Encyclopedic Information on Vintage, Antiques, & Collectibles
~~~~ " The Vintage Library " ~~~~ A Collaborative "Wiki" Style Site for Vintage, Antiques & Collectibles.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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