Hop on the good Toot and do the bad thing.

Ok so names for Toot posts aren't coming along great but you guys weren't much help. PhotobucketA nice week for Toot - I befriended a metal-detecting enthusiast. He had lots of stuff to sell, he separated it into piles of cheap and expensive bits and all my favourite pieces were in the cheap pile. Very good. (Victorian ink bottles above)PhotobucketI bought a lot of poison bottles. These weren't actually always for poison directly - it's just there were a lot of poisonous things available to Victorians for use around the house or for treating or beautifying your hair and skin.PhotobucketThe bottles were always made to be distinctive in colour and shape and texture to avoid mix ups.PhotobucketI like the shape of this perfume bottle - probably also green to signify that it's poisonous.PhotobucketPhotobucketA gaggle of stubby ink bottles.PhotobucketThe lady that sold me this told me it was a butter dish but it's obviously part of a special dinner service for mice.PhotobucketThe best clothes dryer ever: it's arms all fold away. Isn't it beautiful?PhotobucketA  few tiny, Mickey teacups.PhotobucketA handsome jug with splendid staples. Which is funny because just today I was reminded of my last mending post because it got linked here - which led me to find this wonderful blog. And, while we're on the subject of mends, look at this beautiful example by a new friend I met at the Knots pop-up (who will take me to a jumble sale soon).PhotobucketAnd here are some beautiful pot lids.PhotobucketI love the fonts and the patterns.PhotobucketAnd for even more fonts, big curly ones - these horse brasses.PhotobucketI love to fondle things that have been under the ground for a long time (this sentence could be taken badly out of context). The patina and the quality of something that's survived that long is wonderful. I also got a lot of Crotal bells, which really get me because they make such beautiful sounds - hear what tones being buried for hundreds of years can produce.
Thank you.

12 comments:

  1. some days i think i'll just shut everything else down in my reader and just follow you

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  2. Oh bc you're too sweet! Shall we elope now? I'm game if you are

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  3. Wow wow! I'm not in London, but wondered if it would be possible to buy one of your tiny Micky tea cups? Please

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  4. Aw crap-sticks, sorry Gemma - they've gone already. It's alway worth asking though.

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  5. amazing findings!
    i love the bottles & the tiny mickey cups!

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  6. oh my! this little disney cup is truly fantastic!!!!!!!

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  7. I love the clothes dryer and the Victorian bottles!

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  8. had to rise to your challenge/request! Top Tootie, Toot Le Monde, Toot a Coup, Toot Suite,(yes, got on a French bent here, desolé) or Toot sweet, T for Toot, It takes Toot to tango, shall I stop now? better had, really enjoy your blog!!

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  9. Very fine Madeleine! I'll squirrel them away for future use.

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  10. That airer is fabulous, a classis design that looks just as amazing today and when it was made. Love it.

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  11. What great treasures! Especially the ink bottles and the dryer!

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  12. Thank you, the dryer is my favourite!

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