I know that having loads of shit in my attic may be construed as me being a hoarder, but really I am not much of one (in fact I can't stand clutter because it needs dusting), which in turn makes me one of the most unsentimental people on the planet.
Virtually anything that is extraneous to my immediate needs is thrown away. So when I do decide to keep something, it is generally an item of ongoing interest.
Like the things below, I think:
Pic.No.1. A hand-cut crystal bowl
Pic.No.2. Another picture of the hand-cut crystal bowl. It's what Grannies have in their houses, so I am not that keen on it
The item below was not technically from my attic, so I am cheating a bit. But it was an antique piece of furniture from my London house. In fact it was my wardrobe, and it's enormous - so enormous that it won't fit in my house so I am selling it on Ebay (click here to see listing).
Pic.No.3 It is a Victorian (approximately circa 1880 - 1890) triple mahogany wardrobe. I bought it from an antiques dealer who had a really long grey beard and looked like Father Christmas
Pic.No.4 There was hand-carved detailing on the doors
And if that wasn't magnificent enough, I then I found this thing below: A men's grooming kit. At first it didn't seem up to much, but then I realised that it had a maker's stamp on the leather which allowed me to find out some information about the manufacturer.
Pic.No.5 A set of two men's hairbrushes with ebony backs dating back to circa 1900
Pic.No.6 They were presented in a lovely old leather case
Pic.No.7 The makers were 'Reid and Todd' from Renfield Street in Glasgow
After a bit of internet research, I discovered that in the olden days, Reid and Todd were specialists in the field of leather fancy goods and umbrellas and were based in Glasgow.
Pic.No.8 This Reid and Todd advertisement dates back to 1901
Pic.No.9 I found a secondary advert by Reid and Todd which dated back to 1937, but was unable to find any information about them after that date
And then I found a travel guide from a trip I did to the Virgin Islands. It isn't that old, but I like keeping momentos of places I have travelled to.
Pic.No.10 This is a travel guide from when I went to the Virgin Islands
So is it just sad old me that finds this shit interesting?
Oh by the way, my favourite thing that I found in my attic is shown below. And ironically, it is probably worth the least out of everything in this post. But I LURVVE it! Yep, I am a sad git.
Vid.No.1. My comedy cow thing
P.S. So my lovely, what have you been up to today?
I do love your cow thing! I heart the wardrobe too!!!!!!! But most of all, I love that I finally know what your voice sounds like! I think it is funny that I attach a voice that I make up in my head to all of my blog buddies. Your actual voice is more Englishy than I imagined and in a good way!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely giggle you have there Annie.
ReplyDeleteYour wardrobe is as big as our boat. You see, the boat or rather YACHT I mentioned hubby & darling daughter sailing away on is... sadly... not ours
(though we do get to borrow it and pretend it's ours)
Vodka shot making daughter IS ours.
I L O V E your cow thing! And your wardrobe. And your crystal candy dish - I own one similar and I'm definately NOT a granny!Although, I guess I COULD be, what with me being a child bride and all.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had an attic full of blog fodder - I seem to have run dry.
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It was nice to hear your voice!
You ARE a real person! Nice to hear from you Annie!
ReplyDeleteLove this post! The wardrobe is spectacular.....and your cow thing is a riot!
The brushes are interesting too. BUT, where is the contents of that leather case you were teasing us about yesterday? Huh?
Wow, that mahogany wardrobe is just beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThe men's grooming thing looks more like horse grooming brushes, no?
I have never gone in our attic...
Oh I absolutely DO love your cow thing! And I am completely enjoying your attic treasures- it's the next best thing to actually being there!
ReplyDeleteToday- I planted two of our raised beds with lots of hot peppers, sweet peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, and flowers. More of the same tomorrow-except the veggies will be different!
I love old leather. I have a number of saddles which I should sell because they were made for a type of horse I'm never going to have again. But I love having them around. And cleaning and oiling them. And smelling them.
ReplyDeleteOH BOY! OH BOY! OH BOY! The cow thing! I loooooooooved that toy as a kid! =) My grandmother kept that along with books and other toys at the house for the kids to play with during holidays. We would drive the family NUTS running around the house shaking that stupid thing! How simple am I that I think that is so much more fun than the toys kids have today?! =)
ReplyDeleteOMG - Annie...we were sooooooooo totally separated at birth!!! lmfao Awesome! =) xoxo Muwah!
PS...your hand modeling could be a back up career!! =) ox lol
ReplyDeletePS My dad had a set of brushes just like those & I used to love watching him do his hair. My oldest brother has them now and uses them !
ReplyDeletePlease join the photo scavenger hunt as I think you'll come up with some mad ideas... not that you are mad - well you are, but in a lovely way !
oooh a Vintage Roadshow love it. We had one of those cow things too brilliant!
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Memories of the cow toy.
ReplyDeleteAm I alone in remembering it as a bit scary!
carol
Inspired by your post, I decided to do some research on our old wardrobe, as we've had it for quite some time now.
ReplyDeleteThe four-letter name stamp inside the door, denotes it being of Swedish origin, circa 1994.
You win.
good lord, lady m. something is certainly amiss in that video. you're not...i mean, are you...are you...BRITISH?!?! lol
ReplyDeleteI'm with Brahm. Those brushes look like some I've used on horses before. Still, they'll cool. What I really like is the cow thingy. I haven't seen one of those in years.
ReplyDeleteThe cow-thing-song is great - reminds me of Bertie Wooster, grabbing a cow-pitcher... Our wardrobe was standing in front of our Berlin cellar - waiting to be painted (it was Victorian and dark, and I wanted it gold, not painted, you know: gilded). The painter swooned - so I reduced my demand to Wedgwood-blue. Now he is in possession of my Wegwood-brooch which I gave him as a model for the exact shade of W-blue (see it in a very old post on youarewittyandpretty, bought it in Edinburgh, not in Glasgow - but after four weeks I wonder if he will ever turn up again. If not, the wardrobe will have to go to the attic...;-)
ReplyDeleteBloody hell, how big is your attic, it must be massive with that wardrobe thingy in it! How did you get that through the loft hatch! Anmazing! Lol.
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www.tracey-confessionsofamother.blogspot.com
My grandmother used to have a mooing device identical to yours! When we were kids (a long, long time ago), we used to play with it all the time. It disappeared after a while. Can't imagine why.......
ReplyDeleteAnnie,
ReplyDeleteYour blogposts are to be commended. Very entertaining. It was good to finally hear your dulcet tones too... did I detect a bit of 'Manc' in there...?
Now then, I'm off to find that other post of yours that I missed... summat about your dog being a bastard! :-)
Quality.
Best,
Col
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You cheeky bastard Col, yeh, you detected right... There is 'Manc' (nearly) in there .... well Burnley anyway. What a armpit that place is! I have moved as far away as possible and still everyone says 'eh you sound like you are from Burnley.' ARSE!
ReplyDeleteAw my lovelies, you have made me laugh my head off with your comments... I have read EVERY single one even though I haven't had time to reply, and you know what? You are all dahlinks!
ReplyDeleteOMFREAKING GOD!!! I had the same cow thing when I was a child. I knew what it was instantly. You're right. It's the best.
ReplyDeleteThis cleaning out the attic thing has garnered some amazing finds for you. How exciting.
But the cow thing rocks.
I would buy the cow thing, I don't have room for the other lovely stuff.
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