage Anglepoise (and similar) lamps. We bought them untested – but amazingly all bar one worked perfectly!

white vintage Anglepoise lamp with Kathleen Major print in the background

We put some in our antiques centre pitch this morning….

vintage orange Finnish lamp

…the others will be finding their way into the H is for Home shop in the coming weeks.

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Perfect Pitch!

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

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We recently decided to upgrade our space in the local antiques centre from a cabinet to a room-sized pitch. It will enable us to sell a much wider variety of items. It’s our usual mix of mid-century modern, handmade objects and rustic antiques.

There’s enamelware, ceramics, glass and fabrics… we’ve had some fantastic vintage posters framed for the walls… there are clocks, lighting and larger pieces of furniture.

It’s been quite a busy week – there are slideshows below charting the move.


BEFORE
(Items cluttering up our lounge, waiting to go)


DURING
(boxes to unpack, shelves to put up & pictures to hang)


AFTER
(More tweaking will surely be done, but we’re happy with the result so far)

Come pay us a visit if you’re ever in the area!

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A cabinet post

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

It’s been a bit quiet on the H is for Home blog front recently. We’ve been keeping very busy with a new little venture.

We were offered a space in our local Picture House Antiques centre, which we’ve already mentioned in our Todmorden blog, and thought it would be nice to have a physical presence in our home town.

It’s a large cabinet which we’ve given the H is for Home treatment. We’ve painted its backboard a lovely, vibrant green…

…mounted some glossy photos and press cuttings…

…and have begun to fill it with a mixture of antiques, vintage and retro pieces… a taste of things that can be found on the website.

It’s taken a bit longer than anticipated to get to this stage as the whole project started with a bit of a disaster!

We’d arranged about 25 gorgeous glass vases on the top shelf… you know what’s coming next… yes, the shelf collapsed, and the vases came crashing down smashing themselves and other items beneath. There’s no photographic evidence – in the turmoil, taking photos didn’t cross our minds.

It took a few hours before we could face it again… but we eventually returned and have it looking quite nice again. We’ll no doubt be adding & rearranging aplenty over the coming days!

If you’re ever in the area pop in & have a look!

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