Postcard Showing Karl W. Diefenbach Exhibition in Capri Early 1900's

For sale on eBay is an early 20th century postcard, "Diefenbach-Asstellung auf Capri", which means "Diefenbach Exhibition in Capri".
Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach moved to Capri from Vienna.

On the back is written "Dokumente des Vegetarismus".

From a dedicated collector's album, the card has been stored archivally. Some pencil writing on back. Rating: Very Good.

We will be listing other Diefenbach art in the coming days and weeks.

Click on Title (above) to see more details about this unique, one-of-a-kind postcard.

Beautiful Discovery Bay in Washington

I just listed for sale a linen postcard "Sunset on Discovery Bay, Washington".

Great sweeping vista of color in the sunset and the reflections on the lake!

Makes you want to jump in and take a swim.

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That Old Black Magic Cast-Iron Bean Pot

We have an Etsy item for sale that's very, very old: It is a used black cast iron covered cook pot and lid with a wire handle. "8, DO, Made in USA, 8" stamped proudly on the bottom of the pot. Inside of the lid: "10 1/4, 8".

The lid measures 10 1/4" across. The pot is 4" high. It will hold about a gallon (well, that's my guess.)

Condition is good - Mama was painting the kitchen the last time she made beans in it and there are a few white splatters on the lid. It needs to be reseasoned: I cleaned it good and rubbed in a tiny bit of pure vegetable oil, but you need to wash it down good, scrub with steel wool, and rub in some bacon fat and bake it for a couple hours at 400 degrees. There are a number of sites that'll tell you how to re-season cast iron. It was rusty when I got it, but they all get that way when they sit around.

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19 Little Pictures of San Francisco in the 1930's

For sale is a lot of 19 miniature photographs showing scenes from San Francisco. Each one has a title on the lower portion, for example: "Bay Bridge, San Francisco".

They look to be from the mid-1930's. There is a copyright "Moulin" on the lower right of some, but not all, of the little pictures. In the mid-1930's Moulin Studio's was commissioned to photograph the building of both the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Each photo is 3 1/2" X 2 5/8".

Read more about Moulin at http://www.moulinstudios.com/history.htm

These little photos are in very good condition.

Antique German Westminster Hotel Koln Mailed France to Vermont 1905 Postmarked Postcard

The address side says "Westminster Hotel, Koln" (which is Cologne, Germany). The back is filled with writing. "Dear Lilla, I simply cannot get time to write letters ..." and then goes on to write more than I'd usually write in a letter on the back of this postcard!

He or she is coming back from vacation in Germany "... we were on top of the Eiger Heischen in a pouring rain ...". My kind of fun!

One of those quick tours "...we were in Brussels only one day".

There are four postmarks. The first is in France and the final one is Vermont on August 21, 1905. I hope Lilla could read this better than I could.

You'll just have to buy it and read it all and let me know what the rest of it says!

43 Damaged Postcards

We listed 43 damaged postcards today on Etsy. They weren't ours; they're a commission item we're doing for a friend.

All the postcards are in some way interesting, but, boy, have they been mangled! Bends, creases, stains, rips, tears, dog bites, staple holes to name a few.

So why will anyone want them? Well, crafters can use them. So can scrapbookers. Anyone who wants old, interesting bits and pieces. I hesitate to call them "ephemera", but I guess they are.

Someone will enjoy the multitude of possibilities at a wonderful price!

View at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13618439 or click the title above.