Blue Cardinal has changed its name!

 

If you are looking for 

Blue Cardinal Vintage & Antiques,

formerly an antique shop 

in Highwood, Illinois,

(or a vendor on Etsy 

or One Kings Lane),

we are still in business,

but we have changed our name!

As of September 1, 2019,

we closed our little shop in

Anna's Warehouse  

and took

 our business online.

Our name has changed 

 to

The Polohouse.

So please come shop with us there 

for all the same kinds of things we had

in our brick and mortar shop.

Find us at: 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePolohouse?ref=shop_sugg

Hope to see you there!

Antique English printed stoneware

Still trying to figure out why

we are so crazy

for these 

little printed

English stoneware 

pots and crocks.

I think

that it probably 

has something to do

with a love for 

the printed word, fonts,

and artful lettering.

These little beauties date back to a time

before there were paper labels.

And though some of them

are printed by transfering

a tissue with wet ink

that had been stamped 

using a copperplate 

(started during the 1820's through the start of WWI),

others even 

OLDER

have their lettering 

impressed into the stoneware

before it was glazed and fired.

So if you are out shopping

and you run across one of these items --

 be sure to run your fingers

over the printed letters

to determine if they are old

or

if they are 

really old!

Vintage Christmas Boutique

Once a year

we participate in a local

holiday boutique 

the first week of December.

For months and weeks 

leading up to this event,

we are busy little elves 

 scouring local markets and shops

 to find the perfect 

vintage holiday collectibles to sell.

Sometimes it is hard to focus on

Christmas shopping in June or July

 -- but that's usually when you find

the best treasures.

This is a sampling 

of some of the things

that we like to collect:

What vintage holiday items

do you like to collect?

If you are planning to be 
in the Chicago area in early December
and you would like to attend the sale -- 

 link here to find out more!

July Picks New at the Shop

Stop by the shop

to see what's new!

Equine Collectibles

Link

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So many lovely old things 

to collect

if you are 

a horse lover.

Link

Buy this here

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Link

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Find this HERE

Here

Fifty Shades of Gray

Welcome to

Fifty Shades of Gray ---

Blue Cardinal Style!

 

 

That's it!

Fifty Shades of Gray

or Grey