Score!
Check out what my wonderful boyfriend found for me in one of our local antique stores:
He brought home about five or so pieces, and the minute I saw them I asked "is there more?!" and then dashed over to scoop up the rest. They are all mis-matched wood type, but I love some of the characters, so something in the near future will be done on the letterpress with some of these once I get them cleaned up.
Of course, while scooping up the rest of the wood type, I browsed around the antique store to see if anything else worthwhile jumped out at me, and I found these...
A cute vintage apron, (that iron sitting in the background was a total coincidence,) I really like some of the household illustrations on it.
This vintage fabric...its a little hokey, but I love the hand drawn type around the edge in "SWITZERLAND."
Now, back to my regularly scheduled sketching...
SCORE does not even begin to describe his find! I pick up every scrap of wood type I find.
Posted by:shona | 05 June 2007 at 10:42 AM
ooh, the wood type is gorgeous!! I've been wanting to get a set for a while, but I really don't have the space to be setting up a letterpress!!
Posted by:minxlj | 05 June 2007 at 12:28 PM
Woo woo! I love that wood type! So nice!
Posted by:Megan | 05 June 2007 at 12:42 PM
wow! How lucky are you? Absolutely love the wooden type.
Posted by:kat | 05 June 2007 at 01:42 PM
What! That is amazing! I Love that apron...the waistline on it is fabulous.
I am so sad and sorry I couldn't make it to the show Saturday night. I was literally sick with no sleep, blech. I hope it went really well !
:) Rebekka
Posted by:rebekka | 05 June 2007 at 02:24 PM
Excellent finds. You must be so proud of boyfriend - well done to him!
Posted by:casapinka | 05 June 2007 at 05:47 PM
oh yay for cool stuff.... i have hatched a plan now - heh heh
Posted by:lisa s | 05 June 2007 at 09:30 PM
oh lucky, lucky! both great finds! looking forward to seeing what you come up with using your 'new' wood type.
Posted by:jhayne | 05 June 2007 at 10:26 PM
I can see why you love those Eleanor Grosch prints. That little doggie is so cute! Love that vintage apron :)
Posted by:Felicia | 06 June 2007 at 07:42 AM
Love the woodblocks. They'd be great as decoration is is. (Great blog!)
Posted by:Alison | 06 June 2007 at 04:54 PM
What great finds. I love the wood blocks, but I love the vintage apron more. I hope you huged that boyfriend of yours.
Posted by:Margie Home Decor Greco | 12 December 2007 at 09:27 AM
Very cute finds!
Posted by:Antique Lamp Parts | 11 July 2008 at 06:50 PM