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Vintage Louise Economy SPOOL RACK PIN CUSHION Victorian - eBay (item 310068594676 end time Jul-24-08 19:49:43 PDT)This vintage pincushion is metal with a red cotton covering for the cushion and comes with 8 spool pins for thread. The underside is embossed, "The Louise Economy."
Searching online, I found Louise Economy collar supporters for high-necked Victorian collars. That suggests this pin cushion came from Victorian times.
It comes with a vintage metal size 8 thimble that sits nicely atop the finial. I included two small spools of thread, one of which has a vintage wooden spool, to show you the scale of it. It can be taken apart to replace the cover as needed and needs nimble fingers to reassemble it.
Chantilly Lane SINGING BEAR Senior Moments, When I'm 64 - eBay (item 310068068193 end time Jul-24-08 18:31:16 PDT)This 22-inch high singing bear is dressed in a black felt hat, black specs, checkered bow-tie and a black sweater with the slogan, "When Did My Wild Oats Turn to All-Bran?"
His mouth moves and his head tilts as he sings "When I'm 64" by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. He's a Chantilly Lane Senior Moments Bear with original paper hang tag.
To hear him sing, press his left paw. To turn the singing function on or off, open the zipper at his butt and toggle the switch in the base. See and hear him sing his tune on video.
The hang tag front says, "Chantilly Lane™ Musicals. It all started with a little red hat. PBC International, Inc." Inside the tag is the history of the Chantilly Lane collection and remnants of a price sticker.
The hang tag back says, "For ages 8 and up. Warning! Choking Hazard! Remove all cords, tags & packaging before giving to a child. 'When I'm 64' Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney" with the legal info on the song. "22" Senior Moments™ Bears. Made In China."
Vintage Cast Iron OLD ROOSTER WEATHER VANE Wind Vein! - eBay (item 310068080244 end time Jul-22-08 19:08:28 PDT)This 17-inch high cast iron rooster weather vane used to sit atop a bird house. It has three leaf-shaped legs, the four directions, and a proud chicken standing on an arrow. I see no maker's mark.
It was assembled wrong when I photographed it. The half circles form a ball above and below the N, S, E and W letter bars. They were reversed and now nestle into each other better. The direction arms unit can be turned, but not as easily as the rooster and arrow which spin easily.
Vintage COPPER SLOTTED MAILBOX with Newspaper/Mag Rack! - eBay (item 310067795125 end time Jul-21-08 19:41:28 PDT)This vintage copper mailbox mounts on a wall with two newspaper and magazine rack scrolls and three screws, included. It has great Gothic, medieval or Spanish style with a scroll and square studs. I see no maker's mark anywhere.
The window in front is lined with plastic to let you see if you got mail, yet keep the rain out. Letters go into a slot, big mail can also go in and out easily. Turn the latch and pull down the front panel to retrieve your mail.
It has some great patina and minor scrapes and scuffs. The envelope holding the screws is very old.
REPORTS OF GENERAL MacARTHUR Jap Ops SW Pacific, Vol 2! - eBay (item 310065926065 end time Jul-14-08 20:31:32 PDT)This vintage hardcover copy of Reports of General MacArthur, Japanese Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area, Vol. II Part II was published in 1966, compiled from Japanese Demobilization Bureaux Records. It's a big heavy book with lots of maps, charts and photos along with the text coverage. The end papers show a map in both Japanese and English called Japanese Navy: Order of Battle and Losses.
The Preface by Douglas MacArthur says:This volume parallels the record of Allied operations in the SWPA from the Defense of Luzon, 8 December 1941, to the Surrender Negotiations in Manila, 15 August 1945. It is the Japanese official record, contained in operational monographs furnished by the Japanese Demobilization Bureaux, the successors to the former War and Navy Ministries, developed by Officers of the Japanese Imperial Headquarters, Tokyo, and on the Staffs of major Japanese Commanders in the field. Like Volume I, the material is thus presented by eye witnesses to events, and is supported by official documentary evidence.
It is a record of bitter resistance and tenacious fighting by a first-class Army and Navy, led by Diplomats and Military Politicians through the holocaust of national destruction, an Army that was steeped in medieval cruelty, but fought with the most modern technical skill and savage valor, until superior skill and equal valor broke the spell of the Samurai and the legend of an invincible Empire.
Contents: - CHAPTER XIII: Struggle for Leyte
- Activation of Sho Operation No. I
- Defensive Dispositions
- Launching of the Invasion
- Action by Army Headquarters
- Preparations for Sea-Air Attack
- Leyte Sea Battle: First Phase
- Leyte Sea Battle: Finale
- Deterioration on Eastern Leyte
- Initial Reinforcement
- Limon Battle: Phase I
- Command Decisions
- Limon Battle: Phase II
- Battle of Burauen
- Ormoc--Final Collapse
- CHAPTER XIV: Prelude to the Defense of Luzon
- Estimates and Plans, November 1944
- Situation on 13 December
- Enemy Advance to Mindoro
- Final Luzon Defense Plans
- Battle Preparations
- Prelude to Invasion
- CHAPTER XV: Battle on Luzon
- Launching of the American Invasion
- Defense of San Jose
- Clark Field and Bataan
- Battle Dispositions in the Shimbu Sector
- Defense of Manila
- Fighting East of Manila, Phase I
- Defense of Baguio
- Battle for the Northern Passes
- Fighting East of Manila, Phase II
- End of the Luzon Campaign
- CHAPTER XVI: The Central and Southern Philippines
- Situation, 22-25 December
- Evacuation of Leyte
- Enemy Occupation of Palawan
- Zamboanga--Sulu Archipelago
- Panay and Western Negros
- Southern Visayas
- Defense Preparations on Mindanao
- Fighting in Central Mindanao
- Defense of the Davao Area
- Recapitulation
- CHAPTER XVII: Tokko--"Special-Attack"
- Evolution of Tokko
- Experimentation with Tokko Tactics
- Tokko Air Units
- Other Forms of Special-Attack
- CHAPTER XVIII: Homeland Defense: Basic Plans and Preliminary Operations
- Strategic Situation--January 1945
- New Plans for Homeland Defense
- Attacks on the Homeland Defense Perimeter
- General Plan of Operations
- Tactics and Techniques
- CHAPTER XIX: Homeland Defense: Strategic Setbacks and Final Preparations
- Air Raids and the Industrial Crisis
- Progress of Mobilization and Deployment
- A New Estimate of the Situation
- July Developments
- Preparations for the Defense of Kyushu
- Preparations for the Defense of Kanto
- Strategic Situation--1 August 1945
- CHAPTER XX: Decision to Surrender
- Background of the Peace Movement
- Formation of the Suzuki cabinet
- Initial Peace Discussions
- Basic Policy of 8 June
- Emperor's Initiative
- Negotiations with Russia
- The Potsdam Declaration
- The Atomic Bomb
- Soviet Entry Into War
- First Cabinet Deliberations on Peace
- Showdown on Surrender Issue
- Initial Reply to Potsdam
- Final Imperial Conference on Surrender
- Japan's Reply to Final Allied Offer
- CHAPTER XXI: The Return to Peace
- Imperial Announcement of Surrender
- Military Reaction
- Formation of New Cabinet
- Cessation of Hostilities
- Mission to Manila
- Preparation for Allied Occupation
- Disarmament and Demobilization
- Entry of Occupation Forces
- Signing of the Surrender
- APPENDIX: The Japanese Emperor and the War
- The Emperor's Role at the Time of Surrender
- Emperor's Efforts for Preservation of Peace
- The Government and the Military
- The Manchurian Incident and China Affair
- The Pacific War
- The Emperor's Legal Status
There are three pages, two of them tissue, showing the Japanese and English versions of the Imperial Rescript Ending the War.
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