Too freakin' COLD for the end of April Eye Candy Wednesday

[evelyb30]

Anyone packing some hot eye candy?  Keep the pictures smaller to speed loading, and as always no live auctions.  I just got a new computer and don't have my old photos installed yet, so here's something I bought today (lousy shot). Four bird pins, a Liztech watch, and a Wallace Christmas ornament.  For whatever reason,  I can't find a way to resize the older shots with the new software.  It's brain-damaged, so until I feel like messing with Paint or my camera settings this one will have to do. 

[1940fc]

Cute birdies..are they the real deal or wannabes? 

[goaldeelocks]

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@1940fc wrote:

Cute birdies..are they the real deal or wannabes? 

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I wanna know too!! Sure hope they be Takahashi. In case you need help researching, I do have the Takahashi Bird Pin book so if you post detailed pics we can look 'em up.

[evelyb30]

I think wanna-bes. They're too shiny for the real thing odds are, and they're unsigned. The hardware is too new too.

[goaldeelocks]

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@evelyb30 wrote:
I think wanna-bes. They're too shiny for the real thing odds are, and they're unsigned. The hardware is too new too.

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Check the pinbacks - if they are screwed on, they would not be Takahashi.

Shiny does not discount them - the one I had was very shiny!

Siggie - not always signed

[goaldeelocks]

Evelyb30 - why don't you start a thread with your birds?

The second one from the right sure looks like the real deal Scarlet Tanager on page 124 of my book. Says it's 1 3/4 x 1 inches, 1950's - 1980's, pin back attached with push pins, and unmarked!

(and I need to leave here soon for the rest of the evening, but will come back to study your birds some more)

VERY EXCITING!

[goaldeelocks]

Oh, before I go, I should have added the reference info and price:

"Scarlet tanagers with this body shape were produced for many years $75.00 - $150"

book published 2011

[dream*peddler]

Your picture came out nice and it's a good size, ev.  Hope you luck out with your birds !  I'm not much of a bead person, but these were priced right so why knot (get it?  Knot?  OK, I'll keep my day job.  Ha!).

These are so cobalt blue they hurt your eyes!:

Love the pink and gray color combo:

Long black flapper beads:

[dream*peddler]

More beads.  AB and black long strand:

Interesting molded acrylic flower necklace.  Very long:

Flapper length Art Deco black and white glass beads.  I'll get around to re-stringing them never!

[old.crows.nest]

Not jools but a sign of spring

[1940fc]

Great shot!  Birdie almost looks like a garden statue  lol 

[old.crows.nest]

There was flirting 🙂

We think that he thought our security cam (just inside the kitchen window) was a she robin 🙂

[mforjan]

LOVE those birdies 

Three sash pins, the first is missing its faux tongues but it is made by Bliss, a great maker, so I had to pick it up:

[goaldeelocks]

Marie, you have shown us so many beautiful sash pins; do you wear them, or just collect them? I assume if wearing them, would be as brooches, right? How many do you have?

[arlene_v]

Super items joolies!

Late to the party, but better late than never!

Here are some old lockets I sold earlier this year.