We don’t discuss a lot of new things here at Inherited Values, but today we make an exception… One of my friends is helping a friend with her wedding plans and the subject of wedding gifts came up. Specifically those wedding gifts the bride and groom give to those in the bridal party, the groomsmen, [...]
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Myths & Misinformation About Suffrage Jewelry
As a proud feminist, the suffrage movement is near and dear to my heart; as a girlie lover of glam, jewelry with stones, especially sparkly stones, appeals to me. So naturally I am drawn to suffrage jewelry. However, all that glitters in antique suffragette jewelry isn’t gold — or as bought and sold. There’s a [...]
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Antique & Vintage Camphor Glass Jewelry
Over at My Humble Collection Rumblings, Stella Collector has a great article on collecting camphor glass jewelry — including fabulous photographs. Here’s a quick snippet to entice you to read the rest: Camphor Glass pieces started to be made first around 1890 mostly as mourning necklaces or brooches, and were made right up to the [...]
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DIY China Jewelry Display
I have very mixed feelings about modifying or changing antique and vintage things, but when I saw this project converting plates (and a candlestick) into a jewelry holder I thought it would be a wonderful way to salvage china pieces, bring them out of the boxes and shadows and back to life. I’ve seen this [...]
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Thank You Aunt Alice
It’s funny how things become vintage. I remember when my Aunt Alice (my Grandmother’s sister) came to visit me in the hospital and gave me my first pair of dangly earrings. They were not expensive made but they were gold and elegant looking and most of all, when I wore them I could feel them [...]
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Merry Martha Sleeper Jewelry & Fashions
At first I was going to post this photo of Clara Bow posing by a Christmas tree because of the fabulous decorations and stuffed toys; but once I saw this photo of Martha Sleeper I was equally smitten! Martha Sleeper was a silent film star in the 1920s and, in the 1940s, a Broadway actress. [...]
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1949 Court Of Jewels Promotional Photo
This vintage wire photo was sent out to news outlets to promote the Harry Winston “The Court of Jewels” tour, which traveled to major American cities during 1949-1953. The traveling jewels tour showcased the Hope Diamond. From the back of the photo: New York: Lovely Margaret Wallace is just displaying her own charm enhanced by [...]
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Vintage Watches Of The Future
For you watch collectors out there, another scan from that 1954 issue of People Today: What Time Is It? Revolutionary Watches of the Future Indicate It’s Later Than You Think Watch at left shows time, date — and radioactivity level. Elgin watches (l. below) are experiments in plastic. “Capsule watch (r.) switches from finger to [...]
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DIY Display For Vintage Buttons, Ribbons & Other Sewing Notions Collections
At Design Sponge, Haylie Waring shows us how to make sewing notions displays. Waring’s examples use ribbons and buttons, but this project could also be done with beads, lace, fabric swatches, etc. — as well as jewelry, shoe clips, pinbacks, and other bits and bobs. Beautiful to look at and, as Waring says, this offers [...]
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Movie Props: Holiday Inn Jewelry
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 [...]
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