All things Vintage thread - Antiques, music & more!

[Evadig]

Thank you! 90% of my library consists of original books older than 1970 .

 

[alinas2010]

Thank you! 90% of my library consists of original books older than 1970 .

That is awesome! I bet it’s a very interesting collection!

 

[KayisforKale]

I have an old glass doll that I do not know the age of. It is new enough to have a Made in China tag, but it is glass. And as far as I am aware, glass dolls are not made anymore. I used to have a collection of glass dolls from before the 1950s, but due to a home problem, they were all damaged beyond repair and I had to say goodbye to them.

 

[Krugerrand]

I got this from my grandmother many years ago. Anybody know anything about such a tin box? It's about 3x4x2.

 

[KayisforKale]

I got this from my grandmother many years ago. Anybody know anything about such a tin box? It's about 3x4x2.
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It is Chinese. That is all I can tell you. If you would like, I can show these pictures to my friends in Beijing and ask them to ask their parents.

 

[KayisforKale]

It is Chinese. That is all I can tell you. If you would like, I can show these pictures to my friends in Beijing and ask them to ask their parents.

My apologies. It is Japanese. I misread 2 of the characters on it.

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

Is there anyone with typewriters?
I know there's at least two boxes of old glass bottles around here that a family member dug up from on our last property.

 

[KayisforKale]

I got this from my grandmother many years ago. Anybody know anything about such a tin box? It's about 3x4x2.
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Here is what I have found so far: It is from the 1920s, it is made of bronze, and it was used for trinkets and jewelry. It was a very popular item at street markets, but production ended when Japan invaded China in 1931.

 

[Krugerrand]

My apologies. It is Japanese. I misread 2 of the characters on it.

Thank you! Now that I uploaded some pictures I did a google image search. It's looking like a Japanese tobacco box from the early 1900's. Sure enough, it has a "made in japan" on the bottom that I had never noticed before.

 

[Krugerrand]

Here is what I have found so far: It is from the 1920s, it is made of bronze, and it was used for trinkets and jewelry. It was a very popular item at street markets, but production ended when Japan invaded China in 1931.

I believe she had a brother that did a lot of traveling. I wouldn't be surprised if it was picked up on a trip to somewhere like San Francisco as a souvenir.