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Tag Archives: Collectibles
A record turnout that will leave you in a spin
Today is World Record Day – an international celebration of the culture of the independently owned record store and vinyl. It is celebrated annually on the third Saturday of April. Founded in 2007 it has gained momentum around the world. … Continue reading
The Carny’s coming to town
Carnival glass is moulded or pressed glass, with a patterned shiny metallic, or ‘iridescent‘ surface shimmer. The keys to its ‘appeal’ were that it looked superficially like the very much finer and very much more expensive blown iridescent glass by … Continue reading
Posted in Glass
Tagged aurora glass, carnival glass, Collectibles, dope glass, poor man's Tiffany glass, rainbow glass, taffeta glass
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A wipe of tea towels (dish towels)
Plenty of people collect tea towels and there is probably a collector’s term ending in -ology which relates to it, but what about a collective noun. Could it be something like a ‘wipe of tea towels?’. Wikipedia provides some historical … Continue reading
Posted in Collectibles, Tea Towels
Tagged Art, collectible art, Collectibles, dish towels, Irish linen, linen cloth, tea towels
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