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  • Vintage Textile Fabric Swatches by: GGsSam

    February 2, 2010, 14:31

    From our large collection of vintage printed and woven document swatches and vintage fabric sample books.

    • Vintage Printed Cotton - Florals by: GGsSam

      April 26, 2010, 09:37

      Vintage Fabric Printed Cotton - Florals From our collection of vintage textiles, fabric swatch documents and vintage woven textiles here is a selection of…

    • Vintage Textiles - Printed Abstract Fabric by: GGsSam

      March 3, 2010, 19:02

      A selection of lovely vintage textile document swatches printed with abstract designs from our collection of vintage manufacturer's scrapbooks.

    • Vintage Textiles - Printed Floral Fabric by: GGsSam

      February 16, 2010, 15:29

      Vintage Printed Floral Fabric Document Swatches - Floral Prints on silk and cotton.

    • Geometric Printed Vintage Fabric by: GGsSam

      March 18, 2010, 22:39

      Vintage printed abstract geometric designs ready for conversion, inspiration, reference, mood boards or trending. Vintage Fabric - Printed Abstract…

    • Vintage Fabric - Ditzie Printed Textiles by: GGsSam

      March 18, 2010, 22:53

      The vintage printed fabric document swatches we offer for sale are usually unique examples.

    • Vintage Printed Floral Fabric by: GGsSam

      March 19, 2010, 21:52

      Vintage Textiles – Printed Floral Fabric // We are offering a group of vintage floral fabric document swatches chosen from our collection of manufactures…

    • Vintage Printed Cotton by: GGsSam

      April 24, 2010, 13:24

      Vintage Fabric Printed Cotton From our collection of vintage textiles, fabric swatch documents and vintage woven textiles here is a selection of vintage…

  • Vintage Denim Jacket by: GGsSam

    February 6, 2010, 18:40

    Stopped in the street by a trendy Japanese I was asked to sell my vintage Levi blue denim jacket.

    • Vintage Aprons by: GGsSam

      February 18, 2010, 23:21

      These vintage aprons should appeal to designers looking for period influences, stylists or retro homemakers interested in the full retro or vintage look.

  • Vintage Wallpaper Sample Book by: GGsSam

    February 16, 2010, 00:49

    Vintage Wallpaper Sample Book from Montgomery Ward & Company, Chicago.

    • Vintage Wallpaper 1962 by: GGsSam

      April 8, 2010, 13:52

      Walpamur The creation of The Wallpaper Manufactures Ltd. in 1899 merged the interests of thirty-one UK wallpaper-making concerns. This was 98 per cent of…

    • Vintage Wallpaper 1939 by: GGsSam

      April 2, 2010, 22:56

      Beanco 1939 From the Vintage Rag Trader collection of vintage & retro wallpaper sample books. These designs are taken from a Beanco sample book dated…

    • Vintage Wallpaper 1963 Conversational by: GGsSam

      April 9, 2010, 17:32

      Conversational Designs Line Company 1963 A small group of vintage conversational designs from a Line Company catalogue dated 1963 from our collection of…

    • Vintage Wallpaper 1963 Abstract by: GGsSam

      April 10, 2010, 16:36

      Abstract Designs Line Company1963 A small group of vintage abstract designs from a Line Company catalogue dated 1963. Offered from our collection of…

    • Vintage Wallpaper 1963 Floral by: GGsSam

      April 11, 2010, 12:40

      Floral Designs Line Company 1963 A small group of vintage floral designs from a Line Company catalogue dated 1963 from our collection of antique and…

  • Vintage Lace Fabric by: GGsSam

    March 7, 2010, 20:21

    Lace is a fascinating fabric, beautiful, intricate, delicate yet deceptively strong and sexy too.

    • Vintage Lace An Inspiration by: GGsSam

      March 23, 2010, 12:46

      I watched as he scanned a group of the vintage lace swatches into his computer and manipulated them in Photoshop.

    • Vintage Fabric Gold Lace by: GGsSam

      March 20, 2010, 00:49

      Gold Glittering Vintage Textiles Lace, intricate yet strong and very sexy. Lace will never really go out of fashion. Lace trim, lace panels and lace…

    • Vintage Lace - Gold Lace Fabric by: GGsSam

      March 9, 2010, 10:23

      A selection of vintage gold lace fabric document swatches from a manufacturer's scrapbook dating from the first quarter of the twentieth century.

    • Vintage Lace - Black Lace Fabric by: GGsSam

      March 8, 2010, 10:25

      Another selection of vintage lace fabric document swatches from a manufacturer's scrapbook dating from the first quarter of the twentieth century.

    • Vintage Lace - Ivory Lace Fabric by: GGsSam

      March 10, 2010, 08:36

      A selection of ivory coloured vintage lace fabric document swatches from a manufacturer's scrapbook dating from the first quarter of the twentieth century.

    • Vintage Lace - Coloured Lace Fabric by: GGsSam

      March 11, 2010, 16:09

      Dating from the first quarter of the twentieth century a selection of coloured vintage lace fabric document swatches.

  • The Old Shack by: GGsSam

    March 13, 2010, 08:21

    Between the beautiful Findhorn Bay and the north shore, atop a small rise, amongst the dunes and marram grass, stands The Old Shack

  • Vintage & Retro Ideal Home by: GGsSam

    March 20, 2010, 11:37

    If you are buying vintage & retro homewares an invaluable source of reference is the Daily Mail Ideal Home series of annuals.

    • Glasgow Vintage & Retro Treasure by: GGsSam

      March 22, 2010, 23:44

      I was excited to read that a young discovered a warehouse stuffed with vintage & retro clothing, including vintage Levis, Wranglers and Lee jeans.

    • Affordable Vintage Fair Dates by: GGsSam

      March 25, 2010, 08:43

      Affordable Vintage Fairs. Fair dates and venues including the fabulous Vintage Kilo Sales.

    • Vintage Kempton by: GGsSam

      March 10, 2010, 20:25

      Within easy reach of London is the Sunbury Antiques Market usually held on the second and last Tuesday of each month at Kempton Park Racecourse.

    • Vintage & Retro At The End Of The World by: GGsSam

      March 12, 2010, 08:32

      Aldearn Antiques stock a large range of vintage retro and second hand clothing, vintage hats, vintage furs, vintage tweed jackets and vintage suits.

    • Vintage Treasure Hunting - London by: GGsSam

      February 25, 2010, 13:06

      Portobello Green, Portobello Road, London is where to buy vintage clothing and accessories, vinatge textiles, vinatge fabric, vinatge shoes, vintage handbags…

  • Bakelite by: GGsSam

    April 6, 2010, 16:32

    Bakelite The Story Of Bakelite Belgian chemist, Dr Leo Baekeland discovered a hard, brittle plastic substance around 1908 that he named Bakelite.…

    • Vintage Jewelry - Plastic Fantastic by: GGsSam

      March 28, 2010, 22:17

      Vintage Plastic Jewelry Bakelite & Other Plastics Vintage Jewelry made from non-precious metals and glass or from plastics, sometimes called costume…

    • Vintage Jewelry - Plastic Bracelets by: GGsSam

      April 4, 2010, 00:55

      Vintage Plastic Jewelry Celluloid Although invented much earlier than Bakelite, being a by-product of the photographic processing industry, and used, like…

  • Vintage Cotton Florals 1914 by: GGsSam

    May 1, 2010, 17:45

    Vintage Printed Cotton Floral Prints 1914 From our collection of vintage textiles, fabric swatch documents and vintage woven textiles here is a selection…

    • Vintage Fabric - Printed Abstracts 1914 by: GGsSam

      May 9, 2010, 12:55

      Vintage Printed Textiles Abstracts 1914 Here is a selection of vintage textile document swatches perfect for conversion, trending, mood boards or…

    • Vintage Cotton Stripes 1914 by: GGsSam

      May 5, 2010, 18:21

      Vintage Printed Fabric Stripes 1914 Here is a selection of vintage textile document swatches perfect for conversion, trending, mood boards or reference…

    • Vintage Printed Ditzies 1914 by: GGsSam

      May 27, 2010, 12:29

      Vintage Printed Fabric Ditzies 1914 From our collection of vintage textiles, fabric swatch documents and vintage woven textiles here is a selection of…

  • Vintage Textile - Jacquard Fabric by: GGsSam

    February 5, 2010, 20:50

    Vintage Jacquard document swatches dated 1933, Macclesfield. Designed and manufactured for the necktie industry.

  • Photography In 19th Century Egypt  by: GGsSam

    March 15, 2010, 07:51

    A selection of 19th century Egyptian topographical photographs by Hippolyte Arnoux, G & C Zangaki, Sebah, Dillrich etc.

  • Vintage Silver Leg by: GGsSam

    February 11, 2010, 21:42

    French silver art nouveau foot is actually a rare Roman antiquity

    • Vintage Amber Necklace Surprise by: GGsSam

      February 13, 2010, 21:58

      Vintage Baltic Amber Necklace contains 40 million year-old surprise

    • Yo Picasso by: GGsSam

      February 9, 2010, 20:03

      Picasso's Guernica in colour. Bought for .00 in a London market.

    • Little Masterpieces by: GGsSam

      February 9, 2010, 20:45

      Antique Silver,Antique Works Of Art,Antique Jewellery,Antique Intaglios & Antique Cameos from Peter Szuhay at Olympia.

    • Albert Moulton Foweraker by: GGsSam

      February 18, 2010, 00:04

      Albert Moulton Foweraker - Artist - Watercolourist - two pictures for sale - continental street scene - French street scene.

    • Kempton Park Treasure by: GGsSam

      April 27, 2010, 09:02

      Chinese Beijing Enamel Vase - Qinglong Three weeks ago this very important Asian antique vase was purchased in Sunbury Antique Market, Kempton Park.…

  • Vintage & Retro and Antique Links by: GGsSam

    March 10, 2010, 21:44

    Links to vintage and antique markets, fairs, shops and centres.

  • About Us by: GGsSam

    January 28, 2010, 21:03

    About Vintage Rag Trader

    • SEO Success  by: GGsSam

      April 4, 2010, 13:09

      Vintage Rag Trader SEO Success Thesis Theme For WordPress Vintage Rag Trader is a website built on the WordPress platform using the  The Thesis Theme for…

    • Legal Notice by: GGsSam

      February 2, 2010, 17:49

      Legal notice. Your rights.

    • Site Map by: GGsSam

      February 4, 2010, 23:41

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    • Vintage Rag Trader SEO Success by: GGsSam

      April 4, 2010, 13:12

      I have moved Vintage Rag Trader from nowhere in the Alexa world rankings - which means around two hundred millionth (200,000,000th) in the world to around one…

    • Vintage And Retro - Wallpaper Samples by: GGsSam

      April 2, 2010, 23:00

      I will be uploading a few pages of wallpaper over the next couple of weeks. From the Vintage Rag Trader collection of vintage & retro wallpaper…

  • Vintage Wallpaper  (1)

    Vintage wallpaper from our extensive collection of sample-books.

    • Vintage Wallpaper by: GGsSam

      February 16, 2010, 01:01

      Vintage sample book from Montgomery Ward and Company, Chicago

  • Vintage Accessories  (1)

    Vintage accessories for men and women.

    • Vintage Buzz by: GGsSam

      February 26, 2010, 12:53

      Vintage is the new black. Yesterday designer Wayne Hemingway - famous for his Red or Dead label - launched Vintage at Goodwood,

  • Vintage Photographs  (1)

    Vintage photographs from our collection of vintage photos and vintage photograph albums – still life, portraiture, historical, topographical.

    • The Brothers Zangaki by: GGsSam

      March 16, 2010, 09:11

      There are very few albums of vintage photography that don't include the work of the Zangaki brothers.

  • Vintage Clothing  (2)

    Vintage clothing for men and women from our constantly changing stock of vintage clothes.

    • Vintage London  by: GGsSam

      March 1, 2010, 17:02

      Just got back from London. It's always great to be there and in terms of vintage London excited me more than it has since the seventies, when every charity…

    • Vintage Buzz by: GGsSam

      February 26, 2010, 12:53

      Vintage is the new black. Yesterday designer Wayne Hemingway - famous for his Red or Dead label - launched Vintage at Goodwood,

  • Vintage  (45)

    What’s happening in the world of vintage? Where we’ve been, where we’re going, what we’ve seen, what we’ve bought.

    • Printed Cotton Stripes 1914 by: GGsSam

      May 5, 2010, 18:34

      More Vintage Cotton From A Collection Of Fabric Dated 1914 From an album of vintage and retro textile samples dated 1900 - 1920. See a selection…

    • Vintage Fabric Printed Cotton by: GGsSam

      May 1, 2010, 17:56

      Florals 1914 From An Album Dated 1900 - 1920. Vintage Fabric - Printed Cotton - From a scrapbook of vintage and retro fabric and printed cotton textiles…

    • Vintage Cotton Fabric by: GGsSam

      April 24, 2010, 13:25

      Printed Cotton 1900 - 1920 From our collection of vintage and retro textiles, fabric swatch documents and vintage woven textiles, here is a selection of…

    • Virtual Portobello Market  by: GGsSam

      April 13, 2010, 22:24

      21st century Portobello Road A Virtual Antique Market Coming very soon, Virtual Portobello Road online. Some smart people are signing up dealers for a…

    • Vintage At Oxfam Online by: GGsSam

      April 9, 2010, 12:14

      Oxfam Open Online Vintage Shop

    • Vintage Wallpaper Samples 1962 by: GGsSam

      April 8, 2010, 14:08

      Vintage Wallpaper Samples From A Wallpamur Catalogue Dated 1962 - Florals - Abstracts - Conversationals By Crown and Shand Kydd

    • Vintage Bakelite by: GGsSam

      April 6, 2010, 16:31

      Included in this sellection of Bakelite a very rare vintage Bakelite table, from our collection of vintage plastics.

    • Missing - But Not Dead by: GGsSam

      April 2, 2010, 08:25

      Vintage Rag Trader was down for more than 24 hours due to my stupidity. I not only deleted the site, I mangled it so badly it looked like it was savaged by a…

    • Vintage Lace by: GGsSam

      March 23, 2010, 12:47

      If you have already read my article on “Vintage Lace Fabric” you will know that vintage lace is probably my favourite vintage textile.?

    • Vintage & Retro Treasure Glasgow by: GGsSam

      March 22, 2010, 23:45

      I was excited to read that a young man discovered a warehouse stuffed with vintage & retro clothing, purchased in the 70's.

    • Vintage & Retro - Daily Mail Ideal Home by: GGsSam

      March 20, 2010, 11:45

      If you are interested in vintage & retro homewares an invaluable source of reference is the Daily Mail Ideal Home series of annuals.

    • "Kingdom of Fabric" sues thriller writer. by: GGsSam

      March 18, 2010, 20:50

      "Kingdom of Fabric", Paris sues thriller writer for €2 million.

    • Quilts At The V&A - I Can't wait ... by: GGsSam

      March 18, 2010, 14:01

      Quilts 1700-2010 opens at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London on the 20th March and I cant wait for this chance to see the V&A's unseen quilt collection.

    • Vintage Photography From iPhone? by: GGsSam

      March 17, 2010, 23:55

      iPhone has a very cool new app for its camera. Hipstamatic gives your camera facilities allowing you to add an antique look to snaps.

    • Pascal Sebah by: GGsSam

      March 17, 2010, 12:28

      Vintage photography of Pascal Sebah (1823-1886).

    • The Brothers Zangaki by: GGsSam

      March 16, 2010, 09:11

      There are very few albums of vintage photography that don't include the work of the Zangaki brothers.

    • Vintage Photography In The 19th Century by: GGsSam

      March 15, 2010, 09:38

      From our collection of vintage phototography, we are offering this selection of vintage photographs by Hippolyte Arnoux, G & C Zangaki, Sebah, Dillrich etc.

    • Lily Allen - Vintage Rag Trader? by: GGsSam

      March 15, 2010, 00:29

      Lily Allen has signed-up to promote her change of life and new venture, Lucy In Disguise via a TV reality fly-on-the-shop-wall documentary.

    • Vintage Photography - Arnoux by: GGsSam

      March 14, 2010, 22:53

      Hippolyte Arnoux a French commercial photographer active in the middle east from the 1860s to the 1890s.

    • Old Friend - The Old Shack - Findhorn by: GGsSam

      March 13, 2010, 08:27

      Atop a small rise on Findhorn Bay, amongst the dunes and marram grass, stands The Old Shack, windowless and silent.

    • It Will Be Vintage by: GGsSam

      March 12, 2010, 22:46

      Vintage Ts are hard to find and usually unsatisfying, for one reason or another - sagging, stained and smelly.

    • Vintage Retro Glasgow by: GGsSam

      March 12, 2010, 08:35

      A dealer specialising in vintage retro or antiques should never consider living in the village that I have been living in for the past three years.

    • Racetrack Vintage by: GGsSam

      March 10, 2010, 20:26

      Within easy reach of London is the Sunbury Antiques Market usually held on the second and last Tuesday of each month at Kempton Park Racecourse.

    • Lace - You'll Be Wearing It ... by: GGsSam

      March 7, 2010, 20:20

      Lace is a fascinating fabric, beautiful, intricate, delicate yet deceptively strong and sexy too.

    • Vintage Brrrrm ... by: GGsSam

      March 5, 2010, 15:37

      Around two hundred vintage classic motorcycles will be auctioned off marking the end of Daytona Bike Week, the annual festival of the blacktop wanabe cowboys.

    • Buying Vintage On Ebay by: GGsSam

      March 4, 2010, 22:29

      I started buying vintage on Ebay years ago. The best thing about Ebay is the bidding system.

    • Wham! Bam! Zap! Take that Superman ... by: GGsSam

      March 4, 2010, 08:54

      Detective Comics No. 27, which featured the first appearance of Batman, sold at auction for the new record price of ,075,500 at Heritage Galleries.

    • Printed Abstracts by: GGsSam

      March 3, 2010, 19:02

      A selection of lovely vintage textile document swatches printed with abstract designs from our collection of vintage manufacturer's scrapbooks.

    • Vintage Milan by: GGsSam

      March 2, 2010, 16:49

      At Milan Fashion Week, Emporio Armani's Uptown Girl collection included vintage look ankle boots.

    • Vintage London  by: GGsSam

      March 1, 2010, 17:02

      Just got back from London. It's always great to be there and in terms of vintage London excited me more than it has since the seventies, when every charity…

    • Vintage Buzz by: GGsSam

      February 26, 2010, 12:53

      Vintage is the new black. Yesterday designer Wayne Hemingway - famous for his Red or Dead label - launched Vintage at Goodwood,

    • Vintage Superman Flies to million by: GGsSam

      February 25, 2010, 14:31

      ComicConnect.com have recently arranged the private sale of a copy of Action Comics No. 1 for the huge sum of ,000, 000.

    • My Vintage London by: GGsSam

      February 25, 2010, 13:07

      The Portobello Road is not the only place in London for vintage treasures, but it's right up there with the best.

    • Vintage Aprons by: GGsSam

      February 18, 2010, 23:21

      Always a worth buying for that colourful vintage or retro look is the vintage apron. Whether you're converting, styling, creating a mood-board or maybe you're…

    • Unexpected Vintage Paintings by: GGsSam

      February 17, 2010, 23:56

      Paintings by Albert Moulton Foweraker - continental street scene - pastel. French Street - Watercolour

    • Dead Policemen by: GGsSam

      February 17, 2010, 10:49

      Let's wake the Sleeping Policemen.

    • Vintage Floral Printed Textiles by: GGsSam

      February 16, 2010, 15:44

      Vintage Printed Textile Document Swatches - Vintage Floral Prints on Silk and Cotton.

    • Vintage Memory by: GGsSam

      February 15, 2010, 23:41

      I remember the name of a taxi driver I met thirty years ago, but not what I had spent hours thinking about this morning.

    • Vintage Amber Necklace Surprise by: GGsSam

      February 13, 2010, 21:58

      Vintage Baltic Amber necklace contained 40 million year-old surprise

    • Vintage Silver Surprise by: GGsSam

      February 11, 2010, 21:41

      Vintage French Art Nouveau Silver Foot Turns Out To Be Roman

    • .00 Picasso by: GGsSam

      February 9, 2010, 20:07

      Picasso. A magic name. If you own one, are you always rich? If you buy one for .00, are all your troubles over?

    • Stop Me And Buy One by: GGsSam

      February 6, 2010, 18:42

      How I bought my favourite Levi blue denim jacket, a 1950's vintage, from a man I stopped in the street.

    • Vintage Tie Jacquards 1933 by: GGsSam

      February 5, 2010, 21:02

      From a large collection dated 1933, Macclesfield a selection of vintage Jacquards designed and woven specifically to be used in the production of neckties.

    • Printed Vintage Textile Swatches by: GGsSam

      February 4, 2010, 13:00

      A selection from our collection of vintage printed textile document swatches.

    • My Vintage World by: GGsSam

      February 3, 2010, 23:17

      Hunting for vintage clothing and vintage accessories in UK charity shops is not what it used to be.

  • Secessionist Document Swatches  (1)

    vintage secessionist textile document swatches c1900 from our collection.

    • 1900 The Vienna Secession by: GGsSam

      February 2, 2010, 11:26

      Introducing a selection vintage "Secessionist" textile document swatches from a collection formed in Switzerland around 1900.


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