Encyclopedic Information on Vintage, Antiques, & Collectibles
~~~~ " The Vintage Library " ~~~~ A Collaborative "Wiki" Style Site for Vintage, Antiques & Collectibles.
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This is a grass roots "wiki" style site, with content being added by our experienced and knowledgeable Vintage Village Members.
It's information with heart! :)
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Note: If you are a member of The Vintage Village and want to submit entries to the Library, please join the Groups in which you want to contribute to. Add your ideas for a subject, in a thread within that group... :)
All groups are listed below...
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The American Pottery G...
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The Textiles Group
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The Ephemera Group
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The Sewing Notions Group
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The Fashion Accessory ...
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Silver
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The Plastics Group
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Sports
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Stage & Screen
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The Toys & Games Group
5 members
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Odds & Ends
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The Music & Instrument...
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The Hardware Group
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The Furniture Group
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The Coin & Paper Curre...
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The Clothing Group
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The Garden Group
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Editors Corner
16 members
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Beauty Accessories
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The Photography Group
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Welcome
This Library is an Extension of The Vintage Village.
The Vintage Village is a site dedicated to all aspects of Vintage, Collectibles, & Antiques. We are a community of several hundred Members with a vast combined knowledge and years of experience in our field.
Each Entry to the Vintage Library comes from one of our members. The entries are factual but also share personal insights. Each Entry has a discussion area where anyone who joins our free site can ask questions or make comments. We are anxious to share what we know!!!!
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1. Click on the ~ Index ~ Tab here or at the top of the page to View by Discussion Categories
2. Click any of the Forum titles BELOW to see the Latest activity
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Do you have an Idea for a Topic in the Library? 2 Replies
Hello, Since this is a "Grass Roots" member generated Library for Vintage, Antiques & Collectibles, anyone can suggest topics or themes for an entry. :) We have several groups that are open t...
Started by Admin / Lora in General Topics. Last reply by Admin / Lora Nov 4.
Anchor Hocking Glass Company - A Brief History 2 Replies
The company we now call Anchor Hocking started out as Hocking Glass Company in 1905. In the 1920s, Hocking purchased the Lancaster Glass Company and the Standard Glass Manufacturing Company. During...
Tagged: hocking, ruby red, vintage, history, glass company
Started by Admin / Lora in Glass. Last reply by vintageREcycling Oct 28.
Buying & Selling Vintage Fabrics 1 Reply
When listing vintage fabrics, it is usually sold 'by the yard'. This is measured along the selvage edge for greatest accuracy. The second measurement is the fabric width. Antique fabrics are often ...
Tagged: pintucks, Sewing, Fabric
Started by Admin / Lora in Sewing Notions. Last reply by alexis Oct 24.
Antique & Vintage Fashion History and Dating 4 Replies
Article & Photo Courtesy of Pintucks Learning about the history of fashion includes many factors such as economic, political and social influences that helped to shape fashion trends. Most b...
Tagged: Pintucks, vintage, fashion, history of fashion, clothes
Started by Admin / Lora in Clothing. Last reply by alexis Sep 13.
Loving Golden Books 1 Reply
Many of us remember having Golden Books as a child. For me, the collecting bug bit when my boss at that time dumped a bag of books on my desk to be given to my son. Well, it was a wealth of wonderf...
Tagged: vintage, Yesterdays Pleasures, children, illustrators, book
Started by Admin/jane in Books. Last reply by Admin / Lora Sep 6.
What is Ephemera?
Here is an example of items in this area: trade cards, airsickness bags, bookmarks, catalogs, greeting cards, letters, pamphlets, postcards, posters, prospectuses, stock certificates, tickets and ...
Started by Admin / Lora in Ephemera Sep 5.
Dating a Fashion Era by Identifying Fabric
When were Synthetic fibers used used? Synthetic fibers are man-made and are derived from several sources both natural and chemical. Development of synthetics has occurred for more than a century, ...
Started by Admin / Lora in Textiles Aug 29.
Hello & Welcome! 2 Replies
Welcome to our site.... Pop in and say hello and let us help you find what ever info you are seeking. We are just getting set up, but no reason we can't "chit chat" until we get things going... ...
Tagged: Welcome
Started by Admin / Lora in General Topics. Last reply by Admin / Lora Aug 13.
Care of Antique Textiles and Vintage Fashion
Article & Photos Courtesy of Pintucks Here are some tips on the care of antique textiles and fashions: Color: Dyes in natural fabrics may fade with age, and may loose color or ‘bleed’ with...
Tagged: pintucks, fabric care, textiles, vintage
Started by Admin / Lora in Textiles Jul 29.
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