But not just any trash cans, mind you; I love the smaller-sized, vintage and retro trashcans more properly called wastebaskets. At first glance, the uninitiated might dismiss these gems for several reasons. “Eeeiwww, they’re used!” the skeptics recoil. I’ll acknowledge that, like most vintage items, these wastebaskets have been used — and that may mean … Continue reading I Love Trash – Cans
Being the fan that I am (both of the collector and silent film), I couldn’t just let Mary Ann Cade go that easily after delivering her recent silent film news — I had to ask her about one of her favorite silent film stars, Annette Kellerman (also billed as Annette Kellermann and called “The Perfect … Continue reading Collecting Silent Film Stars: Annette Kellerman
I meet a lot of interesting collectors, who also just happen to be as interesting and unique as their collections, and I thought perhaps you’d like to get to hear their thoughts on collecting. What do you collect — and what is the most common reply you hear when you tell people about your collection? … Continue reading 13 Thoughts On Collecting
If you’ve spent any time talking with other collectors, antiquers, dealers, or folks who just enjoy watching the plethora of collecting shows, you’ve been hearing an increase in the term “mid-century modern.” Loosely applied, the term can mean anything made in the middle of the last, or 20th, century, usually 1940-1960. But more aptly, the … Continue reading What Is Mid-Century Modern?
“Life’s more fun if you tilt things now and then. ” – Elizabeth Spatz I had an online friend, Laura (which is also my own name), who loved floaty pens. Like so many people you meet online in chats, forums and various other virtual places, I lost track of her after the group fell apart/ faded … Continue reading Floaty Pens for Laura (Wherever she is)
Because I’m rather well connected to Kellerman on the Internet, I was contacted by Nick Bannikoff, a graphic designer in Sydney, Australia, who had recently worked on the refurbished Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre in Marrickville. The centre is now finished, and Bannikoff was was hoping I could help him find quality images to be used … Continue reading Vintage Film Stars Fit Swimmingly Poolside (Silent Film News)
Silent film collector Mary Ann Cade has been contacted by a researcher who is working on a BBC documentary for UK television about Hollywood Photography: As part of the programme, we are recreating 7 important images that tell the history of Movie star photography in Hollywood. Our first image is the above still of Theda … Continue reading News For Silent Film Fans & Collectors
At an estate sale on Friday I grabbed this book, thinking it would have some interesting recipes and tips for my vintage home ec blog. It was $5, which I’ll admit is a bit more than I typically pay for a book I know nothing about… Oddly, there was no table of contents to assist … Continue reading From Bull Cook To Bull Crap With George Leonard Herter
While searching for Valkyrien’s 1916 presumed to be lost silent film The Hidden Valley, Mary Ann Cade came across some unknown film fragments through a link listed at SilentEra.com. The photos of fragments of film, found in a Hungarian archive, resembled the known plot of The Hidden Valley, and the striking actress in the antique … Continue reading Rescuing Silent Film: Christel Holch
Mary Ann Cade doesn’t only preserve silent film history, she also collects movie and television props: “It is fun to watch the program and see if you can see the item worn on the show by an actor or actress or see the piece as part of the set decoration. It also makes one pay … Continue reading Movie Props: Holiday Inn Jewelry
Being the fan that I am (both of Cade and silent film), I couldn’t just let Mary Ann Cade go that easily after delivering her recent silent film news — I had to ask her about her extraordinary collecting efforts regarding another silent film actress, Valda Valkyrien. As always, Cade graciously accepted. Valkyrien fascinated me … Continue reading Preserving The Legacy Of Silent Film Actress Valkyrien
Ever since I first heard of and then interviewed Mary Ann Cade, I’ve been awestruck. It’s not just that her collection of film memorabilia is incredible (It is — can you even imagine owning the bracelet, belt, and chain that Theda Bara wore in Cleopatra?!) but her utter devotion and dedication to the discovery and … Continue reading Collecting The History Of Silent Film
