Pleased as Punch With My Jumble Finds

 
It's bitterly cold and snowy here so my latest vintage fake fur coat came in very handy for keeping me cosy in the draughty Methodist church hall at this morning's monthly jumble sale.

Despite being in a very deprived area of the Black Country the congregation are generous with their donations and there's always interesting bits and pieces. Fancy a peek at some of the goodies we bagged today?

A vintage leather cartridge bag.

Ray-Ban Sunglasses

Knitwear galore

Retro dresses - The red linen dress is 1970's Jaeger and the prairie-style is 1980's St Michael. The electric blue number is very Princess Di.

Jon picked up this vintage jacket thinking it would suit me not realising it was 100% rabbit fur....yuk!

 1980's sewing book

Beautiful 1920's edition of The Mammoth Wonder Book

Featuring equisitite Anne Anderson illustrated colour plates....

...which I'm very tempted to remove and frame.

Masses of vintage undies and nightwear, here's a taster:

1960's Dorothy Perkins housecoat, English-made David Napier bed jacket  (I immediately thought of my gorgeous friend, Christina who has a magnificent collection of vintage nightwear but sadly it's an Extra Large) and an Empire-made cotton house coat.

Vintage curtains, ideal for sewing projects.

And my favourite find? An 1851 leather-bound edition of Punch, Or The London Chiavari published in the year of The Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace.

I studied Victorian history and politics at A Level and remain fascinated by the era.

Woman's Emancipation (Being a letter addressed to Mr Punch, with a drawing, by a strong-minded American woman)

Ladies in breeches and smoking, whatever next?

This'll keep me quiet for hours.

Dressed from head to toe in second-hand vintage finds: 1960's faux fur coat, heeled brogues, revamped gent's dress pants, Country Casuals ribbon belt, Dollyrockers silk blouse.