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celebrities of the time like An- nie Oakley, Buffalo Bill Cody, Sojourner Truth, P.T. Barnum, and Jesse James. An authentic cabinet card of one of those individuals will sell between several hundred to several thousand dollars. So before you throw out that musty box full of photos of unknown ancestors in the attic, take a fewminutes to assess what you have and what it might be worth to a cabinet card collector. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, well, sometimes it’s worth a thousand dollars, too. Michael and James Fry are brothers and owners of Brown Button Estate Sales. brownbutton.com sales@brownbutton.com Facebook Brown Button Pinterest BrownButtonCo Instagram brown_button Twitter brown_button YouTube thebrownbutton
How do you give a snowman a vintage vibe?
Disco Dan the Snow- man: I have two boys, ages 2 and 5, and “heaven on earth” for them is to play in the
Edwardian Snowman: Here are step-by-step instruc- tions to outfit your very own Edwardian snowman. Step one: Procure the dressiest- looking antiquated-style overcoat that you can find. Step two: Immediately place the coat around your snowman. This has a twofold effect: Your snow- man will not be left to suffer in the
snow with their ol’ Dad. They very well may take over the estate sale business someday and it is up to me to teach them vintage value and fashion ... any way that I
can. With the snow coming down we go on a vintage fashion hunt. First stop, our local Goodwill where we find an authentic period beaded peace sign necklace ($3). A trip to a friendly neighborhood estate sale al- lows us to locate a sweet red-striped headband ($1). Hot coco in Westport and a quick run through Arizona Trading Company reveals a festive red, wild-print, button down shirt with a long pointed collar ($11). A Craigslist ad for “Old Man’s pants” scores us a pair of green, size XL polyester trousers ($5). Black curly chest hair in the form of a wig from Grandma’s dress- up trunk ($0) and we are ready to deck out our snow dude. After a few false starts due to my 2-year old, “I’m a wrecking ball,” and issues with trying to pants a snowman (!?) our 1970s snowman is complete. Put- ting together Disco Dan the snowman: $20. Spending a snowy Saturday afternoon chasing vintage good- ness and playing in the snow with my boys: priceless.
elements without adequate winter attire, and also will be properly and decently clothed. Step three: Borrow your grandpa’s cane and lean it against the snowman. This neither helps with warmth nor decency, but does make him look pretty classy. Step four: Hunt in your attic for an old top hat or bowler. Place the hat on your snowman’s head. Step five: Acquire a monocle. I have no suggestions as to where to find one. Monocles seem to be in short supply these days. When in need, you can create a make- shift one out of a Pringles lid. Step six: Find a very stylish and substantial curly mustache. This is quite possibly the most important step in the process. Possible methods of acquisition include: Borrow some hair from a pet, cut it out of a black piece of construction paper, or relieve a relative of their underused upper lip adornments. Apply the mustache underneath your snowman’s nose. Step seven: Step back and admire how incredibly classy your Edwardian snowman looks.
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