Game On!

As soon as we saw the table tennis set on one of the stalls at last Saturday's Marsh Barton antiques fair we just knew we had to buy it.

We got even more excited when we got it home and had a proper look at it. The set's complete with 4 bats and ping pong balls, the net's in perfect condition and it comes with clamps to fasten it to your dining room table. The whole thing’s housed in the original card box too! It's obviously been well loved and we reckon by the style of the font used on the front that it dates from the 1920/1930s.

Further proof of this is the little note book kept inside the box dating 1936 which was used to keep score and a couple of newspaper articles dating from the 1930s, it’s always good to have something to read in between matches.

 

 

Ping Pong, as Table Tennis was originally called, started life as a parlour game in homes around the start of the early 20th century. Fans of the game included Shirley Temple, Bob Marley (yes...really...of course he always used to win...One Love...oh dear), John Lennon, Bob Dylan and Forrest Gump. We love how stylish Table Tennis players (and everyone else for that matter) looked in the 1920s and 1930s.

 

 

Our Table Tennis set's for sale for £25 and will be one of the items on our stall when the Dawlish Antiques and Vintage Fairs restart on Saturday 16th March at the Strand Centre in Dawlish. If you can't wait till then for a game of Ping Pong though please message us through our Old's Cool Traders Facebook page or via oldscooltraders@gmail.com

Make A Date!

 

 

Happy New Year fellow antiques and vintage lovers from Old's Cool Traders!

We're very excited to announce the dates for this year's Dawlish Antiques and Vintage Fairs at the Strand Centre.

Saturday March 16th 

Saturday April 20th

Saturday May 25th

Saturday July 20th

Saturday August 24th

Saturday September 21st

Saturday October 19th

Saturday November 30th

This year we'll be opening ONE HOUR EARLIER at 10am rather than 11am and trading through to 3pm. FREE ENTRY.

See you soon!

Bull Ring the changes...Christmas 1963 in Brum

Just time for one last vintage Christmas film, this one was recorded waaaaaaaaaaaay back in 1963 in our old home town. Sadly all the shops featured have long since vanished but we do remember quite a few of them and the old Bull Ring itself which bit the dust at the end of the 20th century. A large part of the film shows a traditional Brummie Christmas too, simpler times and not a single mobile phone, X-box or 98inch flat screen TV in sight!

Christmas Under Fire

We may be in a bit of a pickle (hmmm...with a nice bit of cold turkey and ham) this Christmas what with all the Brexit shenanigans going on (in out in out shake it all about) but imagine what Christmas was like during the darkest days of WW2. We love the vintage fashions and community spirit in this poignant little film but the scenes on the streets of London and in the underground really bring home the realities of life during the war.

Wool-worth a watch!

How old does this ad seem eh? We wonder if any of the items being advertised are 'Wool-worth' MORE now than they cost back then?!

'Phal' out maaaaaan!

Okay, so not many of us can afford a Van Gogh but there's certainly a touch of old Vincent about this vintage gem from 1968.

Painted by Jacques Phal it's guaranteed to brighten up any vintage pad!

Email us at oldscooltraders@gmail.com to find out more.

Old's Cool Roller Skater!

 

 

Gene Kelly.....what a genius! 

 

He could sing, he could dance, he could act, he could definitely roller skate! 

 

Taken from the movie 'It's Always Fair Weather' by MGM, 1955.



Knit for Victory!

One thing we love picking up on our travels is vintage knitting patterns, especially the ones from the 1940s.  They're always so evocative of the time.

These are definitely amongst our favourite designs.

The pose on each one is just perfect!

We only wish we know how to knit!

The Crombie Coat

When the weather turns cold like it did this morning every discerning gentleman should still take care with his appearance.

Cary Grant knew how to do it properly and looked very stylish in his Crombie coat.  Crombie have been producing menswear for over 200 years now and they still remain timeless classics. 

Every good gentleman should own one!

What a shoe-perb haul!

It's been a busy few weeks here at Old's Cool Traders. We've been out and about snapping up some lovely vintage clothes and costume jewellery for discerning ladies and gents and here's a particularly glamorous pair of leather shoes that we think date back to the 80s. We know, it barely seems like 5 minutes ago eh?

Cravat's the way to do it...

Sadly you don't see too many cravat wearers these days but we love them! If you've ever wondered how to tie one here's a handy little guide. Splendid stuff!