Posted 1 year ago
loftbed
(73 items)
Coke Vendo 33. I changed the color on this adding the white top (just because I liked it better). There is no mechanism in this unit and the compressor is missing. The case is in very good condition.
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The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
Adrift in a sea of digital apps for every imaginable function, we often feel our needs are met better today than in any previous era. But consider the chatelaine, a device popularized in the 18th century that attached to the waist of a wo…
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If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
The mysterious packages kept arriving, some from eBay, others from the Home …
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Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
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In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
While researching her book, "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money," Maureen Stanton came across all sorts of characters. For years, she shadowed her antiques-dealer friend …
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Bizarro Beauty Products, from 1889 to Now
We tend to think of the union of vanity and technology as a particularly modern affliction. It's only recently that science brought the world botox and collagen injections, skin peels, liposucti…
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Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Vintage kites from all over the world hang from the ceiling and walls of Richard Dermer’s popula…
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Pin-Up Queens: Three Female Artists Who Shaped the American Dream Girl
It’s easy to think of pin-up art as a charming relic of the old boys’ club—images that might line the walls …
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Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
It’s not unusual for men of a certain age to have a soft spot in their hearts for the look of vintage guitars and the sound…
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Tokens for Sweethearts, in Times of War
A keepsake, an item that recognizes a loved one, strikes a deep, sentimental chord in each of us—particularly that of a sweetheart. The popularity of keepsakes grew in the United States during the period from 1917 to 1919 as our country ent…
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American Picker Dream, Part I: Mike Wolfe On His Love Affair With Bikes
I was walking to school one day and saw all these bikes in the garbage. I was just amazed because I didn't have one and I found it incredible that anyone was throwing them out. So I gathered…
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Coca Cola MachinesIn the early part of the 20th century, most corner grocery stores kept thei…
I know there's a strong market for these restored vending machines, but the purist Coca-Cola collector prefers them in original, unrestored condition. I always feel a restored machine is just a newly painted steel box with all history and character sand-blasted away. And most restored machines are not restored properly; meaning many get chrome embellishments or new decals that were never on the original machines.
But you have some super clean stuff in your collection and I see by your pics, that you collect a lot of everything. It all goes together well.
Sometime it's all about the"look" , taking a piece that might have been neglected for years,maybe on the verge of ending up in a scrap heap, and bringing it back to life to suit your own taste. I love all your pieces (especially the car)loftbed, nice work on the display & the whole retro dinner theme! Sorry Ray, I guess I'm getting kicked out of the purist club now,but I would never restore something that does'nt need it!!
Nice stuff. I especially like the old cars. There seems to be much less of a problem with restored machines within the car community because they view restoration as a good thing. The coke community generally views restoration as less than desirable. It is an interesting debate . . . .