The first is an African queen lamp with a curved paper/fiberglass shade edged with whip stitching. The unique ceramic form is tinged with green, so I put it on a shelf in my home office, which has a green and red color scheme. There are no markings on it but I suspect it may be a Royal Haeger, made in midwest USA back in the day.
The other lamp I found is the same size and shape, but with a plastic Asian pagoda scene shade, also edged with whip stitching. The ceramic part appears to be in the shape of a swan interacting with another bird, though it's tough to tell. This one has blue paint on it so I'm putting it in my kitchen, which has a blue, white and yellow color scheme.
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On a separate nearby excursion, I found a couple of vintage clothing items, starting with this acrylic zip cardigan sweater originally from a Montgomery Ward department store. I'm guessing this is probably from the 1960s or early 1970s.
I especially like the zipper with the round pull, the angled pockets and the stitched-on suede stripes at the yoke. Truthfully, I have never seen a sweater quite like this one.
It came with its original tags intact. It hasn't gone up much in value. I paid $25 for it.
The other clothing item I discovered is this vintage tuxedo shirt in white (more off-white, really). I'm guessing it's from the 1970s, judging by the collar.
I like that the ruffles on the sleeve cuffs and front placket are detailed with fine black/grey stitching.
The tag inside says Palm Beach Formal Fashions.
It's tough to read the printed words above the tag, but I think it says,
Permanent Press
65% Dacron Polyester 35% Combed Cotton
Large 35
There's also a Made In USA Union Made label near the shirttail hem with groups of numbers and letters above it.
Finally, a little bit of political humor spotted at this very same vintage clothing emporium in Cambridge, MA...
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