Thursday, July 2, 2009

Vintage Thingies Thursday ~ Patriotic Old School

Who doesn't love red, white & blue? We've met lots of people that collect Americana and display it year-round, not just in July. Here are a few things from our June opening that you might have seen:


Love the tea-time teapot, red-handled "cake separator", vintage blue-checked apron and enamel pots!


Vintage pot holders, wood knife holder, and see that card with the happy homemaker on it? That is a product from the 40's called "Mend-Its". If you get a hole in one of your pots, you can use the two metal disks to plug it up! Now that's thrifty American ingenuity to make you proud! Hope you have a safe & happy Fourth of July!

Have a hankerin' for more vintage goodies? You can see more vintage items every Thursday at Colorado Lady's blog.

11 comments:

  1. Mend-its what a funny concept!! Thanks for sharing!!!Have a blessed day, cher

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  2. That teatime teapot is so cute it makes me want to make some tea.

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  3. OMG I remember mended pots, after WW2 there was a shortage of metal so old pots were mended. Wow!

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  4. Ooooo, I love it all, From the apron to the enamel pot..it's all wonderful. Happy VTT, have a safe and wonderful 4th.

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  5. Oh, you have some wonderful reds here. That tea pot is just adorable. I have never even heard of Mend-its. That is really interesting...I wonder if it worked?

    Have a great VTT and a great holiday weekend.

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  6. I love when people use non-traditional things to decorate for the 4th! That teapot is adorable. Love it all, and now I am going to poke around your blog!

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  7. What a cute little tea pot. How do you wear out a pot and have to use a mender? LOL

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  8. Lovely things! I saw them last month at the RWAP store.Can't wait for next week. See you then.

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  9. what fun stuff..i love red:white:blue it's always ssoo fresh looking :)

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  10. i like the clock teapot.. look so cute! and love your Americana display.. Happy 4th!

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  11. That tea pot is adorable. I don't have a lot of Americana, but I do have a lot of red, white and blue. Your post has started the wheels turning for next year. Thanks.

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