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My collection of vintage scarves, hankies and pillow covers
Not really just scarves.
The title of this blog is a misnomer
I've been collecting vintage souvenir scarves, but also pillow covers and hankies for many years. Most of these items date from the 1930's through the 1960's, which, in my opinion, was the Golden Age of car trips, cheap tours, and tacky souvenirs.
Many of these filmy swatches of color are made of modest materials - acetate, rayon, or cotton. A few are silk. Are they collectible or valuable? Perhaps, but that's not why I've collected them. I make it a point to pay not more than a few dollars for them.
I've begun to pare down the collection a little, especially of the WW2 military pillow cases. Over the past months, I've donated some to several small military museums around the country. So, before they all manage to walk out of the house, I thought I'd memorialize the collection here on Blogger.
Please enjoy.
I've been collecting vintage souvenir scarves, but also pillow covers and hankies for many years. Most of these items date from the 1930's through the 1960's, which, in my opinion, was the Golden Age of car trips, cheap tours, and tacky souvenirs.
Many of these filmy swatches of color are made of modest materials - acetate, rayon, or cotton. A few are silk. Are they collectible or valuable? Perhaps, but that's not why I've collected them. I make it a point to pay not more than a few dollars for them.
I've begun to pare down the collection a little, especially of the WW2 military pillow cases. Over the past months, I've donated some to several small military museums around the country. So, before they all manage to walk out of the house, I thought I'd memorialize the collection here on Blogger.
Please enjoy.
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2007
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July
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- #1 Aloha From Hawaii
- #2 California
- #3 Camp Chaffee, Arkansas
- #4 Hep Cat
- #5 Chinatown, Grant Ave., San Francisco
- #6 Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
- #7 Naval Hankie
- #8 Boxing Poodles
- #9 Montana Hankie
- #10 Lordsburg, New Mexico - US Army
- #11 Switzerland
- #12 Counting Calories
- #13 High School Sports
- #14 Tipos Nacionales, Tijuana, Mexico
- #15 Fort Devens, Massachusettes
- #16 Holland Hankie
- #17 Los Angeles, California
- #18 Paperweights
- #19 Boulder Dam, Nevada (or Hoover Dam?)
- #20 Sonbirds and FLower Emblems of Canada
- #21 Canadian Assn. of Kanagawa
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July
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1 comment:
I grew up in San Diego, just a 20 minute drive from Tijuana. A few years ago, I moved to Costa Rica, and one day, I was at the "Ropa Americana," which is like Goodwill, but everything is .20 cents, and I found a "Greetings From Tijuana" scarf. Just imagine how strange it was that I found something from "home" that was SO FAR from home. Yes, I bought it, and sent it to a friend who collected TJ stuff.
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