January 17th, 2012 — Collectibles, Teddy Bears
There are a number of famous collectible teddy bears that you can buy or sell and build a collection out of. Here are some of the collectible teddy bears that you may want to consider looking for and perhaps adding to your collection of unique bears from all eras.
- * Merrythought Collectible Teddy Bears - These teddy bears date as far back as the 1930s, and they are known for featuring unique, large round ears as well as claws that are joined.
- * Chad Valley Collectible Teddy Bears - These teddy bears were originally produced during the 1920s, and the earliest examples of these teddy bears were made out of lush, soft gold mohair and they had cuddly arms and legs that were stuffed full of silky fibers.
- * JK Farness & Co Collectible Teddy Bears - This company is rumored to be responsible for the original Winnie the Pooh stuffed bear. This company is also well known for supplying teddy bears to the Harrods department store, a famous store during the 1920s. The bears from this company featured eyes made from amber glass and the ears of the bears were set at an angle.
- * Schuco Collectible Teddy Bears - These are novelty teddy bears that were capable of playing music and doing tricks, as these were all the rage during the 1920s and the 1930s. Schuco was a German manufacturing company that created teddy bears capable of dancing, walking, doing summersaults and playing with a toy ball.
- * Boyds Bears Collectible Teddy Bears - This popular brand of teddy bears originally got its start in the 1980s, which is when the founder of the company, G.M. Lowenthan quit his department store job and started working in the antiques business.
- * Care Bears Collectible Teddy Bears – These bears originated as popular greeting card illustrations and then eventually came to life as real teddy bears during the 1980s.
- * Cherished Teddy Collectible Teddy Bears – These cherished teddy bears are collectible figurines that were designed by a woman named Priscilla Hillman.
There is no limit to the type of collectible teddy bears that you can buy and add to your connection. You may consider choosing a specific type of teddy bear, or a specific year of origin, or you may consider collecting teddy bears of a particular style or color, size or material. The sky is the limit when it comes to choosing collectible teddy bears for your stuffed animal collection. Identifying teddy bears for their origin and valuing them based on their quality are important steps in ensuring that you purchase collectible teddy bears that are worthwhile.
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Originally posted 2009-09-17 03:47:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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January 13th, 2012 — Collectibles, Pez
There are a number of collectible Pez dispensers out there, including modern collectible Pez dispensers and vintage collectible Pez dispensers alike. Most of the Pez dispensers that were made after the year 1987 have small plastic lips on the bottom of the stem that act as feet, and these were added to the dispensers in order to allow them to stand without assistance. Here are some of the more popular choices for collectible Pez dispensers, including some from each era:
- * Regular Dispensers: The original collectible Pez dispensers were created in the 1920s in Austria, and they were simply candy dispensers for mints. They had plain tops that dispensed mints and there were no characters or special decorations. There are now modern versions of these vintage collectible Pez dispensers that are missing the heads and feet and dispense mints rather than the colorful Pez candies that we know and love.
- * Holiday Dispensers: There are a number of collectible Pez dispensers out there that are designed to celebrate the holidays, including Halloween, Easter and Christmas to name a few. There are Santa, Rudolph and Angel collectible Pez dispensers for example, as well as Easter themed dispensers such as bunny rabbits, eggs, chicks and lambs, and Halloween dispensers including ghosts, witches, skulls, zombies and jack o’ lanterns. Some of these Halloween themed collectible Pez dispensers even glow in the dark.
- * Disney Themed Dispensers: There are a number of different Disney themed collectible Pez dispensers, of which Mickey Mouse dispensers top the list. There are also Bambi collectible Pez dispensers, Jungle Book dispensers, Lion King and Pinocchio dispensers, Snow White and Peter Pan collectible Pez dispensers, Winnie the Pooh and Mary Poppins dispensers and more to choose from.
- * Star Wars Dispensers: There are a wide variety of collectible Pez dispensers, most of which either feature the heads of the hero characters, or the dark side characters. Heroes depicted on collectible Pez dispensers include Yoda, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo. Dark side villains depicted on collectible Pez dispensers include the stormtroopers, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Darth Maul and the Emperor Palpatine.
- * Television and Movie Dispensers: Some of the most memorable characters from the Muppets and from Sesame Street have come to adorn the tops of collectible Pez dispensers. There have been Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Big Bird collectible Pez dispensers for example. You will also find that a myriad of other characters from the television and movies have become collectible Pez dispensers including the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Smurfs, Simpsons, Tom and Jerry, Flintstones and even SpongeBob.
If you enjoy collecting pez dispensers, then you should know that there are a variety of different ways that you can take your collection, including collectible Pez dispensers from different eras and different styles and categories as well.
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January 10th, 2012 — 1920 Flapper Dress, Collectibles
The 1920 flapper dress is commonly referred to as just a flapper, but the word flapper actually refers to much more than the garment itself, it refers to the entire sensibility of the era in the 1920s. Flapper actually referred to the women themselves, with their short skirts and dresses, their bobbed hairstyles, their love of Jazz and willingness to buck convention. Flappers were the rebels and the punk rockers of the 1920s, so to speak, looked down upon for their heavy makeup, drinking, their more-relaxed sexual lifestyles, smoking, driving and basically breaking out of the stereotypical woman’s role that had dominated society for years.
Flappers were the forerunner of the modern woman, refusing to do what society expected of them, and actually acting in a directly contradictory way, simply because they could. The 1920 flapper dress was just one part of that entire era, but one of the most recognizable symbols of it still today. Social and political change is common after a war, and the flappers era was no exception, coming on the heels of World War I and timed with the popularity of American Jazz culture reaching as far Europe.
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