Can you help me date this item??

[Vintage Betty]

LOL.. I know. Black would have been better. They say its 50s/60s... they have a lot of amazing antiques but I don't know how lamp savvy they are.
Also the stem of the lamp is not totally straight up and down.. its actually fuller on the middle.
But eventhough it's heavy you still reckon its a repro right??
Also it doesn't look like any other lamp in this style I've seen from the 50s. Those I've seen have the "foot" you describe, in black iron totally or black iron AND brass...

Well, white is commonplace these days, so that's not unusual for a wiring change.

I'd really have to see more pictures to comment further, sorry!

Vintage Betty

 

[Lareesie Ladavi]

My only thought was that just about everything, back in the day, had "made in the USA" (with the thoughts that it appears to be an american design) stamped on it. [huh]

 

[Sunny]

Well, white is commonplace these days, so that's not unusual for a wiring change.

I'd really have to see more pictures to comment further, sorry!

Vintage Betty

For what it's worth, I have my mother's vanity lamps from her room as a girl. They definitely date from the mid 1960s, and the original cords and plugs are white.

 

[Lauren]

I also think the lamp looks 60's. I don't really know much about furnishings, but it seems to me the 80's ones were lighter and tended to have big stickers/plastic little things on the bottom. One thing I just thought of, is plug shape. Plugs tended to look a lot different as time went on, and it might help you a bit.

 

[Sunny]

I also think the lamp looks 60's. I don't really know much about furnishings, but it seems to me the 80's ones were lighter and tended to have big stickers/plastic little things on the bottom. One thing I just thought of, is plug shape. Plugs tended to look a lot different as time went on, and it might help you a bit.

Ditto that. My father had to replace one plug because the wires broke at the join, but the other's original. It's very small, flat and shaped like... half of a football is the best way to describe it.

 

[Vintage Betty]

For what it's worth, I have my mother's vanity lamps from her room as a girl. They definitely date from the mid 1960s, and the original cords and plugs are white.

That's very helpful. My relatives lamp cords and plugs were black. [huh]

 

[Vintage Betty]

Lamp stuff

This took a couple days to find, but I do have more info if you need it...I thought it might help you.

1947 Sears Roebuck Spring and Summer Catalog
**I have the lamp parts pages if you want me to post these

Book: Contemporary Lamps, copyright 1968

 

[Sunny]

Interesting!

I just took a survey through the house. My parents have another old lamp, brass table lamp in a classic style that looks not-mod 1960s or classic 1950s to me. Its cord is gold-colored, a translucent plastic through which the wires are visible. The plug is small and similar in shape to the white ones, also of the translucent plastic. It actually feels rubbery and slightly sticky.

 

[Vintage Betty]

What do YOU think?

This was posted for a recent Whitaker Auction:

1950's Lilli Ann Jacket for sale (on left)

And this is what I have:

Maybe I have an unmarked Lilli Ann in my wardrobe? And I own both pieces - the jacket and skirt!

What do YOU think?

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

I think it looks exactly the same. Jackpot!

 

[Vintage Betty]

Squeeee! That's what I think too! :cheers1:

Thanks for your opinion!

 

[Sunny]

That's amazing! I'm going dizzy, trying to count the stripes. I think I see 3 on the Whittaker back collar and 2 on yours, VB - but I'm going cross-eyed trying to keep them straight!

 

[Tigerlily]

They look completely the same to me too, Vintage Betty! :eusa_clap


I need help dating this compact:

It's the size of a pocket watch. The engraving on it says WASHINGTON MARKET 1812-1912 CENTENNIAL. But I'm not sure it's from 1912... I'm thinking maybe it's from a later date? Perhaps you guys can help me!

Also, this dress:

I took a close up picture of the embroidered flower pattern, and the white buttons go all the way down the dress, they're just not visible because of the belt. I can't figure out the name on the tag at all.

I appreciate it!

 

[Vintage Betty]

Thanks for your thoughts ladies! I wonder if the 2 stripes are because the jacket is cut down to a smaller size than the first jacket? :whistling

I'd estimate the compact circa 1912-1920. I can probably find out an estimate of an exact date, but I'll hold off on that as I have other research projects that I haven't completed and have been waiting for answers for a long time.

 

[Laura Chase]

Thanks for your thoughts ladies! I wonder if the 2 stripes are because the jacket is cut down to a smaller size than the first jacket? :whistling

I'd estimate the compact circa 1912-1920. I can probably find out an estimate of an exact date, but I'll hold off on that as I have other research projects that I haven't completed and have been waiting for answers for a long time.

Don't worry about the brown dress with the buckle on the back I posted a few pages back, I think I've pinned it down now, and I saw a character (Irene's mother) in My Man Godfrey wearing a dress like that, with the buckle on the back, so I'm pretty sure it's 30's.

If you have any catalogues showing a belt buckle like that, it would be fun to see, but don't stress about it.

 

[Tinseltown]

Can anyone help me date this dresser??
Also, is it worth it despite the chipped off wood at the top?? And how would you fix it?)
I can get it for like 35 bucks.

http://www.dba.dk/asp/vispopup/bill...onceid=57126290&AnnonceTmpid=-1&Rubrikid=5710

http://www.dba.dk/asp/vispopup/bill...1&BilledNr=3&Annonceid=57126290&Rubrikid=5710


THanks, girls!

 

[epr25]

Ok if anyone has anyway to date this it would really help.

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[Vintage Betty]

Can anyone help me date this dresser??
Also, is it worth it despite the chipped off wood at the top?? And how would you fix it?)
I can get it for like 35 bucks.

http://www.dba.dk/asp/vispopup/bill...onceid=57126290&AnnonceTmpid=-1&Rubrikid=5710

http://www.dba.dk/asp/vispopup/bill...1&BilledNr=3&Annonceid=57126290&Rubrikid=5710


THanks, girls!

Tinseltown, your images are not downloading. Also, it would be great if you could post here in this thread instead of sending us offsite. Thanks!

 

[Vintage Betty]

Ok if anyone has anyway to date this it would really help.

Warning: Get a second opinion after you read this.

Epr25, I'd date your purse to 1928-1935. There are certain indicators (including the box end which you didn't post in this thread), the configuration of the mesh design (Whiting and Davis changed the mesh design over the years) and a few other indicators.

Now that I've fixed a date in your head, let me change it. Whiting and Davis in particular had a habit of re-issuing and re-doing and altering its designs for many years after they were designed. Therefore, not only could you find a similar design of a vintage purse a decade later, but you might even find the same purse design being manufactured.

Because of this, I'd date this purse to 1945 at the latest. But the box, the box remains firmly fixed circa 1936 or earlier.

Vintage Betty

 

[La Julia]

Was wondering if anybody can help me date this hat.

Thanks in advance

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