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Clear Vintage Handblown Czech COCA-COLA SELTZER BOTTLE! - eBay (item 250397293595 end time Mar-30-09 18:18:17 PDT)This hefty vintage hand-blown clear glass bottle is etched on the front, "Property of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Of DuBois, PA" and on the bottom, "Bottle Made in Czechoslovakia." The metal topper is marked, "Coca-Cola Bottling Co." It weighs nearly four pounds.
The bottle has small flaws typical in old glass. There's a bubble in the bottom rim and two flaws which may have been bubbles at the surface or else they're small chips. It's hard to tell.
There's about a tablespoon of clear liquid inside. I don't see how to dump it out or how to clean the bottle inside. Maybe you do?
1942 McCALL PRINTED PATTERN 200 Ladies Ensemble Hepburn - eBay (item 310128603154 end time Mar-17-09 19:16:58 PDT)This McCall Printed Pattern 200 from 1942 is for Ladies' & Misses' Ensemble, Jacket, Skirt, Blouse, Slacks & Shorts. This is the crisp style Kate Hepburn wore in so many great old movies. The pattern is so old the number only has three digits, the envelope opens at the bottom, the seam allowance is 1/2" and the instructions are all on a single double-fold sheet. Also the sizes have changed a lot since then. They call this size 16, bust 34. They show a series of snaps to close the skirt, shorts and pants if you don't want a zipper.
It looks like someone made a jacket as those pieces have been cut and refolded along the original creases. The rest are sorted and have a straight pin through the blouse pieces and another through the shorts pieces. One jacket piece has a narrow strip torn off for about 4" along the bottom, but it's easy to see where the cut line goes.
The back of the pattern suggests there are instructions in English, French and Spanish, but I only see one sheet and it's in English. Here are the other dimensions for size 16:- Bust 34 ins.
- Waist 28 ins.
- Hip (7" below natural waistline) 37 ins.
- Finished jacket length from back of neck 25 ins.
- Fin. slacks length from natural waistline 42 ins.
- Fin. skirt length from natural waistline 27 1/2 ins.
- Width at lower edge of skirt, about 2 yds.
The envelope has minor wear and small tears. The pattern pieces look very good except for the narrow missing smidgen I mentioned above. The instruction sheet has a slit where the four folds meet at the center.
6 Vintage Mail Order SEWING PATTERNS 1950s-60s Dresses! - eBay (item 310127929006 end time Mar-14-09 20:37:42 PDT)These six vintage sewing patterns were ordered through the mail from newspaper features. Two of the six envelopes are stamped 1971 and 1972. Two are much earlier, the rest later. One has a top and pants plus a dress, the others are all dresses in women's size 12 1/2 or 12.
The third class postage on the oldest pattern was 2 7/8 cents! For comparison, my man has a Captain Marvel club envelope for 3 cents, mailed in 1951. The postage on the newest pattern was 8.4 cents--still vintage!
The patterns from oldest to newest include:- Mary Dunbar sheath dress with V-neck, short sleeves or sleeveless, tie belt, #8122, size 12 1/2, unused
- Pattern Department princess seams and double-pleated top and dress with short sleeves or sleeveless, wide pants, #4534, size 12 1/2, unused
- Anne Adams Pattern princess seams and double-pleated A-line dress with jewel neckline, short and three-quarter length sleeves, #4917, size 12 1/2, unused
- Pattern Department front seams and single pleats A-line dress with spread collar, short and three-quarter length sleeves, #9060, size 12 1/2, used
- Pattern Department modified princess seams and front box pleats, button/tab waist detail, with short or three-quarter length sleeves or sleeveless, #9032, size 12 1/2, used
- Sharon's World Designer Pattern shawl-collar sheath with slit, contrast belt, with short or full-length sleeves, #M 246, size 12, unused
The envelopes are all in bummy condition, but the patterns look great and the instruction sheets have creases and edge bends.
3 SAILING SHIPS Pinta, Sea Witch, Constitution 14-Inch! - eBay (item 310127092822 end time Mar-08-09 19:04:34 PDT)This trio of three-masted sailing ships have wooden hulls and masts, fabric sails, plastic rigging, and either plastic or wooden crow's nests. The Pinta, Sea Witch, and Constitution models measure about fourteen inches long and about twelve inches high. They're small enough to sail across your shelf or mantle.
They are in very good condition except for dust, minor paint chips and such. The stains on the Constitution's gauze sails appear deliberate. The Constitution has guns below decks. The Sea Witch has a figurehead and a lifeboat. The Pinta has wooden crow's nests.
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