Another Great Find!

I could not contain my excitement as we arrived home to examine our crafty finds after a day of scavenging.

To my surprise we had unearthed several awesome items. Not so much of monetary value, but priceless none the less. As my daughter and I sifted through two vintage Christmas cans from the 1940's and 60's, we found among other things, unopened packages of sewing accessories. Their price at the time of purchase was between $0.22 and $0.29 cents.

Giving my daughter the gift of researching history and walking down its lane proved not only vital but insurmountable in price.

Here's some of what we uncovered:

We are still researching information on this Virginia Dare Sewing Kit. I will update this post as more info is obtained.

I proved to my daughter their are hidden values in antique collecting resulting in me becoming Momtastic!

My Craft Finds 2

Collector's Item:

1948 Evansville City Coach Lines Inc. Token 

EVANSVILLE CITY COACH LINES, INC. / E (2 slots cut-out)
GOOD FOR / E / ONE CITY FARE

History:

built >1884 <1895 Evansville Street Railway organized year after civil war for mule drawn cars CITY TRANSIT HISTORY 1866-1886 - Evansville Railroad Co. 1886-1901 - Evansville Street Railroad Co. 1901-1906 - Evansville Electric Railway Co. 1906-1909 - Evansville & Southern Indiana Traction Co. 1909-1912 - Evansville & Southern Indiana Traction Co. (Union Railway Gas & Electric Co.) 1912-1913 - Public Utilities Co. (Union Railway Gas & Electric Co.) 1913-1920 - Public Utilities Co. (Commonwealth Power Railway & Light Co.) 1920-1929 - Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. (Commonwealth Power Railway & Light Co.) 1929-1948 - Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. (Commonwealth & Southern Corp.) 1939 - streetcars discontinued 1948-1959 - Evansville City Coach Lines (City Coach Lines, Inc.) After 1959 - Evansville City Transit http://interurbans.indianarailroads.org/remnants/larryslist/19SIGECo.htm Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. ~ 3/7/1921 to 8/15/1933 (Evansville city - 4/30/1939) Public Utilities Co. ~ 6/10/1912 to 3/7/1921 (name change) Evansville & Southern Indiana Traction Co. ~ 12/24/1906 to 6/10/1912 (sold) Evansville & Princeton Traction Co. ~ 9/13/1901 to 12/24/1906 (merged into E&SIT Co.) and Evansville Electric Railway ~ 4/16/1901 to 12/24/1906 (merged into E&SIT Co.) Evansville Street Railroad Co. ~ 5/15/1886 to 4/16/1901 (foreclosure sale) Evansville Railroad Co. (reorganized) nicknamed Riverside Garage?

Source: 

http://www.historicevansville.com/site.php?id=riversidegarage

My Vintage Craft Finds

My Vintage Craft Finds

~Cynthia Brown

I love finding old beads, buttons, charms, fabric etc. in craft shops, antique/flea markets and thrift stores. Today was a good day. I found tones of vintage fabrics and other craft items that will keep me galvanized for a while.

Equally exciting was my exhausting research on these items.  Take a look!

SEQUINS

Vintage Gold Trim
Craft House-Boutique Design Trim
10mm sequins No. 138

Anchortex Skirt Belting

by Geo.S.Colton Elastic Web Co. Easthampton Mass

A little History:

Package design Info: copyright 1963 IAC

Craft House-Boutique Design Trim

10mm sequins No. 138

Rearch:

The General Mills toy division was spun-off as Kenner Parker Toys Inc. (1985), which was then purchased by the Tonka Corporation (1987), which was purchased by Hasbro (1991). But Vicky Edwards Gehrt in a 1995 Chicago Tribune piece wrote that Craft Master ended up with International Assemblix, now called Craft House. (Craft House is currently run by Chartpak, Inc., and doesn’t use the Craft Master name, but rather the Original Paint-By-Number® slogan.)

Craft House name and slogan be your own designer on package, sold for .22 cents

Craft House® was founded over 50 years ago with the inspiration that there is an artist in all of us. We offer a wide range of painting and craft products that encourage the creativity and discovery of your own artistic expression no matter what your skill level.

We are proud to be the founders of the Original Paint-By-Numbers. Our product line is designed to provide all ages with the ability to create a memorable masterpiece. Paint-By-Numbers is an American pop culture phenomenon and we are proud to carry on that legacy.

Our Pencil-By-Number line was developed for the family artist to experience and learn pencil drawing techniques. With your personal touch, each design is an ideal way to easily reproduce and create a beautiful picture.

Bring your window to life! The Sun Catcher product line is the perfect craft project to customize your windows with a hand painted glass design. With several Sun Catchers to choose from, artists young and old are delighted with our no mess Squeezers® to color their dazzling masterpiece.

The Kreative Kids products are specifically geared to provide the younger crafter with fun and exciting projects. Our most popular project kits include our Weaving Loom Set, Snap Art, and Bake & Shimmer.

Have fun, relax and enjoy being an artist.

Source:

The World Wide Web