Category Archives: Vintage

Vintage from the thrift shop

By marieke | Published: 9 September 2011

There are a few nice thrift shops in my home town Gouda. I’m really happy with my latest vintage treasures that I bought at one of these shops: – A sweet tea box in my favourite colour: minty – An old LP record from South Africa. I haven’t listend to the music yet, but I [...]

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The road to succes

By marieke | Published: 5 September 2011

After a long summer, it’s finally getting busy at work. A good moment to post a picture of this funny card. Stijn’s sister Mariska bought it for me (somewhere) in the USA. It was probably used as propaganda material during the sixties by American feminists.

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Silver spoons

By marieke | Published: 1 September 2011

Every Thursday there is a book -and antique market at the Lange Voorhout in The Hague. You can find everything there, from very expensive to reasonable priced antique and vintage. I really like the street; with it’s length and beautiful trees. Today I bought six silver flowery tea spoons, witch I am really happy with. – [...]

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My new vintage clock

By marieke | Published: 29 August 2011

A new item for my vintage collection arrived last weekend. I bought this nice fifties/sixties clock on Marktplaats (the Dutch eBay) and I’m really happy with it. Don’t you love just love the colour?

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The old style

By marieke | Published: 23 August 2011

I recentley discovered a very nice blog called Magdaloony wich is all about packaging. I especially like the posts about old boxes and packaging. On our attic I found this old game ‘Mens erger je niet’ wich means ‘Do not get angry, man’. I think that my parents used to play with it and that the box is from [...]

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The antique market

By marieke | Published: 27 July 2011

I went to the Wednesday antique market in my hometown Gouda and bought this lovely brooch for only 3 euros: a great deal!

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Two Germanys

By marieke | Published: 23 July 2011

The world on our wall made place for western Europe. It’s an old map that I bought from a school in Limburg (south of the Neteherlands) wich was used during the 70′s. And things have changed since then: the EEC became the EU, two Germanys became one and a Karl-Marx-Stadt is called Schemnitz now. The [...]

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Fifties and sixties

By marieke | Published: 18 July 2011

  We bought these two cupboards this weekend and I love them! The fities and sixties style combined with our new furniture looks great. I somehow really like to watch and episode of Mad Men right now.

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