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Vintage Home Collective is a small group of avid collectors and enthusiastic vendors who have come together to purvey their loveliest and most cherished possessions. We have merchandised our store with thoughtfulness and utmost care - you will be dazzled by all the "eye candy" we have provided and curated just for you! We specialize in old nostalgic memories with a little bit of new fancies sprinkled in for good measure. We love anything tattered, chic, & hip...and so will you! We love "visiting" with our customers, we get excited when anyone brings up the subject of antiques, and our aim is to make you feel at ease and at home whenever you shop. Please visit with your friends and loved ones soon!

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Local Businesses We Love In Geyserville!!!

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Now Available At Gin'Gilli's Vintage Home Collective!

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CeCe Caldwell Painting Classes are scheduled for the following Tuesday dates, and second Saturday of each month, with more coming in the near future:

  • June 23, 2015 - 11:00am - Paint Made Easy!
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Romantic Homes Magazine Features The Vintage Home Collective Blog!

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Inviting Waters

Inviting Waters
When citrus, herbs, and other bright ingredients are added to a pitcher, water is deliciously transformed. For citrus-rosemary water, use lime slices, large strips of orange zest, and gently crushed rosemary sprigs. For ginger-cucumber water, try sliced ginger, cucumber ribbons, and mint sprigs. Steep ingredients in water, refrigerated, for an hour.

Stacking Storage

Stacking Storage
China should be handled with caution to avoid chipping it or scratching the glaze. Large baking cups, paper plates, and felt rounds are just right for cradling dishes without adding bulk. Alternate plates and inserts, then carefully lower a glass cover of appropriate size over the stack.

Restoring Garden Tools

Restoring Garden Tools
Like your hands, the handles of your favorite wood-handled garden tools suffer from overexposure to weather and soil. To renew splintery, dry, or cracked wood, sand the handles with medium sandpaper; wipe clean. With a rag or disposable brush, coat wood with a mix of equal parts linseed oil and turpentine. Let dry overnight; then buff the handle with fine steel wool to remove excess oil. To reclaim very worn wood, brush and buff a second time.

Spring Flowers In Eggcup Vases

Spring Flowers In Eggcup Vases
Unless they're down on hands and knees for an outdoor egg hunt, people tend to overlook the exquisite shapes and tones of minuscule Spring flowers. Give these plants the close-up they deserve by using eggcups as vases, which can hold pink lilies of the valley, species tulips, grape hyacinths, narcissus, violets, pansies, bleeding-heart leaves, and other small wonders. Try several cups on a tray for an Easter centerpiece or a single one to cheer up a desk or a bureau.

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Bottle Beauty

Bottle Beauty
Transform everyday vessels into elegant vases by coating their interiors with glass enamel. Any container will do ~ buy up old bottles at flea markets or try kitchen cast-offs, such as jam jars. We used white enamel, which yielded different shades of green depending on the subtle tint of the glass.

Framed Handkerchiefs

Framed Handkerchiefs
That box of folded handkerchiefs at a vintage clothing store might not look promising, but, unfolded, each one can be a piece of art. Many handkerchiefs from 1900 through the 1960's were printed with lively designs. Framed simply, they're great decorations for that empty wall in your home.

Tack-Free Message Board

Tack-Free Message Board
Display cards and photos without poking holes in them. Paint plywood and molding strips contrasting colors. Let dry; use glue and nails to fasten two strips to top and bottom edges of plywood. Before attaching remaining strips, measure and mark spacing, 1/8 inch less than height of item. To display, bow card a little to slip it between strips.

Freeze a Burst of Flavor

Freeze a Burst of Flavor
Brightly colored ice cubes add a cool splash of color -- and taste -- to glasses of seltzer, iced tea, and lemonade. Drop combinations of fresh berries, mint leaves, ginger bits, and strips of citrus zest into empty ice cube trays. Add water to trays, and freeze.

Mise en Place

Mise en Place
Our favorite approach to cooking comes from the kitchens of France and can be adapted to any recipe. The term "mise en place" refers to the advance preparation of a dish's ingredients; all should be measured, chopped, diced, or sliced according to recipe instructions before you begin.

Ask Eugenia!

Ask Eugenia!

Eugenia Amanda Reckonwith

Miss Eugenia Amanda Reckonwith is Vintage Home Collective's resident "Know-It-All". The first time Eugenia was spellbound by a beautiful antique, she was studying architecture in the French Quarter of New Orleans. She became fascinated by one of the grand old houses, and was soon spending all her time researching the home's architecture, former owners, and even the furnishings within. Her intensive studies in art and architecture ultimately brought Miss Reckonwith to Christie's Auction House. As one of their top appraisers, she was allowed to research the authenticity of some of the country's most amazing objects, including Judy Garland's FAMOUS ruby slippers from The Wizard Of OZ! Many collectors look to Eugenia for informed opinions on almost any item from our national past, from furniture to folk art, political ephemera, and rare old prints and photographs. And she never, ever stops being curious. If you are perplexed by the value of a beloved object, or want to know more about its history, we encourage you to Ask Eugenia!

John's John Sold for Over $14,000

John's John Sold for Over $14,000
Antique toilets are collected by some, including Prince Charles. But the buyer of an antique toilet that was in a house used by John Lennon from 1969 to 1971 is unidentified. The toilet sold recently in Liverpool, England, at a sale run by The Beatle Shop, a Liverpool retailer. The toilet, marked inside with a word that appears to be "Rilcote," looks like an English blue and white transfer-printed porcelain toilet from the 19th century. Similar ones are listed in collector price books at about $500-$600. The ironclad Lennon provenance brought a winning bid of $14,748, 10 times the pre-sale estimate. J.D. Salinger, the famous author, owned a less decorative toilet that is being offered on eBay for $1 million. Experts, including Miss Eugenia, say it will never sell at that ridiculous price!

Coca-Cola Gum

Coca-Cola Gum
Q: Miss Eugenia, I'm trying to find any information I can on the value and demand for this Coca-Cola Spearmint Gum wrapper.

A: Coca-Cola gum was made from c.1903 to c.1920. The gum was not made by the Coca-Cola beverage company but by another Atlanta company, the Coca-Cola Gum Company, which used both the Coca-Cola name and the logo. The Coca-Cola Gum Company was bought by Franklin Manufacturing (later called Franklin-Caro Co.) and moved to Richmond, Virginia, in the early 1900s. The beverage company did not like this use of their trademark and bought out the gum company by 1924. Your "wrapper" looks like it might be a label used on a box or glass jar. Coca-Cola Gum items are rare and usually bring high prices. Coca-Cola Gum glass jars have sold for several hundred to over a thousand dollars, and several years ago a wrapped stick of the gum reportedly sold at auction for $8,000!

Retro Head Vase

Retro Head Vase
Q: I have a Jacqueline Kennedy head vase marked Inarco. I'm told it's valuable. Can this be true Eugenia?...please elaborate.

A: Head vases were made as early as the 1930s but were most popular in the 1950s and 1960s when they were used by florists. They usually are shaped like a woman or young girl from the shoulders up and are often "dressed" with a hat and jewelry. Most of the vases were made in the U.S. or Japan. Inarco is the name used by the International Art Ware Corporation, founded in 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Irwin Garber. The company was bought by Napco, a Japanese giftware distributor, in 1986 and moved to Jacksonville, Florida. Napco is still in business and lists itself as an importer and distributor of products for the floral, gift, and decorative accessory industries. Your Jacqueline Kennedy head vase was made in 1964 and has sold for as much as $985, but prices are lower this year due to the state of our current economy.

Poker Dogs

Poker Dogs
Q: Help, Eugenia! This textile has been hanging in our summer home for 70 years. I can't find out much about it. I know that pictures of dogs playing poker were popular a century ago, but I haven't seen any like this. On the back it says, "1905--Campbell, Metzger & Jacobson." There's a sticker on the back of the frame that says "Hewitt Brothers, Mansion House Block, Troy, N.Y." It's in the original frame and we have not removed the brown paper backing to avoid any decrease in value. This picture has not seen daylight and the frame has no fade marks. In the background it says, "Strenuous Life by Teddy--The Simple Life." I know it was made around the time of Theodore Roosevelt.

A: Campbell, Metzger & Jacobson manufactured textiles in New York City in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The company was founded by Jasper A. Campbell, David Arthur Metzger, and Charles A. Jacobson. Hewitt Brothers made the frame. The featured quotation, "Last night at twelve I felt immense, Today I feel like thirty cents!" is from the tune "R-E-M-O-R-S-E" in the comic operetta "The Sultan of Sulu," written by George Ada in 1902. "The Strenuous Life" is the name of a speech given by Teddy Roosevelt in 1899 and an essay he wrote in 1900. Your textile was originally sold as fabric to be made into a pillow cover.

Teddy Roosevelt Toby Jug

Teddy Roosevelt Toby Jug
Q: Dear Ms. Reckonwith, I'm interested in learning the age and value of this Teddy Roosevelt toby jug. It has an elephant-head handle and is shaped to look like Roosevelt holding a gun along with a book titled "Africa."

A: Your rare toby jug was designed by Edward Penfield, an illustrator and poster artist, and was made by Lenox in 1909 to commemorate Teddy Roosevelt's African safari and scientific expedition. The expedition lasted from April 1909 to March 1910 and was funded by Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie, and the Smithsonian Institution. Over 11,000 animals were collected for the Smithsonian and the American Museum of Natural History in New York. While the expedition included equipment for hunting, trapping, and scientific purposes, Roosevelt also carried a rabbit's foot for good luck and a collection of leather-bound books that became known as the "Pigskin Library." That's why your toby jug pictures Roosevelt holding a book. This lovely & rare toby jug sells for about $1,500 to $2,000!

Antique Treasure Found In Cupboard

Check every cupboard when you're moving, selling a house, or settling an estate. Last year an English auctioneer was asked to look over items in a house whose owner was moving to a nursing home. In the kitchen cupboards, he found a pair of rare English porcelain sauceboats. They were slightly damaged and stained pieces of Chelsea porcelain marked with the early blue triangle mark used from 1745 to 1749. The pair sold for almost $79,000.

Chinese Vase Makes Heirs Millionaires

Another found-in-the-attic story has a happy ending. Two relatives were cleaning up their inherited house near Heathrow Airport in England. They found a number of Chinese items, including a colorful 16-inch vase. They were wise enough to take it to a suburban London auction house, Bainbridge's. The highest-priced item the auction house had ever sold before brought $161,000. Peter Bainbridge researched the value of the vase and estimated it at $1.3 million to $2 million. But the final price for the vase, $85.9 million (including the buyer's premium and value-added tax), is a new world record price for a piece of porcelain and for a piece of Chinese art. It's also the 11th-most-expensive piece of art ever sold at auction.

The economics are interesting. The winning bidder was a Chinese collector who had tried to buy a similar vase at an earlier Hong Kong auction. The sellers will probably have to pay capital gains taxes of about $19.3 million, but they will still be among the richest people in England. The auction house received a $13.9 million buyer's premium, which gave the company a fabulous year.

Bainbridges said that the vase was "what must be one of the most important Chinese vases to be offered for sale this century." They speculated that the delicate vase with the fish motif would have spent time in the Chinese Royal Palace and was likely fired in the Imperial kilns. One of the things that makes this vase so amazing is that it has a reticulated double walled construction. There is an inner vase that can be viewed through the perforations of the main body. It is of the Qianlong period, circa 1740s and decorated with four cartouches each showcasing different styles of fish at play on stylized water backgrounds. It has a delicately painted yellow trumpet neck and vase set off from the central decoration by orange bands.

How the vase got to England is a mystery, but the sellers said it had been in their family since the 1930s. It may have been stolen from the royal palace by British or French soldiers during the Second Opium War in the 1850s.

Vintage Clothes

Q: Eugenia, do you own any vintage clothing? If so, do you have any tips for caring for older & more fragile garments?

A: When you purchase vintage clothing you are buying a piece of history. Each vintage piece has had another life before finding its way to you. You can assume that they have been previously worn, gently used and loved, and then stored for many years. Knowing how to care for your vintage purchase is essential to its continued long life. Proper care will ensure that you get the most wear and enjoyment from your vintage wardrobe. The following are tried and true, care and storage tips for your valuable vintage:

* Never store vintage items in a plastic dry cleaning bags. Fabrics need to be able to breathe. If you want to cover your garments use old cotton pillow cases or sheets.

* Never use wire hangers! They can ruin the fabric at the shoulders of garments. The force of gravity stretches the fabric and can lead to tears and rips over time. Many times the hangers will poke through shoulders and can completely rip and disintegrate the shoulders of clothing. NEVER store a beaded 20's dress on a hanger. The weight of the beads will stress shoulder fabric and lead to tears. Always use padded or wooden hangers and fold or roll your fragile silks, knits, rayon’s and beaded items carefully instead of hanging. Try not to stack heavy folded items as this will cause creasing and fold marks if items are stored long term.

* Never store clothing in heat, like an un-insulated attic or in a damp place like your basement. It is best to store vintage in a cool dark area (under a bed, in a drawer, in a closet in a spare bedroom).

* Fur coats or any items with fur trim should be stored in a cedar closet or cool dry place - not the attic or the basement!

* Keep clothes away from light. Light will cause fading and can deteriorate fabric over time. Store vintage clothing in darkness.

* Use lavender to keep away pests; keep it near by but not touching the fabrics.

* If possible, clean a vintage item immediately after wearing to avoid stains (especially perspiration) from setting. Most vintage garments older than mid 1960s were not intended to be washed in a machine and should be hand washed or dry-cleaned.

* If you are just trying to eliminate an odor try an at home dry cleaning kit. These kits work in your dryer by steaming and scenting the clothing. They work well for eliminating musty mildew smells and cigarette or cigar smells.

* Ensure that your vintage garment is washable before putting it in water. Use liquid detergent instead of powder; dry clean or use Dryel if in doubt about washing certain fabrics. Prior to washing check for weak seams, holes or frays. Use cool to warm water to avoid fade or running of garment dyes and spot clean first before washing. After washing lay out the garment on a drying rack, never in the dryer.

* Always dry clean rayon, silk, wool, velvet, and any garment with beading. Be sure that your dry cleaner is experienced in vintage fabrics! If you can't find a dry cleaner you trust, consult the owner of your local vintage clothing store, or contact a nearby museum with a textile collection and find out who they use.

Babe Ruth Hits Another Home Run

Babe Ruth Hits Another Home Run
A signed Babe Ruth home run baseball hit in 1934 sold earlier this month for $264,500 at an auction at the Louisville Slugger Museum in Kentucky. Ruth hit it for his 702nd career home run and later signed the ball. It had been passed down by three generations of a Minnesota family before going to the auction block.

The anonymous winning bid was more than three times the estimated sale price by Hunt Auctions.

A Cy Young autographed bat from the 1903 World Series sold for $138,000, while a Marilyn Monroe autographed photo signed to former husband Joe DiMaggio sold for $63,250. The picture was from the Yankee star’s personal estate and considered to be among his most coveted possessions.

Donald Duck Rocker

Donald Duck Rocker
Q: We have a Donald Duck rocker that has been in my wife's family for many generations. The outside is marked "Walt Disney Enterprises" Ths inside is marked "Mengel Playthings." Miss Reckonwith, can you tell me when it was made and how much it is worth?

A: Donald Duck appeared in his first Walt Disney "short" in 1934. Mengel Playthings was a line of wooden toys made by C.C. Mengel & Brothers Co. of Louisville, Kentucky. They made several different types of rockers featuring Disney characters. The company was founded by C. Mengel in the late 1800s and taken over by C.C.Mengel Jr. and C.R. Mengel c.1900. Furniture, boxes, toys, and other wooden items were made in the early years, and doors, windows, and wooden subassemblies used by car manufacturers were made later. The company was bought by Kroehler Manufacturing Co. in 1956. Your rocker was probably made in the late 1930s or 1940s and is worth $200-$300 in good condition.

Aunt Jemima & Uncle Mose Kitchen Set

Aunt Jemima & Uncle Mose Kitchen Set
Q: When I was a child I remember a set of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Mose plastic salt and pepper shakers in our china closet. I have no idea what happened to them, Eugenia, but I found a set a few years ago and the rest is history. I now have two sizes of salt and pepper shakers, a 6-piece spice set, a syrup pitcher, and a sugar and creamer. What is the history of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Mose. What other pieces were made by the F & F Mold & Die Works?

A: Aunt Jemima and Uncle Mose shakers and other items were Quaker Oats premiums made by the F & F Mold & Die Works of Dayton, Ohio, in the late 1940s, but the characters have a long history. Aunt Jemima pancake mix was first made in 1889 by Pearl Milling Company. It was the first pancake mix. The name "Aunt Jemima" was based on a song performed in vaudeville. Pearl Milling Company was sold to R.T. Davis Mill and Manufacturing Company in 1890 and Nancy Green, a former slave, was hired to represent Aunt Jemima. The company name became the Aunt Jemima Mills Company in 1914. Quaker Oats bought the company in 1926. Uncle Mose is a character based on the song "Old Man Mose" written by Louis Armstrong and Zilner Randolph in 1935. You are missing the Aunt Jemima cookie jar. Your 13-piece set retails for about $250. Many reproductions have been made.

McDonald's Speedee Advertising

McDonald's Speedee Advertising
Q: I bought this McDonald's advertising piece at an antiques show for $100.00 about ten years ago. Did I get a good buy, Eugenia?

A: Speedee, the character with the hamburger face and chef's hat, made his first appearance in 1948 as a logo for McDonald's, a little hamburger stand in San Bernardino, California. Founders Richard and Maurice McDonald advertised their "Speedee Service System." Ray Kroc went into partnership with the brothers in 1955 and opened branches in several cities. He bought out the McDonald brothers in 1961. McDonald's hamburgers were 15 cents from 1955 until 1968, when the price was raised to 18 cents. Speedee was used as a logo until 1962. This type of round sign has been created in the past twenty years as a "fantasy" item. Value, if it's a metal sign and old, about $250.00!

Steiff Mohair Bears

Steiff Mohair Bears
Q: I can remember playing with my adorable 3 1/2-inch-tall Steiff jointed teddy bear since my childhood in the 1960s. My mother thinks she had it as a child. It has a silver Steiff button in his ear. I've been told that the way the tail in the last "F" in the word "Steiff" trails down and back under the printed letters helps date my bear. Eugenia, can you tell me how old my bear is?

A: The button with the trailing "F" was used by Steiff from 1905 until at least the 1940s. Some old stock buttons were also used from 1950 to 1952. So your bear is at least 57 years old, and possibly older. The Margarete Steiff Toy Co. was founded by Margarete Steiff (1847-1909) in 1880. Its first catalog was published in 1892. The company, established with the help of Margarete's brother Fritz and eventually Fritz's children, was originally devoted to the production of felt toys. In the early 1900s, Margarete's nephew, Richard, an accomplished artist and longtime lover of bears, convinced his aunt to produce a jointed mohair bear he designed. Mohair is the wool from an Angora goat and is a very durable natural fiber that requires little maintenance. Margarete agreed and when the toy was introduced at the Leipzig Spring Fair in 1903, the overall reception was mixed; some even ridiculed the toy. The teddy bear, of course, became one of the world's most popular toys.
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