Vintage Christmas Card | Girl Skating

Vintage Christmas Card

This is just a fantastic image of the skating girl and her little dog running beside her. But what is great to me is the extraordinary detail of her clothing, which gives a window to the past.

What really caught my eye was the hand warmer, which brought back memories of my grandmother when she was 17-years-old in about 1900, where she wore one of those while having a picture taken of her.

Great vintage card.

Vintage Christmas Card

Vintage Christmas Card | Santa Watching Children with Christmas Gifts

Vintage Christmas Card

As with many vintage Christmas cards, they show far more than simply a Christmas greeting or salutation, which was important in those times, just like it is today.

But it also reveals a wonderful history of the period, as you can tell from the clothing worn by the children.

The toys are also a telltale sign of an era long gone, but is sure is fun to see those things again. Did you see the drum lying on the floor? Great image.
Vintage Christmas Card

Vintage Christmas Card | Victorian Children

Vintage Christmas Card

This vintage Christmas card is in reality from the Victorian period, and the clothing a little different than a little later, as well as the way they depicted the faces of the children.

Those little caps they're wearing are also unique, and I enjoy the inclusion of the ivy to give it some Christmas color.

Vintage Christmas Card

Vintage Christmas Card | Children Meeting with Frosty the Snowman

Vintage Christmas Card

I always like the way people from the period these cards were made always adhered to the traditional colors of Christmas by including the colors green and red when they could, as you can see from the two girls in front of the image.

The dog standing up for what appears to be what they imagined Frosty the Snowman to look like is also great. On the other hand, I don't know if Frosty the Snowman had been thought of in that day, so maybe he's someone different. Either way, pretty cool rendering of children meeting a talking snowman with their puppy.

Vintage Christmas Card

Vintage Christmas Card | Girl Playing with Cat

Vintage Christmas Card

I like everything about this vintage Christmas card of the little girl trying to get the attention of the cat, who seems to be eyeing the interesting toy turtle which he's deciding to pounce upon.

Another nice feature of the image is the inclusion of the Christmas colors in the little girls dress and the toys spread around the room. Great touch. Fantastic vintage Christmas card.

Vintage Christmas Card

Vintage Christmas Card | Angel Reading to Children

Vintage Christmas Card

When you look at this vintage Christmas card, it seems a mother is sitting down with her children to read, but look closer and it's actually an angel reading to the fascinated and attentive children.

Another thing that was nice about this was the vivid red colors that stand out, and I also like the more subtle blues. Great vintage Christmas card.

Vintage Christmas Card

Vintage Christmas Card | Snow Lane

Vintage Christmas Card

This is one of my favorite vintage Christmas cards I've ever seen, and it seems to capture everything good about a time long gone. But at the same time, as with other things that are vintage, it also captures something eternal in that if you took away some of the fashion and background of the photo, and put the participants in a modern setting, you would show something that is as timeless as anything: the love between a man and a woman.

For whatever reason, this fantastic vintage Christmas card really catches that and displays it in a wonderful way.

Vintage Christmas Card

Vintage Postcard | Christmas with Angels

Vintage Christmas Postcard

Vintage postcards are fantastic to me, and the ones showing Christmas scenes and themes are especially compelling. They always bring back memories of how we felt in childhood, and those memories are worth being reminded of through vintage Christmas postcards.

The types of postcards which include children as angels or cherubs display an innocence we all wish could be brought back into the world, and the image above is one that does just that.

No wonder vintage postcards with Christmas themes are so desired and collectible.

Vintage Christmas Postcard

Collectible Plates | A Father's Love

Collectible Plates

This plate from "A Father's Love" series is terrific, and is called Swing Time, showing a dad pushing his daughter on a swing.

It's always nice to see a great item showing the close bond between a father and a daughter, especially since the media and those who hate the family attempt to demonize fathers for no other reason than being a father.

Great collectible plate showing healthy and loving relationship between a father and his daughter.

Collectible Plates

Vintage Halloween Costume | Bullwinkle

Vintage Halloween Costume

Now here's a vintage Halloween costume of a character that will never go out of style, and I think you can still see him on TV channels to this day. I guees Bullwinkle doesn't wrinkle,and he maintains his age very well. And we wouldn't have it any other way would we?

As far as Vintage Halloween costumes like Bullwinkle, the trouble is if you really had it in good condition, you would never want to wear it in fear of ruining it. Maybe it could be hung up for guests to see and enjoy.

Vintage Halloween Costume

Vintage Halloween Costume | Top Cat

Vintage Halloween Costume

Who doesn't remember this rascal from the times: Top Cat. And he really thought he was too. What a great vintage Halloween costume that reminds us of those great cartoons from years gone by.

I wonder if Top Cat still plays any longer, as it seems just about every TV cartoon character comes back for a successful encore. Great Halloween costume of Top Cat.

Vintage Halloween Costume

Vintage Halloween Costume | Girl Indian

Vintage Halloween Costume

Isn't this a really cute little Indian maiden costume from long ago? And trick or treat bag is just as cool as the Indian costume to me, and a nice collectible on its own; if you could ever find one.

What an adorable little fringed Halloween little girl Indian costume of those days. She sure looks like she's talking to that bag, telling it something like it better be full when she's through going around the neighborhood.

And as compelling as she looked, I'm sure she got a lot of candy that Halloween.

Vintage Halloween Costume

Vintage Halloween Costume | Witch from Wizard of Oz

Vintage Halloween Costume

Very fun vintage Halloween costume from the Wizard of Oz, and it's pretty cool how the bike of that day mirrored the one the neighbor lady rode, which became the witch in the story.

For the day that's not a bad witch's mask either, and the cloak would fit in with Goth today. Fun vintage witch costume.

Vintage Halloween Costume

Vintage Halloween Costume | Groovy "Drac"

Vintage Halloween Costume

Let's face it, what's really cool about vintage Halloween costumes is how uncool they really are, and this GROOVY GHOULIES "DRAC" HALLOWEEN COSTUME from 1971 fits right into that category.

Today's Dracula Halloween costumes are usually very scary, or at minimum, extremely realistic looking. That wasn't the point of vintage Halloween costumes, which were meant to be more of a caricature of the character, than one to be truly scary and taken seriously as they are today.

Now who would be afraid of this friendly Dracula?

Vintage Halloween Costume

Collectible Knives | German Bulldog

Collectible Knives

This collectible German made Bulldog knive is pretty difficult to find, as it was a limited edition, and highly sought after.

Included are elephant ivory scales handle and as you can see - copperhead. The length of the knife is 3 3/4".

I've also enjoyed the brown and cream color contrast, and so really like the looks of this knife. Bulldog is a great collectible knife.

Collectible Knives

Vintage Fashion | Grey Woman's Outfit

Vintage Fashion

This is really a vintage woman's fashion outfit, and not only are the clothes themselves collectible, but the piece showing the clothing as well.

While looking somewhat drab because of the dull, grey color, I still like the fit of this vintage clothing, and if nothing else, that red hat saves the day for her.

And those white gloves look cute on her, and also help rescue the day.

I wouldn't be surprised though to see something like this be a hit today, as vintage fashion is always hot, and no matter what happens, it always comes back into style.

Vintage Fashion