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Nancy Allen Dollhouse

Posted in Antiques, Shop, tagged 1st Dibs on November 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I love this knackered, slightly sinister antique dollhouse. Perfect for anyone named Nancy Allen. Via TeenAngster.

Warrior Mazinger Toy Robot

Posted in Antiques, Gifts, Shop on November 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

For all of you with slightly dorky boyfriends (or girlfriends) – this would make a brilliant Christmas gift. I say ‘dorky’ with love, obviously.

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Fante Asafo Flags

Posted in Antiques, Inspirational, tagged Asafo flags, Fante on October 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Check out these amazing historic flags from Ghana.

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Lion

Posted in Antiques, Shop, tagged Erie Basin on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

What is it with men and toys? He’s almost like a real lion with his shiny hair and muscular body… but wait – what’s with that goofy expression? Oh well, I love him all the more. Available at Erie Basin.

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Snuff

Posted in Antiques, Inspirational on October 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Quite a stunning collection of snuff bottles. Via you have been here sometime.

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Budapest Abacus

Posted in Antiques on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

An abacus from a market in Budapest… Wait, are those bottles and barrels of wine? What kind of maths is this?! Via The Other Side of the Shelf.

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Joshua Lowenfels

Posted in Antiques, Inspirational, tagged Joshua Lowenfels on April 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Needs some folk art oddities? Maybe an elephant planter? How about a collection of wooden ray gun prototypes as imagined by a child? Joshua Lowenfels is your man. His collection is full of some truly remarkable stuff. Man, I really love those ray guns. They’ve even got names scrawled on them in pencil like ‘De-Materializer‘ [...]

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