Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Vintage Thingies Thursday - Coffee, Cream, & Sugar

This postcard is oversize (5" x 7-3/4") and is made of heavy cardboard. It is ©1965 Faroy, Houston, Texas, Card No. 25-5. My mother added my name to the cup and mailed it to me in the 1960s. On the back is a long letter-length message beginning as follows:

"I thot this card suited you - so I couldn't resist it! Bot it at Harper Court - a new group of 'arty' shops…"

Harper Court is in the Hyde Park area of Chicago. It was purchased by the University of Chicago in 2008 and is now on the verge of redevelopment.

Below are some of my potholder thingies — sugar bowls and creamers to go with the coffee on the postcard.



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26 comments:

  1. Harper Court? I was in Harper Court in the late 1960's as a teenager. It was VERY artsy and very hip! Thanks for the blast from the past.

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  2. I love your post. I have never seen potholders like these.

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  3. That postcard is SO 1965, and I like that your mother put your name on the cup! Love the potholders too--I can never pass those things up!

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  4. Those are so neat! I love the potholders :-)

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  5. Your potholders are so unique. Never seen any like them.

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  6. I love these potholders. Those are so cute, I have never seen any like this before. Just lovely. Have a great VTT!

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  7. Love the pot holders! Do you use or display them? I have some that are dresses but need to get them outta the drawer!

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  8. With all the retro that's "in" now, I almost thought it was a new postcard. Great mix of card and knitties!

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  9. Love,love those potholders. They're wonderful. Happy VTT..have a lovely weekend.

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  10. those pot holders look so cuteeeee!

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  11. I love that postcard and the potholders are too cute for words!

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  12. You have the very coolest pot holders, too cute to actually use, though.

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  13. super cute pot holders! love it!.. never see one like yours!

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  14. what a fabulous retro postcard..i love the potholders too, they're super cute :)

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  15. The post card is lovely and such great memories go with it, and the pot holders are just the cutest things, I love the last pair best.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Molly

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  16. Adorable pot holders...I never saw ones crocheted like that before! Too cute!

    Your Mom sounds very clever...love her postcard SMS texting talk! :)

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  17. those potholders are ADORABLE!
    have a wonderful day...
    chas

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  18. Oh! I love those potholders and that postcard from your Mom GREAT!

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  19. I LOVE those coffee mug warmers! How cool. Or are they potholders? Either way, I love 'em.

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  20. Cute potholders! It is so neat that you still have that postcard from your mom!

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  21. Adorable potholders! What a great share for VTT!

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  22. I haven't seen pot-holders like that either...really cute!

    Thank you for the ideas about the glass insulators..I had actually thought about using them as gifts...I just wanted to be able to tell people how they could use them before I gave them..ha.

    Hope you have a wonderful day!

    Kristine

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  23. Cute pot holders and funky postcard. Your post really made miss the days when I would get postcards, weren't they wonderful

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  24. These are each such nice vintage items!

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