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Vintage Thingies Thursday over at ColoradoLady's (Suzanne) blog!
My brother in Tennessee called the other day to announce that he and Yami (Yamileth, from Panama) are expecting their second child! Their first, Esperanza is 8. She was worried that, at age 34, she might be too old to have another child. Ha! I had mine at 38 and 42, and I survived (barely)!
So, in keeping with that theme, I'm showing you two items that were "found" recently.
The Curity sachet, which is no longer scented, was found in a vintage book I have. Curity diapers were made by The Kendall Company (Walpole, Mass.). My parents met at Kendall Mills back in the late 40's; and I also worked there my first job out of high school - Steno Pool and Switchboard! A Steno Pool, for you youngsters out there, was a big room of typists who copied dictation, letters, reports, etc. in larger companies, like this:
The switchboard I worked at looked similar to this, but there were only three of us:
Now, back to the baby photo again. Mister found the little bottle in the barn a few days ago, filled with screws. He asked if I wanted it - duh! It says: "The original and largest diaper service in New England, Dy-Dee Service, See 'Yellow Pages' for local phone number". I have no idea what it held, maybe lotion or safety pins.
Oh, you don't know what a diaper service is either? Well, back in the day (at least up through the 60's) this is how it worked: you collect your dirty (cloth) diapers, set them outside once a week, and receive a fresh stack of fluffy white diapers in their place. No messing with smelly diaper laundry.
I have no idea if there are any of these services still in business or not.
The Curity sachet, which is no longer scented, was found in a vintage book I have. Curity diapers were made by The Kendall Company (Walpole, Mass.). My parents met at Kendall Mills back in the late 40's; and I also worked there my first job out of high school - Steno Pool and Switchboard! A Steno Pool, for you youngsters out there, was a big room of typists who copied dictation, letters, reports, etc. in larger companies, like this:
The switchboard I worked at looked similar to this, but there were only three of us:
Now, back to the baby photo again. Mister found the little bottle in the barn a few days ago, filled with screws. He asked if I wanted it - duh! It says: "The original and largest diaper service in New England, Dy-Dee Service, See 'Yellow Pages' for local phone number". I have no idea what it held, maybe lotion or safety pins.
He took the rest of the stuff to two different thrift shops. It was a fun day, but lots of work going through two huge black plastic bags of stuffed animals, and five same bags of clothing!
Coffee pot - eBay, Mini Crock - Seasons of Cannon Falls, Glass vase - Thrift shop, Yellow Vase - Anchor Hocking, Hello Kitty Gardener, Canister Set - eBay unmarked
Cup & Saucer - Royal Albert Country Scenes 'Primrose Hill', Yellow vase - yard sale, Green vase - Anchor Hocking, Child's Hanger - yard sale, Cherry plate - eBay.
Now, if I'm not mistaken, this mark means it's from the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. And, if that's the date, it's from the year it first opened! You see, the hotel(s) were first built in 1893 and 1897, but (for my unknown reason) was demolished to make way for the Empire State Building. They rebuilt on Park Avenue, and it opened in 1931. I'm hoping (and romanticizing) that this is a Waldorf Hotel luncheon pie tin from 1931!
Have a great week, and don't forget to return to Suzanne's to resume viewing the other VTT treasures!
This is a pedestal cake plate that I thrifted over the weekend. I chuckle every time I walk by it!
Yippee, it's Thursday! We're over the "hump" and it's VTT!
Cool graphics, huh?
