I went overboard on old school
Posted: October 21, 2014 Filed under: Fun Finds | Tags: cookbooks, vintage metal bookends 3 CommentsI just went overboard on buying old school metal bookends. One is good, many is fabulous!
I couldn’t decide which ones I liked best. So I bought them all.
I fell for the color, of course. Color always comes first.
There’s just something about this green…
There are three different styles:
This pair seems the oldest. 1940s or 50s, perhaps. Made by Demco.
What’s the purpose of the side flanges? Sturdier? Makes a space on the shelf? Maybe a librarian would know.
The flat fronts are simple and modern.
All with smooth cork bottoms.
Guaranteed not to scratch wood shelves or desktops. Or marble countertops.
Obviously, I have enough to share with YOU at Sage Farm this fall and winter. But I’m sorely tempted to keep a pair for my kitchen counter.
Poor Betty Crocker has taken a beating! It was a wedding present in 1978.
Where would YOU put a pair?
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janeray
dish sisters vintage home and housewares 
I was at a sale and a vendor had a bunch of those she had spray painted with bright, trendy colors like coral and aqua and yellow and gray. They were cute and selling well!
Good idea! If they don’t sell in original vintage green, I’ll get out the Rustoleum!
Ooooh nooooo! Don’t mess with that lovely green!