two tidbits from antique newsletter

[grasswire]

From a listserv:


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ANTIQUE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS MUSEUM
http://www.oldchristmaslights.com

This site presents an overwhelming amount of information about and
examples of the luminous history of early twentieth century American
Christmas lighting. This is truly a virtual museum of Yuletide lighting
history from the days before electricity. Did you know that electrically
lit trees did not become "universal" in the United States until after
World War II? Reserve some time to explore this site!


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ART GONE BAD
http://www.hugemagazine.com/thrift/maercks/index.html

Some say the "art" in a thrift store often resides in the back of the
store, on lower shelves or along the outer walls. Well, the owner of
this site has found and gathered together some of the most interesting,
unusual, weird and mundane thrift store art finds and presents them in
an online gallery.

Related site:
MUSEUM OF BAD ART IS JUST FOR FUN
http://www.museumofbadart.org

[grasswire]

1. gee, the bad pet thrift art seems to be a trend

[Vinca]

2. Great sites!

I added the Christmas one to my favorites. For some reason I have pretty good luck with Christmas lights. I just sold a bunch of the Paramount bubble lights on ebay and did pretty well. I love MOBA! Some of the pictures look like they could be sleepers and actually have some value.

[demgrrrll]

3. I love those sites, spent a lot of time on the Christmas lights site

I love the thrift shop paintings. I just bought a great charcoal of "FrenchY" the poodle.