Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Vintage Thingy Thursday June 2

I've been visiting ebay again, friends, and picking up tobacco silks.  Oh, this has to stop.


Two queens, Marie-Theresa of Austria, 1840 - 1863, and Esther, 200 BC - yes, the Esther from the Bible.  A bit of fraying here but looking good, for being almost 100 years old.  Very Vintage!!!  These were inserts or premiums, in tobacco products, much as little toys are in cereal boxes today.

Be sure to visit Colorado lady and see more vintage items!



6 comments:

LV said...

Those are truly vintage. You took us way back in time. You have a great treasure in them.

Unknown said...

Oh these are new to me. Never knew about them. No one ever had those kind of items around, at least no one I knew. I will look for them now. They Are marvelous.
QMM

Queenie's Vintage Finds said...

How pretty and unique...I have never seen anything like these...thanks for sharing the info about them...wow that they once were given away back in the day, that's interesting.
Q~

Shortbread and Ginger said...

They are lovely - they look so delicate!
Liz

Rebecca said...

I've never seen these-quite unusual and pretty!

Tanya said...

I LOVE tobacco silks - these are exceptionally beautiful! Happy Thursday - Tanya

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