This weeks Tune Tuesday comes from a mysterious purple labeled Russian record.
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Posts in the vintage finds category
| Mar 09 |
Tune Tuesdays: CCCP Opera 78rpm recordPosted by: ryan @ 9:42 am in records & music, vintage finds |
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78rpm, record, tune tuesdays, typography
| Feb 23 |
Tune Tuesdays: Waitin’ for the train to come inPosted by: ryan @ 9:13 am in records & music, vintage finds |
A top tune in 1945 played by Harry James and sung by Kitty Kallen, “Waitin’ for the train to come in” is this weeks Tune Tuesday. Enjoy!
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1940s, records, tune tuesdays, typography
| Feb 21 |
My late grandfather’s photographyPosted by: naomi @ 7:13 pm in people, vintage finds |
Last year, I had the opportunity to travel to Asia for a few weeks on a multi-city trip. One of the stops was Taiwan, the city where my father’s side of the family is from. While there, I went to visit my grandmother, aunt and uncle for dinner. I recall my father telling me before I left to ask about my late grandfather’s photography and to see if they had held on to any of his work after he passed away.
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asia, camera, china, photography, slides
| Feb 09 |
Tune Tuesdays: SkywriterPosted by: ryan @ 1:16 pm in records & music, vintage finds |
Tune Tuesday will now become a bi-weekly feature on our blog starting with this song, Skywriter, played by the Band of the Irish Guards. Continue reading »
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1940s, 1950s, 78rpm, ireland, record, tune tuesdays, typography
| Jan 29 |
Hauling 2000 78rpm records back homePosted by: ryan @ 12:46 am in records & music, vintage finds |
Have you ever come across a moment in life where you’ve asked yourself, “What am I getting myself into?” One of those moments for me was last fall when I hauled back home over 1000lbs of 78rpm records.
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1920s, 1940s, 78rpm, antiques, craigslist, ephemera, records, shopping, tune tuesdays, vancouver
| Jan 26 |
Tune Tuesday: Disperse with the windPosted by: ryan @ 11:39 am in records & music, vintage finds |
Lately, we’ve been playing a lot of American Jazz and Big Band. I thought we’d change it up today and put on this old opera record from Russia.
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1950s, 78rpm, ephemera, soviet, tune tuesdays, typography
| Jan 23 |
1940’s CCM Rambler: My new summer bikePosted by: ryan @ 8:22 pm in moving things, vintage finds |
A few weeks ago I mentioned a bike in my post about vintage theater seats. Well, here is that bike. After tracing the serial number, I discovered that it is a 1941 CCM Rambler and is similar to the one currently on display in the Canadian Science & Technology Museum in Ottawa. It needs some work, but I’m looking forward to getting it rolling this summer.
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1940s, antiques, bicycle, CCM, restoration, shopping, typography, vancouver
| Jan 19 |
Tune Tuesday: C’est Si BonPosted by: ryan @ 12:08 am in records & music, vintage finds |
From the other side of the Decca record we featured a few weeks ago, C’est Si Bon, is another one of my favorite songs sung by Louis Armstrong.
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1940s, 78rpm, decca, jazz, record, tune tuesdays
| Jan 16 |
Blast from the past – Museum of VancouverPosted by: naomi @ 1:07 pm in reviews, vintage finds |
What is the Museum of Vancouver? The Museum of Vancouver creates Vancouver-focused exhibitions and programs which encourage dynamic conversations about what was, is and can be Vancouver – basically it’s an awesome walk down memory lane with realistic displays of what life was like during different decades over the past 100 years.
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1900, 1900s, 1920s, 1930's, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, chinatown, gastown, museums, vancouver
| Jan 13 |
Traveling Exhibit: Custom BrooksPosted by: naomi @ 2:09 pm in people, vintage finds |
Great to see Kara is doing so well with her custome Brooks saddles. Read our original post on her here and then check out the traveling exhibit press release below.
North Central Cyclery is proud to announce an exhibit of the exquisite work of artist Kara Ginther opening February 6th, 2010. The exhibition will include an array of custom carved leather Brooks bicycle saddles and a few other rare Brooks Saddles owned by North Central Cyclery.
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exhibit, graphic design, leather, printmaking, textiles, vintage, wisconsin
| Jan 07 |
Stumbling upon antique movie theatre seatsPosted by: ryan @ 1:13 am in thrifting, vintage finds |
Two nights ago I headed out to South Burnaby to have a look at an old bicycle that someone was selling off Craigslist. Little did I know, I’d also bring back some very old theater seats.
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antiques, restoration, reupholster, vancouver, vintage
| Jan 05 |
Tune Tuesday: In The MoodPosted by: ryan @ 9:49 am in records & music, vintage finds |
If you’ve watched any period film from the 1930’s that features a toe tapping dance they were probably playing this song!
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1930's, 78rpm, rca, records, tune tuesdays
| Dec 29 |
Tune Tuesday: La Vie En RosePosted by: ryan @ 1:19 am in records & music, vintage finds |
This has to be one of my all time favorite songs sung by Louis Armstrong, “La Vie En rose,” French for, “Life through rose-coloured glasses.”
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1940s, 78rpm, decca, louis armstrong, records, tune tuesdays
| Dec 24 |
A Revolutionary BicyclePosted by: ryan @ 1:20 pm in reviews, vintage finds |
It’s nearing the end of December and while the weather conditions certainly aren’t ideal for riding a bike, I can’t help but to think of what bicycle I should get to ride along with Naomi in the Spring. I recently bought her a 1960s Dutch Bike. Wanting a matching one, I spent weeks searching but couldn’t find anything within my budget. Dutch bikes from Batavus and Jorg & Olif usually run between $700-$1500. Researching some more, I stumbled across a phenomenal blog by Jeff Stracco, an American Expat, who writes about bicycles in China.
| Dec 22 |
Tune Tuesdays: Dancing In The DarkPosted by: ryan @ 10:59 am in records & music, vintage finds |
This week’s Big Band tune comes from 1931 by American composer/film producer Arthur Schwartz. The particular recording I have is played by Artie Shaw and his orchestra which earned him one of his eight gold records during the 1930s and 1940s. Continue reading »
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1930's, 1940s, 78 RPM, big band, rca, records, tune tuesdays
