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Got the Income Tax Blues? It's April 15th ~ The Tax Man Cometh and Taketh
Got the Income Tax Blues? That Blue Devil wants it all!Uncle Sam's Midnight Deadline is Looming Over Your Shoulder!Is your tax situation a Comedy, or a Tragedy?Filling out those forms can make you...
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Vintage Derby Day ~ Collecting Kentucky Derby Glasses, Hats and Horse Racing...
Derby Day!Racing Museum Hall of FameList of Famous JockeysIt's Derby Time! The famous horse race is always on the first Saturday in May, so this year it's on May 3, 2014. Here's just a taste of...
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Hoppy Easter! Collecting Vintage Easter Postcards
HAPPY EASTER!I love Easter, especially the colorful toys and vintage postcards. Here's a link to a display of some of my Easter Toys collection that I had up at our local library a couple of years...
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My Vintage Hard Plastic Easter Toys Candy Container Collection
Vintage Easter Toys and Collectibles I've been collecting Easter toys, candy containers, and other items for a few years now. They are just so cute! A few years ago, I did a display of part of my...
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His Signature Is In The Sand: A. Clemens, Artist ~ Folk Art Sand Paintings in...
The artist who created these beautiful bottles in the late 1800's was Andrew Clemens (1857-1894) of McGregor, Iowa, who was a deaf-mute.His signature is in the sand: A. Clemens, Artist"... It's...
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Belmont Dining Parlor Vintage RPPC 1908 Lima Ohio Restaurant - JA Alexander
The Belmont Dining Parlor, Lima OhioJ.A. and Ethel Alexander are pictured at far left.C.E. McClain owned the Belmont Restaurant at 126 E. High Street, Lima, as of 1906 [source].By 1908, J. A. Alexander...
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Let's Look at Some Vintage Perfume Bottles From the IPBA 2014 Auction
Lot 681920s Aladin Figural Perfume LampLADY IN RED - 1920s Aladin perfume lamp, hand decorated porcelain, red and black floral motif. Aladin mark. Not electrified. 7 1/4 in. Estimate: $500+ [link]Lot...
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May Queen For A Day ~ May Day Maypole Dance Celebrations ~ Collecting Vintage...
Vintage Products for the Merry Month of MayApril Showers Bring May FlowersIsn't it appropriate that income tax month begins with April Fool's Day and ends with cries of May Day!?“Enjoy the little...
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Feliz Cinco de Mayo ~ Collecting Vintage Bauer Pottery and the NEW Bauer...
May 5th = Cinco de MayoThere's plenty of info out there about this day and its importance to Mexico.But for us gringos, it's an excuse to have a Fiesta, and drink tequila and cervesas with our tacos...
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Pin-up Girls: Pretty or Poison, We Love the Way They're Drawn / A Look at the...
Dames Can Be PoisonPin-up Girls: Pretty or Poison, We Love the Way They're Drawn / A Look at the BAD GIRLS of Vintage Pulp Fiction Novels and the Pretty Ladies of Pin Up ArtAntique Trader has a fun...
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Vintage Mothers Day Cards and History
Who better to tell you about the history of Mother's Day but Hallmark? Well, maybe these sites,...
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How to Score Spring's Best #Vintage Treasures at May 16 2014 Springfield...
Photo by Marianne DowTHIS IS THE BIG ONE, VINTAGE LOVERS: THE EXTRAVAGANZA! The 2014 May Springfield Antique Show & Flea Market Extravaganza is rapidly approaching... May 16, 17 & 18 2014Spring...
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Columbus Discovers Vintage World ~ Columbus Ohio Gets New Vintage Marketplace...
NEW ANTIQUE SHOW Coming to Columbus, OhioStarting in June 2014, the Vintage Marketplace folks are expanding their antiques show empire. They have shows in Indianapolis, Nashville and Springfield. Now...
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Reverend Jake Reigel: Converted Bootlegger ~ 1909 Lima Ohio Trade Token
"Rev. Jake Reigel, a converted bootlegger from Lima, Ohio. "Reigel & Co. trade token, circa 1909. This trade token guide says it's from a Lima, Ohio store.I found the above quote that confirms Jake...
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R. Boose Opened the 1st General Store in Lima Ohio in 1860 ~ His Trade Tokens
Civil War era trade token: R. Boose Dealer in Drygoods Lima Ohio w/ Union Shield 1864 on reverse.In 1860, Rudolph Boose opened the first general store in Lima Ohio."Rudolph Boose attended the country...
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A Rare Pair: Vintage 1930s Weidlich Bros. Silver Flamingo Double Candle Holders
Hello, Gorgeous!Wow, I'm seeing double!Picked up these gorgeous candle holders at the recent Springfield Extravaganza Antique Show [link].They are wonderfully designed silver-plated birds -- a stylized...
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Nor Shall Their Story Be Forgot: Appreciating Our Veterans ~ About Collecting...
On Memorial Day ~ Nor Shall Their Story Be Forgot ~ Appreciating All of Our Soldiers and Veterans, today and every day.Sneaking a little fun into this somber day.Memorial Day is not just about shopping...
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The Forever Circus: Vintage Circus Posters on 2014 U.S. Postage Forever Stamps
Vintage Circus Posters on New U.S. Postage Forever StampsNew 2014 Forever stamps picture gorgeous vintage circus posters. Clowns and tigers and elephants, oh my! FIRST DAY OF ISSUE May 5, 2014 •...
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On Prosperity Road: From Pangle's to Scot Lad Foods to Rays, Roundys, Chief,...
Scot Lad Canned Pop -- 12 for $1.00Pangles / Scot Lad / Roundy's / Nash Finch warehouse location on Prosperity Road, at Pangle StreetEvolutionary Links in Lima's Food ChainThis vintage soda pop can...
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Collecting: Antique Ice Skates ~ Curly Blades, Unusual Designs
Doll Skates -- These tiny skates came in a box with a litho picture of a couple skating.Swan skates, usually made with high curly prow, others made with etched-metal swan head at blade prow, hundreds...
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