Coloradolady invites you join her for Vintage Thingies Thursdays one of the most interesting and popular days of the week.
My feature for today is just vintage things I have hanging around. This is an old glass telephone insulator. Serves no real purpose except collect dust.
This style dipper was used to get a drink of water after it was drown from a well via a bucket. It has been given a very nice makeover.
These are two metal thimbles that were used by family members many years ago. The little travel package of needles and thread are so old I cannot remember where or when I got them. You have to remember, seniors due to have their moments.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Vintage Thingies Thursday
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Love the vintage thingies! :) Although I'm still not sure what a telephone insulator is LOL!
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I notice your mending kit is for "hosiery mending" - it's been quite a while since I've seen one of those. You certainly have interesting vintage thingies "hanging around."
Hosiery mending. Wow! Can't imagine doing it. My mom says there was a young woman who used to do that in town. Everyone brought their hose to her.
Kathy
I love to collect sewing memorabilia as well. Reminds me of the quilts I've made!
Brenda
I love the needle case that says Your corner drug store. Thanks for sharing your sweet vintage thingies.
Jocelyn
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That's a great graphic on the hosiery mending kit.
I have several of those telephone insulators. They're sitting in my bookcase, makes for a good conversation piece.
Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Ha! My telephone insulators are doing their part in collecting dust too! Nice to see your vintage things!
Just 'hanging around' Ha ha! Happy Vtt!
wish you remembered where you got the hosiery mending and thimbles....love those!
That dipper re-do is great. HOw artitic!
My DH just brought home 5 insulators for me a couple of weeks ago, they are so pretty. You always do a great Vintage Thursday post. Thanks for sharing!
I love those old insulators. I have a bunch of them. they are dust collectors though. And I also have a couple of old thimbles that belonged to my husband's grandmother. Every time i use them I think about how her finger was in them once and even though I never met her, we are somehow connected.
I love sewing keepsakes. Something a lady spent alot of time using back in the day. Bella
I love having little vintage thingies around, too!
What interesting pieces, thanks for sharing! I have insulators that I am using for make-do's..they make great heavy bases! You know, I have been working in Walmart and the sewing and craft section is down a lot. Someone was in looking for darning wool, speaking of hosiery mending. I don't know if ANYONE sells it any more! LOL
PS ~ Thanks so much for visiting my blog, I hope you return soon:)
I have insulators and I use them in my garden landscape. The little kit is special. I'm glad hosiery is almost a thing of the past
Ann
I always enjoy seeing your Vintage Thingies. Many years ago I collected glass telephone insulators, some were clear and some were green.
Thanks for sharing.
Sunny :)
What neat vintage treasures! I remember drinking water out of a dipper cup at my grandmother's house.
You are the most precious lady. Can I be your adopted daughter? My mother will be 81 this year and except for her weak legs, she is still going strong in her quilting and sewing. I remember the insulators. My dad used to work as a lineman when he was young. My grandmother had a 'dipper' just like that except not as pretty. I'm sure my mother has thimbles and probably the mending kit, but she's very particular about snooping in her stash!
the timbles are super cool.. thanks for sharing.. happy VTT
Very nice. We use to have those glass insulators from the telephones around the house growing up. Someone turned them into a candle holder for us.
Happy Thursday!
Those insulators are old indeed! Some folks buy them and then paint snow men or Santas on them for re-sale! A good way to use things from the past for modern purposes! Your cook pot is cute too! Was it a gift? Nice artwork on it!
Hi LV,
My parents have a great collection of telephone insulators. They gathered them on walks. Yup, they would just find them laying on the ground around the railroad tracks.
Love the travel sewing kit and thimbles. Peace, Stephanie
Hi,
The water dipper is lovely. I like your old thimbles and sewing kit too. The telephone insulator is a good conversation piece.
I have 7 telephone insulators sitting on the window sill in my laundry room. If you can find a way to sit or hang them steadily upside down they can be used as votive holders.
Great list of Vintage Thingies Thursday items; enjoyed my visit greatly!
LV,
As always I can't wait to stop by here and see what you will have for us on Thursdays cause I just so love vintage stuff now a days. I was not disappointed.
Love and Hugs ~ Kat
Thank you very much for the Prolific Blogger Award. It is my very first blogger award. You are so sweet to think of me.
Joyce, U.S.A.
Wonderful things! You can turn that insulator upside down on that chain hanger and put a small votive candle in it. They are beautiful with light coming through them.
Oh love your insulator! I know a gal who hollows out pieces of driftwood from the beach and puts old insulators into them and makes lovely candle holders from them. Very nice treasures this week!
Hi LV, Great vintage group of things. I love the insulator. I had a friend who collected them..
That dipper is nice also ---and "I" had a thimble like yours when I was young.... (Showing my age!!!)
Hugs,
Betsy
I have several old insulators. Love the art on the dipper. Cute! Thanks for stopping by. Nice to meet you.
Back Porch Blessings,
Rebecca
My grandfather, a dairy farmer, used a glass insulator like that one as a paperweight to hold all his milk invoices on a big wooden shelf in the barn.
I guess that probably wouldn't work for you.
I enjoy your blog, and enjoy and appreciate the nice comments you leave on mine.
Troy
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