Hey fellow vintage sellers! Just for fun, I am curious what everyone's prized possessions are in their store or private collections. Sometimes I find things that are so hard to want to sell but I know that they would just sit in my closet forever if I didn't sell it. My best item is a Don Loper wool suit. I had it in my store for a bit and decided to take it out until I could get it appraised. It was an incredibly lucky find and it is just my size. What to do what to do.........what is your best item? Michelle @ AVintageLife
My prized possessions right now are my mother's "Hippie dresses" from the 70's. One is embroidered, in the kind of indian-sgt. peppar style, one is a beautiful long gauze babydoll-bib dress with embroidery and lace at the top, and two others are long with a calico print and I believe they are from Hawaii, where my parents were stationed for a few years. They are so gorgeous and I will never sell them, but I like to have them around as inspiration!
The first is a 1972 Vintage Fender Acoustic Guitar, left to me by my Uncle as a family heirloom. As a side interest from ebay I songwrite, and have been covered several times locally, but I'm still waiting for that national cut. I play that guitar in every recording I have made, both with others who have covered my tunes, and my own demos. Take a listen if you like. http://www.myspace.com/larrylewismoon
The second would be an H Bar C Western Pearl Snap Shirt circa 1950's, a 2XL in size (alittle small for me, as a 4XL guy) - my hope is to loose weight and someday fit into it. It is black with white piping & embroidery of a guitar and musical notes on the shoulders and across the back of the shoulders. An incredible shirt. Anyhow, that's my contribution to the conversation.
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I guess for me right now would be the Timex nurse's watch that my mother bought me in the 50's (?), hoping I would become a nurse someday --which I did, but somewhat later in life. By that time, no one was using a watch like that. It looks like a miniature pocket watch and is suspended by a retractable chain from a small round disc pin. I never tried to see if it still works. I'll try now! BC
thats a tough one, well I have more than a few but right now my 1940's navy blue full skirt dress that is made completely of ruched ribbons sewn strip upon strip & a 1940's straw hat that matches perfectly, a close second is my 1930's gingham dress made by a certain pattern company as a sample. Well I could go on & on but I wont.... except the dress that I use in my store homepage is pretty fabulous, although it has already gone to a good home.
You can take a look at mine- I have it up for sale right now. It doesn't fit me nicely anymore so I'm giving someone else the chance to own it. Its a mint condition psychedelic patterned mod mini dress from the mid-60's. I'll miss it when its gone but it deserves a home with someone who will wear it.
Aside from that my favorite vintage possessions are my records and 1962 portable sony record player which I inherited from my uncle.
It's hard to pick one. I will say it's a lucite purse that came to me from my aunt. It is a beautiful pearl color with not a scratch on it. She died at 96-yo and was like a mother to me. I treasure it so that I keep it in my China Cabinet on display with several other treasured vintage purses.
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