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Just a sampling of the cool vintage trash I've hauled home lately.
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I've been privileged to hit a couple of good church rummage sales recently and brought home a trove of fun stuff, some of which I'll end up giving away (the wooden cowboy tray in the back, for instance--my sister-in-law will love it) and a few bits I'll probably keep (for a while, at least) but most of it will end up in the shop eventually. I notice my nifty little shop link gizmo has disappeared from this page, so I'll just put the link here and you can check out the latest offerings here if you're so inclined:
www.sheertrashroadshow.etsy.com
Oh, and by the way, a recent development has been the start-up of a facebook group you might be interested in joining, if you enjoy crowing about your great cheapo finds or mooning over the good fortune of others. I only ask that anyone joining agree to being civil and clean-mouthed (clean-keyboarded?)--a sad commentary on our culture that one has to specify common courtesy, but there it is. Anyway, if you'd like to join us (we're a very small group still) you can click the link:
www.facebook.com/groups/200715087202269
Okay, enough of the intro! I have a subject I want to explore today: mid-century decorative decals. Meyercord Decals, to be precise.
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A few of my recent finds.
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These inexpensive decals were wildly popular in the 1930s - 1960s, and one often finds their kitsch images on vintage household items. No wonder, as they are cute as all get-out, and were originally priced from 10 cents to 49 cents, depending on the size of the packet, which would translate into roughly $1.80 to $8.88 in today's currency. (You gotta love the Consumer Price Index inflation calculator--so much fun to use for determining trivial bits of information like this!)
And even today, you can find unused Meyercord decals for relatively little, although some of the more iconic and desirable images command higher prices. Just a quick stroll through eBay, Etsy, and Pinterest and I found these fun items in just minutes:
