I'm not sure what is going on with the weather these days, but it is keeping me on my toes. Spring is a capricious and fickle season here in the mid-atlantic region. Today was warm and muggy, yesterday a deluge, tomorrow a cold front...who can predict? If you need to make sense of it all and see it beautifully depicted on your walls, I have some lovely classroom maps for you. These climate-related and atmospheric maps have an abstract and artistic appearance. Several of these maps are currently for sale in my etsy shop. If you click on the link... Continue reading

This Saturday, Windsor Place Antiques will have a booth at the lovely and amazing Prospect Park Craft Fair. This annual event benefits arts programs at my kids'school- ps 154 in Windsor Terrace. Come on out and shop in the sure-to-be perfect spring weather. Although I am not an artist or crafter myself, Marianne is, and she has made some great items to sell in our booth on Saturday. Sewing Kits in Vintage Jars Magnets with Images taken from Vintage Ephemera Handmade Jewelry with Vintage Findings & Perfect Vintage Seed Packet Cards for Mom And my very talented daughter Noa- will... Continue reading

I have been traveling around in the Lehigh Valley and Berks County, Pennsylvania this week. I'm finding all kinds of great stuff. This area never ceases to amaze me- the wonderful old things just keep coming out of the old woodwork. I have saved the best of my trip for last: a paper show tomorrow (a dealers' and collectors' mecca of paper, books, maps, advertising, ephemera....basically anything printed.) This is my idea of a really, really good time. Needless to say, I will not be at the Brooklyn Flea in Ft. Greene tomorrow or open in the shop, but I... Continue reading

Bugs- in other words. I've been thinking about them and looking at them a lot lately: The good, the bad, the ugly and the very beautiful. Working in the garden at home and going through prints and charts at work, they keep popping up in appealing and not-so appealing forms. Last week, there was an interesting NYTimes article in the Science section on dragonflies. It inspired me to look for bugs in my vast and diverse inventory...I found many. I am particularly fond of a series of small engraved and hand-colored plates ($10 each) from an 1843 series called The... Continue reading

Happy Passover and Easter to all, You can find me at the Brooklyn Flea at Hanson Place this weekend. It is the last indoor flea of the season and I will be bringing out some lovely lighting and delicate charts. I will miss the beautiful bank building, but I am looking forward to being outdoors and getting to spread out a bit. Continue reading

I DO love St.Patrick's Day. I am of Irish descent, grew up on the South Shore of Boston and now reside in the very Irish Windsor Terrace neighborhood of Brooklyn. My favorite color is, has, and always will be green. I DO NOT have too many good things to say about the month of March, except that it is almost outdoor flea market season again. Yay! This coming weekend March 16th & 17th I am selling at the Brooklyn Flea at Hanson Place. Because I will not be home to make a boiled dinner, my mom is coming to "man"... Continue reading

I spent my day inside the store today- hunkered down, watching the late, late winter snow falling. I was sorting through some beautiful botanical charts that would be perfect for some early spring decorating. The shop will be open this weekend 11-6 both Saturday & Sunday. I'm certainly ready to spring forward and put some fresh flowers around the house and some fresh botanicals up on the walls. Continue reading

With no snowstorms or nor'easters in the forecast, it looks like the opening celebration is a go. Join us tomorrow evening Friday March 1st from 6-8 or stop by over the weekend to check out our merchandise. The shop will be open for browsing this weekend and the next from 11-6. Stop by for delicious snacks, wine & cocktails provided by my friends & fellow Windsor Terrace businesses: Juice Pedaler & Juice Box. Continue reading

I'm shuffling off to Buffalo tomorrow- on the trail of some exciting and rare items. I have never ventured quite so far west in New York State before, but I know that there are great things to be found in this formerly glorious rust belt city. Following that,I'm hitting the road again and meeting up with family and friends in the beautiful Adirondacks for some winter sports in Lake Placid- another place that I have always wanted to visit. Below are some pretty New York State maps that I have in stock. I did open at the store last weekend... Continue reading

Unfortunately, I am postponing my opening cocktail party due to the incoming nor'easter Nemo. Instead, the party will be held on Friday March 1st from 6-8 pm. I WILL be OPEN this Saturday & Sunday from 11-6, so come on by and check out the new space.... after the storm blows over. Continue reading

A little gallery of adorable, furry groundhogs to cheer up the winter. I do hope the groundhog does not see his shadow. I can't take too much more winter. I miss all the outdoor flea markets! Now if you do not like groundhogs, then these vintage targets are for you. What on earth is the difference between a woodchuck and a groundhog? Continue reading

The time has finally come to announce opening plans for the new space! The renovations are complete and I am moving more merchandise in daily. The storefront turned out well- it has such "good bones." The space will function as both a workshop & showroom for my constantly expanding and interesting inventory. I will be having a Cocktail Party/Open House on Friday February 8th from 6 to 8 pm. Followed up by my first weekend OPEN hours from 12-6 on Saturday and Sunday February 9th & 10th. Hope to see you all there! Initially, my hours will be limited as... Continue reading

Here are some nifty cosmography charts that put me in mind of the winter solstice. The one below has the loveliest moody blue background. It looks more like a painting than a classroom chart. It was made in the 1950s by the venerable Denoyer-Geppert Science Company. Another great and highly educational example, below, made in the 1940s in Mexico I will be at the Brooklyn Flea Gifted market for one more weekend this Saturday and Sunday, but if I don't see you there.... Have A Very Merry Windsor Terrace Chistmas Continue reading

Mexican School Chart c. 1950s Well, I think I just made up a new name for the category of coffee collectibles. But there's tobacciana and breweriana, so why not caffeiniana? Coffee has been on my mind and in my hand a lot lately as the weather is cold and damp and my work days are long and hard. Trying to get my new storefront open (soon!!! I hope)and holiday selling are fueling my need for caffeine. German School Chart originally published 1960s I do love vintage advertising in all it's glorious forms. Here are some great images from my own... Continue reading

I will be at the Brooklyn Flea GIFTED market for three weekends in December: December 1/2 December 15/16 December 22/23 Come visit me on the main aisle of the gorgeous bank building. I have lots and lots of perfectly aged, vintage gifts- something for everyone on your list. Really- I've got it all. Too much awesome new old merchandise to list. I'm excited! Continue reading

Come out to Manhattan and check out some beautiful stuff. I will be bringing some of my best and rarest classroom maps, charts, school primers and other educational wonders. This will be my first time at the Piers Show and I would love to see you there. I have complimentary passes available for my guests. Contact me asap if you would like one. Continue reading

As I sit here today waiting for another storm to hit, out of gas, and dreading a cold windy walk to the Post Office, I find myself browsing through some charming old postcards. I recently purchased a very large collection of vintage postcards. The majority are the vibrant linen-type cards that were so popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They are in perfect, as new condition, and were mostly produced by the Asheville Postcard Company. Lamar Campbell LeCompte began the Asheville Postcard and Pennant Company in 1910. The decade between 1900 and 1910 was a period of governmental deregulation for... Continue reading

In the world of collectible ephemera, Halloween is perhaps only second to Christmas. Spooky vintage paper, plastic and paper mache decorations are highly prized. Earlier this fall, I took a trip to Pennsylvania to go to an antique paper show (my idea of a really good time!) I snapped some photos of some of the vendors fantastic Halloween merchandise. Some dazzling displays... Not really a Halloween Decoration- but from the phenomenal nearby Amish Butcher Shop Continue reading

Persimmons, Pears, Pecans, Apples, Mushrooms and other tasty fall edibles are illuminated in the pages of antique agricultural books. This season is my favorite time of the year to be in the kitchen. I would like to surround myself with some of these beautiful late 19th and early 20th century color botanical plates. Especially the lovely heirloom quince. Continue reading

It finally feels like fall outside and I thought I would share some of my favorite seasonally appropriate finds. Hunting, plaids, pumpkins, woodsy stuff, s'mores, owls... Here are a few photos (below) of the store windows that I decorate for my friends' wine shop Juice Box in Windsor Terrace Continue reading

Here are some fun snapshots of my booth last weekend at the Brooklyn Flea in Ft Greene. I had lots in some of my favorite categories: tins, apothecary bottles, maps and scales. I am loaded up with new old stuff for fall flea season. Continue reading

I will be bringing a large assemblage of glass insulators to the flea tomorrow.They will be priced at an affordable $5 each. I love the color and shape variations of these early 20th C beauties. Glass insulators were first produced in the 1840s to insulate telegraph lines from lightning strikes. To contain electricity you need an insulator. As technology and industry advanced, they were needed to protect telephone and power lines as well. When insulator companies were making glass pieces they used whatever glass was available to them at the time. Many companies also made alot of other glass products... Continue reading

I have Mexico City on my mind again and I wanted to post some more photos of interesting things that I found in the flea markets there. In general, I was surprised by the high prices. It was more expensive than here in NYC. At first I found this odd, but it starts to make sense when you realize that most people have fewer posessions in Mexico. It seems that they place more value on nice things. Flea markets are very popular there- especially among the native hipsters (not unlike Brooklyn.) I bought a bunch of nifty things from high... Continue reading

I have been so impressed recently with the awesome vintage styling in kids' catalogs (which I get in abundance- thanks to having kids.) My hands-down favorite is the Land of Nod. They also have a wonderful blog cutely named Honest to Nod There are some terrific decorating ideas within & not just for kids. Many of the items that I always carry (i.e. vintage school charts, wooden crates, vintage tins, old signs and wire baskets) are deployed to great effect in the photos below. They add so much character to a room. Continue reading

A friend sent me a link to this House Beautiful article on a California beach cottage. The flat screen TV is cleverly concealed behind a vintage map. I have had several requests for similar-sized retractable maps from folks who want to try this at home. Continue reading