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Forthcoming Attractions: Early October 2011

Friday, November 11th, 2011

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selection of recently acquired vintage items including a G Plan nest of teak tables, orange seated Chair Centre stacking stools, green & blue striped curtains, Rhythm pedestal clock, Scandinavian teak mortar & pestle, Hinomoto vinyl camera bag and red & white Kleen Kitchen Ware jars

Here’s a quick peek at a few of our recent purchases.

We’ll start with fabrics – a lovely pair of heavy curtains with a striped pattern in blues, greens & turquoise – perfect for keeping out those coming winter draughts. There are more shades of gorgeous green and a groovy pattern in the duvet cover.

selection of recently acquired vintage items including a G Plan nest of teak tables, orange seated Chair Centre stacking stools, green & blue striped curtains, Rhythm pedestal clock, Scandinavian teak mortar & pestle, Hinomoto vinyl camera bag and red & white Kleen Kitchen Ware jars

The pottery kitchen storage jars are from the Kleen Kitchen Ware range produced by Sadler – a classic 1950s look.

The pedestal alarm clock is by Rhythm  – its orange hour markers are a nice detail.

detail of set of 4 orange seated Chair Centre stacking stools

These stacking stools are perfect for a camper van or small kitchen – they’re stamped to the base ‘Chair Centre January 1972′.

detail of small teak Scandinavian mortar & pestle

This lovely Scandinavian mid century modern teak pestle & mortar is by Karl Holmberg.

detail of vintage vinyl Hinomoto camera bag

The camera bag has all kinds of pockets and compartments and was manufactured by Hinomoto.

G Plan nest of teak tables

And last, but not least – the nest of tables that all the items are sitting on. They’re a wonderful shape and were manufactured by G-Plan.

Sounds of the 60s

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

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vintage 1960s Garrard radiogram in teak cabinet

On the same day we bought our vintage Anglepoise lamp, we bought this fabulous 1960s radiogram.

vintage 1960s Garrard radiogram in teak cabinet with lid up showing record player

We’d actually  been on the look out for an amplifier to go with a record deck we had – but suddenly, as bidding was about to stop at £30, we couldn’t resist this beauty!

detail from vintage 1960s Garrard radiogram in teak cabinet showing push button controls

It’s a Garrard Dynatron – radio, record player and speakers – housed in a teak cabinet.

vintage 1960s Garrard radiogram in teak cabinet

Not only does will it provide music in  lounge – we think it’s a great looking piece of furniture. Streamlined & good proportions, it fits the space exactly – the teak is a lovely warm colour too.

vintage Garrard radiogram showing soft close lid vintage Garrard radiogram showing soft close lid vintage Garrard radiogram showing soft close lid

Justin was very impressed with this particular feature… the slow, soft-close lid – no danger of records jumping.

vintage 1960s Garrard radiogram in teak cabinet

And most importantly – it sounds good too!

Very palette-table!

Monday, November 1st, 2010

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vintage 1950s palette topped teak table with splayed legs with Ridgeway Homemaker tea cup & saucer and two vintage 1950s Stitchcraft magazines

Check out this classic teak table with its splayed legs and artist’s palette shaped top.

vintage 1950s palette topped teak table with splayed legs

We bought it at auction this week but didn’t actually see it in the flesh until we picked it up. We weren’t disappointed though as the condition was very good and the grain of the wood is lovely.

detail of vintage 1950s palette topped teak table with splayed legs with Ridgeway Homemaker tea cup & saucer

Such a classic 1950s look and a really useful little side table for the lounge – great for our photo shoots & staging too!

This would normally leave us with the conundrum – sell or keep?…

pair of vintage 1950s palette topped teak tables with splayed legs

…but we had no such problem this time as the auction price was for a pair!

Before & After

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

We recently picked up some lovely vintage teak dining chairs from a local auction. They’re from the Moselle range produced by A. Younger Ltd in the 1950s. The upholstry was looking very tired, generally letting them down. We’ve set about re-covering them. We bought the fabric a few years ago and have been waiting for just the right project to use it on. Here are the early results.

They’ll soon make a wonderful set. They come with a matching extendable dining table.

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Z is for…

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

We’ve reached the end of the alphabet… and ‘Z’ is for zoo. Our virtual zoo is full of animals beautifully interpreted in pottery, glass, textiles, book illustrations and more. All our animals are well looked after… and there’s no entrance fee!!

1960s lion tile designed by Kenneth Townsend
1960s lion tile designed by Kenneth Townsend
Vintage peg bag
Detail from fabric peg bag
Vintage Scandinavian glass ram
Vintage Scandinavian glass ram
Vintage childrens book cover
Vintage children’s book cover
Abecedarius illustration
Shaker Abecedarius illustration
Abecedarius

Shaker Abecedarius illustration

List of animals in the Shaker Abecedarius

List of animals in the Shaker Abecedarius

Vintage Beefeater steak plates by Washington Pottery

Vintage 1960s 'Beefeater' steak plates by Washington Pottery

Vintage Staffordshire pottery mug
Vintage 1970s Staffordshire pottery mug
Vintage Hornsea 'Aries' mug
Vintage 1960s/70s Hornsea pottery mug
Life of St Martin illustrated by Emile Probst, 1966

'Life of St Martin' illustrated by Emile Probst, 1966

Vintage Acupulco chopping board by Villeroy & Boch

Vintage 1960s 'Acapulco' chopping board by Villeroy & Boch

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'Acapulco' chopping board detail

Vintage Scandinavian pottery plaque

Vintage 1970s Danish pottery plaque

Illustration from This is Edinburgh by Miroslav Sasek, 1961

Illustration from 'This is London' by Miroslav Sasek, 1959

Illustration from This is Edinburgh by Miroslav Sasek, 1961

Illustration from 'This is Edinburgh' by Miroslav Sasek, 1961

Vintage Cadburys biscuit tin

Detail from a vintage 1950s Cadbury biscuit tin

Vintage pottery giraffe produced by Lomonosov of the USSR

Vintage 1950s pottery giraffe produced by Lomonosov of the USSR

Illustration by Dean Mitchell from Folk Tales of the World, Australia, 1965

Illustration by Dean Mitchell from 'Folk Tales of the World, Australia', 1965

Little felt elephant made in Nepal

Little felt elephant made in Nepal

Vintage pottery owl

Vintage 1960s/70s pottery owl plaque

Vintage Scandinavian teak mouse

Vintage 1960s Danish teak mouse

Tiger print by Wallase Ting

Tiger print by Walasse Ting

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