Ok, you've seen the inside and the vintage finds, but I saved the best part of The Candy Factory for last. Along the walls was a variety of vintage marketing material, which was used to sell ties, scissors, combs, and peerless goggles (wtf?). All of the pieces are original, but unfortunately not for sale...or else I would have snatched up those pocket combs. Aren't the colors great?! The boxes above the piano is the music for the piano...not sure how it works, but still looks neat.After seeing these rare pieces marketing just doesn't seem quite the same anymore.
thanks for sharing these lovely finds, I would have bought them all too if I could.
ReplyDeleteabsolutely fantastic!
ReplyDeletePLAYER piano... remnds me of my birthday party at Shakeys pizza palor! Aah the good ol' days!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the memory!
what fabulous vintage finds! and wow do you take good photos!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
ReplyDeleteI love that picture of the piano with all the goods surrounding it. Says alot to me.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
This makes me want to have my little antique shop even more.
ReplyDeleteI'm having so much fun catching up on all of your posts--especially your weekend recap and The Candy Factory--sweet indeed. I'm dying over the vintage pennants and thermos collection.
ReplyDeleteOff too do some more exploring here...
I'm having so much fun catching up on all of your posts--especially your weekend recap and The Candy Factory--sweet indeed. I'm dying over the vintage pennants and thermos collection.
ReplyDeleteOff too do some more exploring here...
wow. wow. and wow. that looks like a fabulous place to drool for vintage and sweets.
ReplyDeleteoh, you're killing me! these are amazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteThose red handled scissors are beyond adorable ...
ReplyDeleteoh the finds you find!!!!!!! so fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog! love your vintage finds, you must be soooo busy tracking all these treasure dens down. I also love the pics of Elana Hedzog's work, really stunning! I'll be back :)
ReplyDeleteThe pocket combs caught my eye, too!
ReplyDeleteFantastic finds, as always. Love the goggles with the turquoise colored lenses!
ReplyDeletei'm so in love with these posts - they are great! i'm on the hunt for candy cigarettes - the chocolate ones in the paper wrappers. didn't see any did you?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sweet thoughts today. I needed to hear your college coming home experience.
ReplyDeletePianola rolls, maybe? Fantastic images... I wish we could go back just to see what it was like in that time! A-M xx
ReplyDeleteYah for a time when things weren't overpackaged. You saw what you needed and took it down and either the display was refilled or the paper burned. Why, oh why, did it change?
ReplyDeleteAh, yes, sweet stuff here today! I hate today's packages and all that horrid plastic protection everything comes in. Love the more simple days!
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday night!
Melissa
wow.... i don't think i have ever seen anything like it. quite cool.
ReplyDeleteman, it seems like your flea markets there are awesome!!!
ReplyDeletei love vintage marketing and ads. my fvourite ones are the old school matchboxes that look like they're edwardian or something.
Old school marketing and advertising is fabulous. The fonts, especially, get me.
ReplyDeleteThat set of combs is great - amazing how the colors all look great together, huh?!
Neat! I love old-timey general stores.
ReplyDeleteYour weekend photos are so much fun! I love the Peerless Goggles...particularly the white and blue ones.
ReplyDeleteOK, here's what I'd like to do. I'd like to pay you to just let me tag along on your weekends and see the world through your eyes. You always have the most amazing photos and vintage finds!!
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU - Lil Bee your comment made me smile so much! I would love to just tag along with you...no charge...haha!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! The scissors, the combs and the sunglasses, love 'em!
ReplyDeleteAaaaah, the combs! And the bowties! I love the cards on which they are displayed - I have some old vintage buttons that are still attached to the original backing - I can't bring myself to detach and use them!
ReplyDeleteSomething very charming about lots of the same items displayed together...like those combs and scissors.
ReplyDeleteIf it's a player piano, the music is fed into the piano, the piano reads the cut out pattern in the tin.....I think it's tin that was used.
ReplyDeleteLove the peerless goggles....that's funny. Nice find.
ReplyDeletethe only time i see these stuff are at very old mini market in small town..but looks cute and cool anyway :)
ReplyDeleteWow!! This is incredible...and great photos! I love the combs!!
ReplyDeleteLove all these finds but I'm especially goin' ga-ga over those goggles!
ReplyDeleteHow great! I love looking at vintage finds. They are the best. Daisy~
ReplyDeleteMy father has a player piano like that. Inside the boxes are rolls of music with little notches cut out in patterns. You load up the rolls inside that little door on the front of the piano and the piano reads the little notches and plays the music. SOO much fun!!
ReplyDeletesuper pics--thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteno wonder they call it Candy Factory... kid in a candy store and all.
ReplyDeletewow!!!!
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