Enjoy Vintage Halloween Collectibles!

Enjoy Vintage Halloween Collectibles!

Although Halloween is an American tradition and holiday, we must credit the Scottish for bringing it to the United States.  The earliest Halloween decorations appeared around the turn of the 20^th century.  Halloween parties became popular in the United States during the Victorian times. Homes were decorated with pumpkins, cornstalks, vegetables etc.  Many early decorations were imported from Germany.

Paper-Mache jack-o’ lanterns

Today Halloween collectibles are 2^nd in demand only to Christmas collectibles.  Remembering the excitement one felt as a child dressing up in costume, going trick or treating, caving pumpkins, and bobbing for apples. The colors of Orange and black trigger nostalgia of our youth for many of us.  The variety of Halloween collectibles in vast.  Whether it be noisemakers, jack o’ lanterns, candy containers, paper of plastic goods, candy molds or costumes.  Collecting Holiday Collectibles can become a fun hobby; shop your local antique shops or flea markets to find a treasure to be displayed and cherished.

This blog features 2 Paper-Mache jack-o’ lanterns. Both of these items are for sale at Brick House Antique Center, Palmyra, NY and are featured for sale at www.brickhouseantiques.com. They range from $135.00-$200.00. 

Have a fun and safe Halloween……That’s all for today from the Brick House Blogger.

Coffee makes me happy!

Coffee, the universal beloved beverage can warm you up and it can also wake you up! So why not decorate you favorite room with the rich color of your favorite blend?

Brickhouserugcenter.com offers several rugs that fall into the rich, dark brown color way. Just like your favorite Café serving up several different varieties,  we offer area rugs in different colors and styles that are fit for any coffee-lovers caffeinated soul.

Filigree Espresso

For the straight up or double shot coffee lovers we suggest our Filigree Rug in Espresso, it is bold and rich, making it the perfect blend of classy and functional.  A color like this can go with anything. Try paring it with accents of fun Pinks and blues.

If you take a little cream in your coffee, check out our Chateau Floral Lace Rug in Coffee.  The Cream detail in this rug makes it the perfect touch of elegance while holding a neutral color palate.

For you Mocha lovers, we have a braid rug in our Hammock Rug line called Mocha!  This Capel anywhere area rug in perfect for your patio or sun porch and it is MADE IN THE USA!!

We are very proud of the rugs we offer at www.brickhouserugcenter.com. Take a minute with your next cup of coffee and check us out.

Until Next time…….The Brick House Blogger

Remember Big Little Books?

The Whitman Publishing Company stated publishing Big LittleBooks in 1932. The books look much like a four-inch block sawed off the end of a two-by-four. The outstanding feature of the books was the captioned picture opposite each page of text. The books originally sold for 10 cents. Readers had the pleasure of a big story in a little compact book.  The first Big little book, the adventures of Dick Tracy, came off the presses just before Christmas in 1932. Big Little Books have enjoyed three major periods of publication.

The Golden Age 1932-mid 1938. The books published during this time frame were the most interesting, influential and memborable books produced.

The Silver age mid 1938-1949 less innovative sets of books were produced during the Silver age.  Their production was influenced by the growing comic book market and paper shortage during WWII.

The Modern Age 1950 to the present is characterized by more than 40 years of sporadic and short-lived attempts to revive the books in different forms and with different content.

We have a number of Big Little Books for sale at the BrickHouse Antique Center. You can stop by the store at 247 East Main St. in Palmyra, NY,  or shop on line at www.brickhouseantiques.com.