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The ABC’s of Vintage Collectibles

We, as humans, collect a lot of interesting things.  I was thinking about this a while back and a blog post started to form in my head.  I wanted to showcase some of the neat things to collect, but things with a vintage spin, this is me after all. And I wanted a neat way to list them so why not the alphabet?!?!  Fun, right?

ABC's of Vintage Collectibles

A – Antlers, Aprons, Afghans

ABC's of Vintage Collectibles

 

B – Beach Glass, Brass, Bells, Bottles, Buoys, Bird Cages, Blankets, Bedding, Buttons, Brooches, Baskets, Books, Bird Houses

ABC's of Vintage Collectibles

 

– Cameras, Cutting Boards, Clocks, Cake Molds, Clothes Pins, Crocks, Cookie Cutters, Cameos, Chairs, Cloches, Cutlery, Compasses, Crates

D – Dice, Delft Blue, Dust Brooms, Dominos, Dinkies, Doorknobs, Doilies

ABC's of Vintage Collectibles

E – Erasers, Enamelware, Egg Cups

– Feathers, Fans, Fiestaware, Flour Sifters, Fishing Reels, Flower Frogs, Flasks, Frames, Fabric

G -Graters, Game Boards, Globes, Glasses

ABC's of Vintage Collectibles

H – Hangers, Handkerchiefs, Hatpins, Hay Rakes, Hats

I – Inkwells, Ironstone, Insulators, Irons

J – Jadite, Jars, Jewelry

ABC's of Vintage Collectibles

K – Keys

L – License Plates, Lunch Boxes, Luggage, Locks

M – Milk Glass, Mirrors, Marbles, Medals, Maps, Matches

ABC's of Vintage Collectibles

N – Nests

ABC's of Vintage Collectibles

O – Ornaments, Oars

P – Pie Birds, Plumb Bobs, Paint-by-Numbers, Pewter, Pottery, Pez Dispensers, Pyrex, Pins, Patches, Paint Brushes, Post Cards, Photographs

Q – Quilts

R – Rolling Pins, Rocks, Rulers, Radios

ABC's of Vintage Collectibles

S – Silver, Silhouettes, Shot Glasses, Shaving Brushes, Scarves, Signs, Salt & Pepper Shakers, Stamps, Scissors, Shells, Sand Dollars, Snowglobes, Spools

T – Teacups, Teapots, Trays, Thimbles, Tin Toys, Typewriters, Trophies, Tea Towels, Thimbles

ABC's of Vintage Collectibles

U– Utensils, Umbrellas

ABC's of Vintage Collectibles

V – Vases, Valentines, Violins

ABC's of Vintage Collectibles

W – Wooden Spoons, Watering Cans, Wooden Shoes, Whisks

X – X-rays

Y – Yard Sticks

Z – Zippers

There you go – just some of the cool things to collect!  If you have ideas of what else one could collect, please let me know, I’ll happily add it to the list!  I struggled with a few letters, could you tell….zippers was a bit of a stretch but…

I have to admit that this post makes my long for better weather and yard sales!  I love getting out and touring around, searching for more treasures!  The other fun thing was scrolling through all my pictures looking for images to add.  All these pictures are my own and collected from around our great province.  Antique stores, Ross Farms, our house, yard sales and a neat spot in the valley that I still haven’t gotten around to blogging about, I’m saving it for the next storm day!

Hope you enjoyed!

To be continued,

Lori

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  • Alena Martin
    January 11, 2017 at 9:59 am

    I collect old cameras (most owned by family), toys (some of my own childhood toys) and board games (again mostly from family)
    My grandmother collects bells, my aunt spoons,another aunt thimbles and another aunt mice.

    • lori@farmfreshstyle.ca
      January 11, 2017 at 9:59 am

      I need to add thimbles!! Collecting is fun!! 🙂

  • Krista
    January 11, 2017 at 10:23 am

    Lori! This might be my favourite blog post I’ve ever read on any blog ever. I’m so ga ga for vintage collectibles! Did I spy some Figgjo Flint Lotte dishes in the E picture? Are they egg cups?

    • lori@farmfreshstyle.ca
      January 11, 2017 at 6:27 pm

      Good eye!! Totally scored those egg cups at some antique store for dirt cheap and I love them!!! And thank you – that’s a HUGE compliment!!! 🙂