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Vintage Car Trouble Game
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What fun! This game is called Animated Funnies Featuring Willie the Worm and Sammy in Car Trouble. The pictorial paper envelope is a delight in itself! But, to top it off, it contains easy to assemble punch-out pieces. The back of the envelope contains instructions for assembly.
"Willie and Sammy in their little car Go out for a ride but can't get very far. A tire goes flat and the motor goes dead and the bull near the fence begins to see red! "
The envelope shows some wear around the edges but otherwise is in pretty good condition. The cardboard punch-outs inside are uncut and in close to perfect condition. These games were found in an old grocery store closet in Tampa, Florida. They were from around the mid-1940s and were originally priced 10¢ each.
Willie the worm went on to become one of the first TV characters and he had his own show (The Willie the Worm Show) airing between 1950 and 1954 when he was reincarnated as a puppet worm with glasses.
Made in USA
22June2008
Vintage Item - Limited Availability
Price: $5.40 Per Package
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Working Magnetic Compass
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This way cool compass actually identifies location. Now we don't suggest a 90-mile hike into unknown territory with just this little compass to guide you. But, it is a great fun way to teach a little one (or a direction-challenged grownup) how to use a compass. It is fully functional with a durable, clear plastic top. Each compass measures just 1-1/2 inch in diameter.
We also like to decorate packages for graduates with compasses like these - at least the compass will give them some direction...
Imported
14June2008
Out of Stock
Price: $1.20 each
Little Booklet of 25 Travel Fun Stickers
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Taking a vacation isn't just about a long car ride, or flying in a plane - and it's not just abut taking a tour, or relaxing in the sun either. In order to have a great vacation, you have to be prepared. With this book, featuring 25 full-color images of travel necessities, you'll have everything you need for a great trip - a map, a suitcase, a compass, a camera, a passport, binoculars and more! To use, simply peel and apply!
Price: $1.50 Each
Vintage Package of United Nations Flags
What great little embellishments - little flag picks made of silk! Little flags of France, the UN, The UK, Canada and the USA are in their original packaging, probably from the 1960s, but we're really not sure of the date. We're also not quite sure why these are the only countries represented!
SilverCrow Classic
Price: $3.25 per Package
St Anthony Luggage Tag
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As you walk through the valley of unclaimed baggage, you will have more confidence once you have given your bags the extra edge of protection from above. St Anthony, the Patron Saint of Lost Objects, has you covered. Never travel without him! Our St Anthony luggage tag is sewn from genuine leather with a heavy cast metal medallion of St. Anthony and foil-embossed prayer on the back:
Saint Anthony, even as you watch over the lost and helpless, please look after my suitcase. Protect it from evil and mishandling, that I may see it once again on the baggage carousel. Amen.
Of course this we can't guarantee that it will work, but with a place to slide in your name and phone number or business card, at least the person who finds your bag will be able to notify you.
Two tags shown for illustration only.
Made in China
20May2008
Price: $5.99 Each
Sterling Silver Heart Charm: As the Crow Flies
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If only we too could fly
AS THE CROW FLIES
This sterling silver heart has a rugged look, as though it has been flying like the crows! It measures 1-1/8 inch long including the loop and just about 1 inch wide at its widest.
Add it to a ball chain or silken cord and make an instant necklace. Or, add it as a charm on your bracelet.
13May2008
Price: $10.65 each
Mid-20th Century Cars Die cut Self-Adhesive Stickers
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This wonderful set of stickers is for vintage car buffs. Remember the days when the Edsel and the Desoto were kings of the road! Each of these 10 large self-adhesive labels is die cut to shape, so they are perfect for your artwork and scrapbooking!
The self-adhesive tickers measure approximately 5-1/2 by 2-1/2 inches, but vary in size - just like the automobiles they represent.
4May2008
10 Die Cut Stickers per Package
Price: $5.95 per package
Shall We Dance? Notecard
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Book by Susan Mrosek
Susan Mrosek is the astonishing artist of these absolutely wonderful cards! Ah! Romance! The sentiment reads,
"Shall we dance?" he inquired, removing his hat. He was tall, thin and hollowly attractive. I said yes, and from that moment on, centered my attention on Samuel's feet. The dance never ended...we made it all the way to Beijing.
The wonderful print of the watercolor painting illustrates this so very expressively on the notecard, which of course is accompanied by an envelope.
23April2008
Price: $2.50 each
Art Postcard - The Road West, New Mexico, 1938. Dorothea Lange
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Photographer Dorothea Lange created this enigmatic photograph in black and white. Have you traveled from there or are you about to go there? It's up to you.
The advent of digital photography has allowed us to create art faster and to manipulate images more easily. However, much art is lost when the photograph is digitized rather than developed. The depth of the past translates to the future in such masterpiece photographs as this by Dorothea Lange.
Printed in USA
26April2008
Price: $1.25 Each
Voyager Note Card
Deborah DeWit Marchant's artistic search began with photography and journal writing. Her photographs capture every day scenes transformed by the light that fascinates her. The card, inspired by this East African saying, reads:
Only the feet of the VOYAGER know the PATH.
This lovely notecard is blank inside and, of course, is accompanied by an envelope.
20April2008
Price: $2.75 each
Art Postcard - Hase Auf Dem Rad (Rabbit on the Road)
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Book by Michael Sowa
Where might our hare be travelling today on his bicycle? I don't' think we'll ever know, but we can surely make up a story.
From the imaginative mind of artist Michael Sowa, this delightful card will surely enchant any rabbit lover! Sowa's art evokes wonder and amazement; a mix of surrealism and comic illustration, of humor and seriousness.
Printed in the EU
09April2008
P&LE Railroad Time Book from the Early 20th Century
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What a great find! This Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company Time Book measures 5-1/2 by 8 inches and features light cardboard front and back covers. There are 16 pages, each with hand-recorded information regarding the daily hours that each employee worked as well as a detailed record of work completed each day of the month.
Two time books are shown for illustration only. Each of the books is similar, but the information and handwriting varies. Please let us choose one for you. Dates vary from 1902 through the early 1910s.
27March2008
Price: $4.50 each
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Art Postcard - Strassenschwein (Street Pig)
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Now where in the world is this fellow going? Right down the middle of the street, he runs. Or, is he sauntering? We'll never know, but we can certainly make up a story about it! Artists/Photographers Walter Sittig and Voller Ernst are responsible for this charming and funny image.
You might choose to send this sweet card to anyone beginning a journey - of any sort!
Printed in Germany
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Bacon Luggage Tag Stickers
Bacon Tape
Bacon Wallet
These ultra-cool stickers identify your bags in a snap! And, no animals or animal by-products are in them. The tags are perfect for carnivores and vegans alike. Now you can have even more fun with bacon than ever!
The package indicates that these are great for air travel, bus travel, hitch-hiking (we don't recommend it!) or head trips (we don't recommend these either!)
Each bacon slice sticker includes a line for your name and phone number. There are even two styles of bacon! Each of the six tags measures about 5-1/2 inches by about an inch.
26February2008
Price: $4.99 per Sheet
Inlaid Malachite Globe Bead
This beautiful little 10mm bead is absolutely amazing! It boasts brass latitude and longitude lines. The oceans are real malachite. The continents are of jasper, quartz and other semiprecious stones. Its size also lends its use in smaller jewelry projects!
Of course this would be lovely on a silken or leather cord, but, better yet, why not use it in a very special travel or dream assemblage. Because it is a bead, it could be easily made into a globe with a few twists of wire!
Two beads shown for illustration only.
4February2008
Price: $2.85 each
Art Postcard - Roadside Lunch
Photographer Roger-Viollet captured this wonderful photograph in 2002, although it could be from any age from the 1940s on. This couple's lunch by the roadside seems quite romantic and quite peaceful.
Printed in France
07January2008
Marcel Proust Gift Tags - 50 Gift Tags & Ribbons
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Add a little wisdom and beauty to your presents with these sophisticated gift tags, featuring a few of Marcel Proust’s most through-provoking sayings.
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (1871-1922) is best known as the author of Remembrance of Things Past (À la recherche du temps perdu). Considered one of the monumental works of 20th-century fiction (it is made up of 7 parts that were published over a period of 18 years - even after his death). He is not only a novelist, but an essayist and critic.
Long after his death, there are students of Proust, even scholars who devote their lives the the study of his works. Oftentimes he is associated with the angst of memory. But, we have found his works to assist in the true living of life in the now - so that we, too, do not look back and wonder what happened to our time?
50 tags and ribbon are included with such quotes as:
Love is a time and space measured by the heart.
and
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
This is also available as a SilverCrow art rubber stamp:
D1459 - Real Voyage
Printed in China
15November2007
Price: $12.95 per Box
Vintage Rolled Air Mail Gummed Seals in Original Box
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We were delighted to find these! Imagine - Air Mail Stickers on a roll in the original box! They are marked 100 count, but we cannot guarantee that there are 100 in each package - but there appear to be. We didn't want to disturb the new old store stock packaging to check. These are in wonderful condition for the age! The box is a special one - allowing the labels to be pulled out easily.
These are gummed seals, so they must be moistened before using. We suggest that you use a sponge or moistener as these are vintage. Some may require a touch of paste or glue to help them stay put.
How marvelous for an old-fashioned journal or as an addition to any travel-related artwork!
28October2007
Price: $9.25 per box
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Day of the Dead Vignette - Automobile Mechanic
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Our Muerto Mechanic is readying this little car for the road to the next world. Featured with what appears to be a Classic VW Bug, he measures about 4 inches high by about 4 inches wide.
Just like the rest of our Day of the Dead Figurines, each of these Muertos is hand sculpted and painted by traditional artisans in Mexico. Car color and Mechanic's overalls may vary. Please let us choose one for you.
Made in Mexico
26October2007
Price $18.50 each
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Handmade Pendant - Chase a Rainbow
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This wonderful pendant by Rhiannon is not only beautifully striking, but it also sends good advice - on one side, a collage featuring an imaginative child and a rainbow, of course, reads:
chase a rainbow
On the other, an elegant butterfly and rainbow collage, reads:
We may run, walk, stumble, drive or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason for the journey, or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way.
The pendant measures 1 by 1-1/2 inches. Two pendants shown for illustration.
28July2007
Price: $24.00 each
Mini Day of the Dead Figure - Bicycle Rider
This little guy is on a trek all by himself - maybe even into another world! His springy arms and legs make him posable, so you can even change his position slightly, if you like!
Just like the rest of our Day of the Dead Figurines, each of these Muertos is hand sculpted and painted by traditional artisans in Mexico. He measures just about 4-1/2 inches high by 3-1/2 inches wide His clothing and accoutrements may vary slightly . Please let us choose one for you.
Hecho a Mano en Mexico
25October2007
Price: $12.00 each
Mini St Christopher Component
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How wonderful is this! Our little St. Christopher component is made of a light-weight metal, with a stunningly clear portrait of Saint Christopher carrying the baby Jesus on his shoulder. There is a clear cover over the top, accenting the depth. The little component measures about 1/2 inch in diameter and will accent your artwork nicely, particularly that with travel themes.
Unknown Origin
11September2007
Price: $1.95 Each
Easter Island Moai Bead
Easter Island is one of the foremost archaeological sites in the world, but few have truly visited. The small island just off the coast of Chile boasts one of the most amazing wonders - the enormous moai statues. They sit on platforms that are dispersed at almost a half-mile apart for almost the entirety of of the coast's perimeter - and there are many more, that are not quite complete throughout the island. There are statues of many sizes and weights, but the average is about 14-1/2 feet tall, weighing over 13 tons.
Our little beads are a lot lighter and measure about 1/2 inch wide than the statues they picture. There are two holes for stringing that travel through the bead from left to right.
25August2007
Price: 95¢ Each
A Travel Blessing
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A journey is a most apropos occasion for a blessing, both because of the excitement inherent in travel and the human separation involved. At the moment of parting we wish to speak wisely and concisely and as this is often difficult to achieve, our Travel Blessing is a useful gift.
Mr. Poltarnees' text embodies his long meditated advice, such as:
Travel lightly carrying neither weighty luggage nor burdensome preconceptions.
Let the map inspire you, and the road whisper your next destination.
Every page is illustrated in full color, with images that deepen the impact of the words. Welleran Poltarnees continues his series of blessings on various aspects of life with this book, intended to be given to someone planning or embarking on a journey. He reminds the prospective traveler of the accumulated wisdom of wise journeying, and wishes for them the pleasure and enlightenment that travel can bestow.
Among the counsels Poltarnees gives are: to travel lightly, without heavy luggage or rigid expectations; to keep open to strange events and unfamiliar ways; to take the time to savor each place. Poltarnees has selected images for this book with his usual flair for aptness and surprises us - as he always does - with the excellence and unfamiliarity of his choices.
Printed in Singapore
16June2007
List Price: $19.95 Now: $9.95 each
Vintage-Style American Byways Luggage Labels Travel Stickers
Pretend you are on an auto trip around a bygone America, stopping at all the interesting tourist attractions as you go. First, a Maine fishing lodge, then the world's largest alligator farm, then the overseas highway to Key West, then west to Yellowstone, Pike's Peak, Death Valley, the Soboba Mineral Hot Springs, and glorious Mt. Rainier. These, and a dozen more labels, are in this selection of stickers featuring old-time luggage labels from the days when your suitcase told your story like a beloved old leather journal.
The 20 die cut acid-free archival quality labels arrive in a decorative box that measures 4-3/4 by 6 inches.
Price: $8.95 per Box of 20
Retro Travel Giftwrap
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Our fine imported giftwrap is simply elegant. The smooth paper is quite substantial and is embellished with wonderful vintage travel images of airplanes and hotel stickers, the world globe, the Eiffel Tower and more! What great wrap for that bon voyage gift! The images are quite clear and would make great additions to your collage or assemblage. Each sheet measures 19-1/2 by 27-1/2 inches.
06June2007
2 Folded Sheets
Price: $6.75
Super Fun Travel Bingo Set
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This updated, but old-fashioned bingo game is not magnetic travel game - believe it or not - the kids (and grown-ups, too) use paper and pencil! Imagine! Included are four paper pads with twenty play pages each and four colored pencils included. Mark off the sights as you see them and make the prize something special - for instance, the winner gets to pick the restaurant for dinner!
The bingo game comes packed in durable and reusable slider box so the game will stay intact - even in the back of the car! The box measures 5 inches square.
15May2007
Price: $9.50 each Set
Vintage Air Mail Gummed Seals in Original Box
We were delighted to find these! Imagine - Air Mail Stickers with Airplanes - in the original box! They are marked 30 count, but we cannot guarantee that there are 30 in each package - but there appear to be. We didn't want to disturb the new old store stock packaging to check. These are in wonderful condition for the age! The box is a little slider box - much like our matchboxes.
13May2007
Price: $8.75 per box
Shopping Bag for the World Shopper
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Like a well traveled vintage suitcase, this shopper boasts labels from trips from places and times exotic.
This tough reinforced vinyl bag is great for a weekend's errands, in the grocery or for shopping anywhere. The bag measures about 15-3/4 inches wide by 15-1/2 inches high and almost 6 inches deep.
29April2007
Price: $12.50 each
No More Jet Lag - Acupressure Remedy
This astonishingly simple device assists you in eliminating jet lag. Dr Charles Krebs, an authority on applied acupressure, shows how easy it is to reset your internal body clock by applying acupressure to specific meridian points. One dial sets your departure time and the other the destination time. Depending on the hour, you manipulate certain pressure points to bring your body back into real time.
Made in Australia
6December2006, Updated 28March2008
Price: $6.97 Each
190 Gummed Stickers - Flags of the World
This wonderful sheet of 190 different flags of the world are old-fashioned perforated gummed stickers. The images are in full color and are great for any project relating to world geography, peace or travel.
Please remember that these are gummed (not self-stick! - they must be moistened before using) and not to be used to replace the true postage necessary for mailing!
27April2007
Was: $4.75 Now $3.95 per sheet of 190
My Trip Abroad Journal
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The leatherette cover on this fantastic little travel journal snaps closed. Inside are pages for autographs, diaries for your journey outward bound and homeward bound and references pages for sailing ship flags and shipboard bell times. What a perfect accompaniment to record your cruise adventures. The cream colored pages lend a vintage air to the journal that measures 4 inches by 5-1/2 inches.
30December2006
Price: $11.25 each
Art Postcard - The Treasure Seekers
Now, just who could resist this crew? Taking an obviously necessary nap by the sea are the Crow, Rabbit, Hedgehog, Mouse and Duck? How long have they traveled? What is it they seek? Imagine yourself on their journey, seeking treasure (that of friendship, gold, or the meaning of life)!
The illustration by A Ernest Aris was originally published in 1917 a a part of a children's book, but the image is certainly timeless, we're sure you'll agree!
Price: $1.25 each
Drawing Outdoors
This comprehensive guide by the well-known artist, author and educator, Henry C Pitz, demonstrates how to draw every major outdoor subject in all of the principal drawing media. Step by step, it shows how to delineate the land, greenery, skies, buildings, people, cities and more in pencil, pen-and-ink, brush-and-ink, felt-tip pen, charcoal, pastel, wash and mixed media.
Pitz begins with the basics and builds on each step until the student can work toward truly ambitious drawing. With 120 drawings of his own and those of past and modern masters (Rembrandt, van Gogh, Hopper, etc.), if you decide you'll never be able to draw, then you can cut up the book and use it for a great collage!.
Price: $8.95
Old-Time Travel Posters and Luggage Labels CD-Rom & Book
These colorful and nostalgic illustrations recall the good life at dozens of elegant hotels and luxurious resorts around the world - from Monte Carlo to Pasadena and Bangkok. Old-time travel posters and luggage labels depict lush landscapes in Vermont, soaring skyscrapers in New York City, exotic scenery in Morocco and other inviting tourist spots.
The set includes a CD-ROM containing 278 full-color high-quality, permission free images scanned at 300 dpi and saved in TIFF format and a a large-format 48 page book with every image on the CD-ROM clearly printed and numbered for easy reference. Dover Design Manager, a simple graphics editing program for Windows is also on the CD-ROM.
This great for artists, scrapbookers and anyone who enjoys vintage-style travel images.
System requirements: Windows 95,98, ME, NT, 2000, XP or Macintosh (all versions) and a CD-ROM drive.
20June2006
Price: $19.95
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Vintage Western Union Form
Today's telegrams have little of the charm or impact of those of days gone by. These are the forms used in times past to record your telegram's message before turning it over to the telegrapher to send it.
The front of the form displays blank lines for penning your thoughts as well as areas for identifying you as sender and your intended receiver, etc. The back is loaded with instructions, rules and caveats.
What a nice way to send a special message to a loved one - indeed, to propose marriage? And ultimately perfect for your travel and communication related collages and assemblages.
Two forms are shown for illustration only. Your package will contain one authentic 2-sided Western Union form.
Price: $3.25 each
Vintage Railroad Emblems As Stickers
These super stickers are embossed reproductions of vintage railroad emblems - just like the ones that ended up on old leather suitcases and hand luggage. They bring to mind the glory days of travel, with the elegance of the forward coaches and dining cars. But, they also can help recall the seats of the second-class cars - a bit more cramped, but still, ever so romantic.
13June2006
Package of 20 Stickers
Price: $3.25 Pkg
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Retro Self-Stick Americana Labels Aluminum Tin
Just wait till you see these! Fabulous is the only word to describe them! The lovely 5 inch by 5-1/2 inch aluminum tin holds 24 themed sheets of matte self-stick labels of vintage Americana scenes, hotels and motels, scenes from Route 66, and more. Perfect for your own correspondence, artwork, journals and, of course, scrapbooks!
The fantastic designs are based on actual vintage labels - with no moistening required.
Printed in Italy
Price $14.75 per Tin
Retro Self-Stick Bon Voyage Labels Aluminum Tin
Just wait till you see these! Fabulous is the only word to describe them! The lovely 5 inch by 5-1/2 inch aluminum tin holds 24 themed sheets of matte self-stick labels of vintage Travel labels, including ships, surfers, hotels and more. Perfect for your own correspondence, artwork, journals and, of course, scrapbooks!
Price $14.75 Per Tin
Cruise Ship Charm
You'll love using this charm to commemorate a memorable trip, or to dream of a future one. Add it to a treasure necklace, a scrapbook page or a memory box or nicho. The detail is quite clear, so it will easily enhance any project!
27October2006
Price $2.55 each
Old-Time Aviator Reproduction Paper Mask
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From about 1901 (right after the Victorian period) up to about 1910, or even as late as 1918 (after World War I), British society suffered a very rigid system, despite the new philosophies and politics floating about. The want (and need) for more liberal thought and a move for greater social acceptance of all British started despite the seemingly unmovable morés at the time.
The Edwardian Period was also known as the Belle Époque (Beautiful Era), a time for elegant masquerade balls with gorgeous gowns and absurd masks such as this, our out older aviator.
The mask arrives flat and is simple to wear with black ribbon on either side for securing your mask. It measures about 10-1/2 inches.
Made in England
22March2008
Price: $4.40 each
Pocket Incense to soothe your soul
Each matchbox-sized sliding box contains 25 sticks of quality incense in assorted fragrances. Simply place the incense stick in the enclosed brass fitting - then place that in the slot on top of the box, light it and enjoy the wonderful aroma. Now, you'll be ready for meditation anywhere. We think this to be a great addition to your travel bag - to create a soothing atmosphere even in the most stale of hotel rooms!
Also perfect for any small ofrenda or mini shrine, this little box of incense goes a long way. Matches not included.
Imported from Australia
Price: $5.75 per box
Travel Journal Notebook
Settle in to the seat of a DC8 in Pan Am's Clipper Class, or the leather chair in your SS Normandie stateroom.
This large (5-3/4 by 8-1/4 inches) notebook journal feels like it was lost in time and was just found last week in a box purchased at a storage or estate auction. Its vintage-style cover appears as worn green velvet, with drawings, stamps and tags that speak of creating images in our minds are found on the inside and outside of the covers. It intimates that e might visit this image later as we walk through the memories of our minds.
Inside pages are lightly lined and perforated, with a red and black header, complete with airliner:
By Air Mail ... Par Avion
Old Price: $6.50 Now $5.85 Each
Art Postcard - Le Séducteur par René Magritte
The ship is the sea and the sea is the ship. This provocative image from famed surrealist René Magritte illustrates his belief that art is reality. For anyone who loves the sea or ships and for aspiring pirates and for dreamers, this postcard will conjure thoughts of saltwater and sweet sea air.
22July2006
Old-Time Nautical Stickers
21 full-color stickers recall the exciting days when clippers sailed the high seas. Charming images of powerful galleons, fishing boats, children’s sailboats, storm-swept lighthouse, and more.
Printed in the USA
Price: $1.50 each
Historic Sailing Ships Coloring Book
The Ate of Sail spread over most of history; with its passing passed some of the most beautiful engineering and aesthetic creations ever seen. See them sail the ocean once again and color them as vividly brilliant as ever in this survey of historic sailing ships coloring book.
34 large illustrations (including 9 double-page spreads) show how men once went down to the sea in ships: in a Phoenician war galley (7th century BC), Greek trireme (3 banks of oars, 480 BC), Roman merchantman, Viking longboat, European carracks, Columbus' Santa Maria, Vasco da Gama's Saint Gabriel, Drake's Golden Hind, an American whaler, the clipper Cutty Sark and even a Chinese junk.
The accurate black-and-white line drawings executed by the Swedish art firm Tre Tryckare show such detail as cross sections, cannon, rigging, sailors at their tasks and more. Old sea dogs and young will love the chance to recapture and embellish the great days of the sail. 48pages.
Price: $3.95
Art Postcard - Yippie-Yi-Yay
Oops! It looks like these cowgirls lost their horse/s! But it sure looks like a blast - real or not! Typical of many of the novelty photos that were available on Route 66 in the mid-20th century, this snapshot gives us a glimpse into simpler times.
2July2006
Art Postcard - Dinosaur in the Park
At first we thought this photograph to be typical of 1950s Americana, but, alas, the photo was actually taken in 2002! We just love the way the car, van and trailers are parked so unassumingly in front of the prehistoric dinosaur!
Printed in USA or France
6May2006
Art Postcard - Dream Street
This stunning black and white postcard by famed photojournalist W Eugene Smith evokes a million dreams itself! Why the car? Was there a letter? The remarkable composition and dramatic use of light and shadows are signs f an artist, not merely one who documents the day.
Taken in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1956, the image is timeless.
Barbara Kruger: Untitled (Admit nothing- Blame everyone - Be bitter), 1987
Be certain to check out the Close-Up of this one!
Barbara Kruger is an American conceptual artist whose roots are in media and design. Her edgy collages are derived from found photographs (mostly culled from the sources she most derides in her work). Subsequent layers display her epigrams, pithy and arrogantly assertive.
Her tongue-in-cheek style is at once humorous and contemplative, sarcastic and true. This is certainly evident on this finely made art postcard print.
This is SilverCrow's favorite of her works!
Art Postcard - Der Flug (The Flight)
More Heavens and the Celestial
This wonderfully moving painting by German artist Quint Buchholz shows a flock of crows with a stranger amongst them. Trenchcoat flowing, our other flyer appears to be a human.
If only it were truly possible to fly, as in our dreams, be they by day or night. The soaring pleasure abounds in this lovely image.
8November2006
St Christopher Medal
Saint Christopher has long been known as the protector and well known as a patron of the traveler. His legend is mighty: As a powerfully built man, he was enamoured with the world and set off in search of adventure. At one point during his journey, he came upon a hermit who assisted people across a treacherous stream. He decided to also assist these people, but instead of leading them across, he carried them on his sturdy shoulders.
One day he carried a small child across the stream. Although it was just a child, the weight nearly crushed him. When they arrived on the other side, the child revealed himself as Christ, and he was so heavy because he bore the weight of the world.
Two medals shown for illustration.
Made in Italy
6December2006
Price: $1.75
Little Airplane Pin
Now this little propeller airplane won't take you on your next vacation to the tropics, but it's a great addition to a Bon Voyage card or any other artwork involving travel. And, of course, it's wearable.
This green and white pin is composed of an overlay on die cut brass. You'll never be considered haute couture by wearing this flighty little pin, but you'll certainly find it kitschy!
Price: $1.45 each
Assorted Vintage Transportation Tickets
Hailing from England and the United States and South America, this assortment of over 40 vintage transportation tickets includes bus tickets and transfers as well as a Railroad ticket stub, ticket or transfer.
Some are in strips and some are singles: they are all vintage and will make great additions to any of your ephemera projects - from collage to assemblage. The selection may differ from above, but all packages contain an great assortment of tickets that differ in color, size and type.
Printed in England and USA
Vintage item - Limited Availability
Price: $5.25 per package
Vintage-Style Gift Tags - Airplane
More Decorative Tags
These gift tags are almost amazing as you are...and they're going to look great on your gift! You can also use them as Luggage Tags, and, if you're still reading...Imagine, right here right now, something you want to happen; and it just might....
We've only seen top-quality gift tags such as these ever! Simply write out your message, fold the flap toward the string, tuck it under the lip and what a special tag! Perfect, too for scrapbook pages, assemblages and collages.
On one side of our 1-1/2 by 6 inch tag, by an illustration of retro passenger airplane, it is written:
TIME IS A PLACE
And on the flap:
TIME IS A PLACE NOT A SPACE
On the other side, simply stated:
don't lose your way
Made in Shanghai, China
11July2006
Package of 2 tags
Price $2.25
Suitcase Gift Bag
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Just the ticket for a Bon Voyage gift - or even for a student heading off to college or on a study tour, our large gift bag resembles a vintage suitcase, plastered