#antique toy

[walzerjahrhundert]

"Chocolat Menier" metal/tin candy dispenser, designed as a miniature replica of a six-sided Parisian kiosk, late 19th century

[fuzzbby]

Early 20th century antique teddy bear ugly-cute photo ID’s, via 火炉上的冰.

[agirlnamedbone]

vintage misshapen, damaged doll via etsy

[houseofcatwic]

Uncommon and very rare French Spitz dog/ candy container ca 1900 from Stairway To The Past on Ruby Lane

[cut-off-all-my-fingers]

[vintagemodeltrain]

US Caboose ‘Santa Fe’, 1434 (5800)

Manufacturer: Gebrüder Fleischmann GmbH und Co. KG, Germany Material: Plastic Body, Steel Wheels Scale: H0 / 00 Year: 1960/1961

Further Informations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway

[doctorbeth]

A pair of elderly patients: Part 1 Poochie

Poochie the dog is owned by a family among you dear people. He is over 60 years old, about 7 or 8" tall, and very well loved. He's had repairs before to his shoulders, and he'd been wearing a red dress for years to try to protect his skin from further wear.

His person (his original person) wanted to keep him as close to original as possible, but also wanted to stabilize and reinforce him. Here are his original diagnosis photos, sent by another family member:

I'm showing larger versions in the hopes that you can see not only his holes, but the runs where his fabric is see through.

Poochie came to the hospital last month for wound repair and supplemental stuffing... just a touch to protect him on the inside. He wasn't getting a spa, he needed to stay as original as possible. And we were keeping old repairs where possible too. Rather, the treatment for Poochie was to stitch wounds, adding fabric under his runs to take the pressure of stitches, and patches where he had holes. Just enough to stabilize him. He wasn't going on adventures with toddlers anymore, but he wanted to feel safe watching over his family. Here's Poochie all better:

He's sort of like a kintsugi vase with its visible seams, or an older person, whose wrinkles and gray hairs tell their story. Poochie earned every scar and new seam, but he's huggable and lovable specifically for those patches and seams, which are reminders of all the adventures he's had. And now, he can be hugged again and share his memories (and make new ones) with his family in Washington.

[pixiexbites]

[fromthedust]

child's toy horse from Greek tomb (two views) - ceramic - Kerameikos Archaeological Museum, Athens - 950-900 BCE

[dutchs-blog]

Singing Bird Box Almost 200 Year's Old

[pupica]

[walzerjahrhundert]

early Steiff elephant pin cushion

1898

[agirlnamedbone]

from A Doll's Family Album, Edna Knowles King, 1937

[gooberscollage]

Various Antiques From Antique Price Guides

Sources: Miller's collectibles handbook & price guide 2014-2015 by Judith Miller and Collectables handbook & price guide 2016-2017 by Judith Miller

[caladbolg]

lighting practice

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