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    Some antique mall finds and info needed on this box...

    I recently acquired some vintage bakelite buttons and found these websites helpful in determining if they were bakelite. http://www.plasticfantastic.com/about.html http://antiques.about.com/od/bakeliteandplastics/tp/aa041506.htm I think these methods could be used for identification of...
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    Can this dress be fixed?

    I'd go with the patching, unless you're real handy at darning. My hubby used to get those L-shaped tears on his woven cotton work shirts until they switch shirts to knit polo types. Those type of tears are a tad bit tricky to repair, but very do-able. If you line up the fabric well, I'm sure no...
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    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Thanks, Daisy, you've certainly been very helpful. Yes, I found that dress site a few weeks ago. I just love their dresses. But I did find a pattern for a 30s evening dress that I really like. Right now its in the 'cutting out stage' on my kitchen table. Its a shimmery navy blue satin/crepe...
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    Can you help me date this item??

    Thanks again, Daisy, for the search "hints". I hadn't tried hand stamped Mexican bag. And the links did help, although they still aren't quite like mine. I have another late 30s leather clutch that the brass is turning green (needs a little cleaning) and its in a lot worse shape than this one...
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    Can you help me date this item??

    Thanks, Daisy for that little bit of information. I was wondering if it was valuable because I had seen a few other "handtooled" bags on a few antique shops websites and they were pricey. But I didn't see anything like this one. They had a special today at the thrift shop--all purses were $.99...
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    Can you help me date this item??

    I'm hoping someone can date this purse I got today at a local thrift store. Its a tooled leather purse with several compartments and it even flips around to make a different type of purse--I think it can convert from a handbag to a clutch. I know its older because of all the brass and there's a...
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    Is this too busy?

    I just stumbled across this. I'm not sure exactly what year in the 1930s, but here's a page full of fabric samples for spring. Some of the fabrics look a little "wild". http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/1930sFabrics.htm So I think Rebecca's fabric is in style!
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    Girdles, Corsets, and Underpinnings

    I don't know if you girls have heard of this place or not, but they do have a nice variety of under-things. The prices are good (they are comparable with a department store) and they have free shipping in the U.S. I get my bras from them (Wacoal--I found a certain style that actually flatters my...
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    Toiletries of the Golden Era

    I used to wear White Shoulders, and so did my mother and grandmother. Its a strong scent, but a little goes a long way. Its one of those scents that you'll either love it or not. And not being content with just one perfume, I've since tried others, but I'd love to try Arpege'. Has anyone here...
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    Vintage Inspired Outfits: Price your own!

    This is like going shopping with a girlfriend! You girls have picked out some really cute stuff. I especially love that darling red purse that Lauren picked out. I think I'm succumbing to "shopping fever" again!
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    Re-doing "Ready-made Clothes" into Vintage-like Clothes

    I was just wondering if anyone "re-makes" modern clothes into vintage-like clothes? I'm a big fan of 1930s and early 1940s clothing and I'm starting to get an eye for those type of styles. I enjoy sewing, but the other day at the thrift store I spied a dress with the most wonderful...
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    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Marge, I'm a 1959 baby boomer too and always thought that I was born too late! My fondest childhood memories are the times I spent at my grandparent's home. They enjoyed all the music and stuff from the 1930s and 1940s (their primes in life) and my grandmother had a closest full of vintage...
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    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Me, Too! I've wanted to see Sweden, especially since my great grandmother came from there at the age of 18. So, I'm partly Swedish, but not a very good one because I don't care for lut fisk (Swedish fish), osta kaka (my grandmother said it was Swedish cheesecake--but its not!), or pickled...
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    Handsome Fellas!

    OK, I'm going to respond to Tony's query...I love goatees and mustaches--but not wild looking--trimmed nice and close is perfect for me. My DH shaved his all off for a "Bonnie and Clyde" event and now I'm waiting for them to grow back a bit. Even a 3 day "shadow" looks sexy to me. And I do...
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    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Hi, I finally took the plunge too and joined up here. I've been a historical re-enactor of the 1880s for over 20 years and the past three years, I've moved up a few decades to the gangster 30s. But I'm most passionate about anything during the 1930s-1940s. In my other life I'm a homemaker and...
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