Tag Archives: heritage

American Optical Original Pilot Sunglasses

American Optical Original Pilot Sunglasses: Thanks to Peter from RLX5513 for providing me with the right pair of sunglasses. A pair of used AO American Optical Original Pilot Sunglasses. But actually Peter is the man for buying vintage watches and his handmade bags.  … Continue reading

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Art auctions – true vintage

Zeller art and antiques auctions: The love for “vintage” stuff might have been influenced a lot by working for Zeller art and antiques auction for about a decade. Surrounded by thousands of objects which move through the auction house every … Continue reading

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Dehen 1920 Signature Varsity Jacket

Dehen 1920 Signature Varsity Jacket: What a nice collaboration between my family and one of my friends Uwe from Amtraq. For my anniversary I had the joy to unwrap this great jacket which was on my wishlist since seing the first time. What … Continue reading

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Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob pipe

Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob pipe: Grabbed this pipe on a recent trip to Italy. Not knowing that it is actually the famous Popeye pipe. But not only Popeye was one of it´s famous users, Norman Rockwell (Saturday Evening Post), Mark Twain and Frosty … Continue reading

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Post WWII German Army boots size 42 on Ebay

Post WWII German Army boots size 42 on Ebay: Be-cause the images on Ebay are so bad so I will post my images here. Another fine pair of Baltes post WWII German Army boots in size 42 are right now … Continue reading

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Stuff that works at work

Stuff that works at work: About 10 month ago I swapped my job in font, behind and inside computers against building boats. It took a while to figure out what kind of cloth and stuff will work well for me. … Continue reading

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Swiss army backpack – salt and pepper – how to close it!

Swiss army backpack – salt and pepper – how to close it! I never was too happy how I used to close this backpack – there is for sure some soldier proof instruction around. I´m heading for some serious barbecue … Continue reading

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Swedish army boots, brown from 1943

Swedish army boots brown from 1943: I got another fine pair of Swedish army boots, now in size 43 be-cause the others were a bit too big. This pair is not just 3 years older, they even got this nice … Continue reading

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Cafe Jasmin München – Munich

Cafe Jasmin Munich – München: Thanks to my sister Gloria I finally made it inside to the Cafe Jasmin. I walked by a couple of times but never made it. We´ve been in this wonderful place last saturday for breakfast. … Continue reading

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Vintage Ski Race Cup Fischen 2012 – Allgäu

Vintage Ski Race Cup Fischen 2012 – Allgäu: Yesterday we were on an antique, classic, retro, vintage or heritage (whatever) ski team race cup in Fischen close to Oberstdorf in the Allgäu region. Each team consisted out of 4 athletes. … Continue reading

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