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  1. deco_droid

    The Pinup Thread

    The links you attached are great examples. I would say use old photos like that as inspiration. That is what I am doing with my new art series. But yes, keep it classy.
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    Vintage Flight Suits

    Wow! That leather suit is amazing!
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    Share your own art here :)

    Nice. That Elvgren-esque telephone girl is a cutie!
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    Show us your Vintage Office Supplies.

    Nice fan! I'm more of an Emerson Silver Swan type of guy myself, but I love seeing any vintage fans in use. And I'm sure there were isolated cases of kids hurting their fingers in fans, but in general I bet they had more common sense than kids today do. I just hate the CYA policy businesses...
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    Show us your vintage home!

    This is a great thread! Tatum, I just noticed the phonebooth -- Ahhhh, I would kill to have a phonebooth in our house. Kidding of course. I saw one years ago at an antique mall for something like $1500. Nice natural wood panels and all, probably 1930s, but way out of my price range. Years...
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    Favorite Historic Buildings or Places

    Route 66 -- That is a great choice for historic place/building -- and that little motel is so cute. I hate when perfectly good buildings are leveled like that though, especially when they survived intact for so long.
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    1920s Paint Colors?

    Oh, I would love to find an old stucco exterior, streamline house for sale -- that I could afford! I would probably paint some of the walls a steely blue grey. Agreed though, for an early 20s house, it was much more common and likely to have wallpaper up.
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    Let's go for a drive...Billboards of 1932

    Agreed, Shorpy is a great site. I have a penchant for the lovely girls of the 20s, so I always have to check in there for any "new" photos with female subject matter. Funny how some of the Shorpy commentators fall in love with those 100+ year old gals!
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    traveling in the golden era

    Interesting topic. I found a four piece Wheary suitcase set from the 30s awhile back, which would lead me to believe a couple should be able to pack all they need in 3 or 4 pieces -- if they packed well.
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    Myths of the Golden Era -- Exploded!

    Oh man, love it!
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    Let's go for a drive...Billboards of 1932

    So interesting! I love to see things like this that are fleeting, and rarely documented. I was struck by the images showing huge signs on the roofs of relatively small buildings.
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    Does your vintage wardrobe have to match your vintage house?

    Well, someday I would love to own a vintage 30s Tudor style home, but the only ones we could afford barely had 1600 sq.ft., so we ended up in a newer home with vintage furniture and clothing.
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    If I had to pick one girl from the golden era

    I'm not sure she was ever a "girl", but I could only choose Garbo...
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    Let's See Your Watches! The Vintage Watch Thread.

    I felt the same way, but because I have so many watches, I decided to take the plunge and bought a fairly nice watch repair kit for around $30 on ebay, I believe. The only tricky part is some casebacks are harder than others to pop off. Otherwise, it was money well spent.
  15. deco_droid

    My Finest ART DECO Item

    I'm going to take some photos of some of my deco stuff over the weekend. I found a really neat 1930s dentist cabinet a few years back that I really like. In the meantime, keep this thread going, I love it!
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    Barbie photos

    Wow, I was just minding my own business, doing a search for vintage swimsuits for art reference and up pops this older topic Johanna had posted. I just had to say -- I have no interest in Barbies personally, but I do know enough to recognize that she is a dead ringer (as everyone else here has...
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    What was your first car?

    I looked at the sky high prices for 59 Caddy's recently and thought about what could have been. The 80s were a great time for picking up old classics if you had the cash. Too bad I was a lowly student back then...
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    The Artist

    To me, George and Peppy sort of paralleled Garbo and John Gilbert. She came to Hollywood as a relative nobody, while Gilbert was probably the #2 leading man, under Valentino. After she successfully transitioned into the talkies, Gilbert's career was on a downward spiral, so she tried to help...
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    Your Favorite Paintings

    Okay, I think I figured out how to post a few favorites...

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