Thursday, December 19, 2013

Vintage Christmas Tea Towels


Vintage Christmas Tea Towels
 
 Vintage Chuck Gruen Christmas Santa tea towel
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Vintage Chuck Gruen Dancing Elves Tea Towel, Fallani & Cohn
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Vintage Santa & Candy Canes Tea Towel - Unknown Maker
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 Vintage Town House "Merry Christmas" Tea Towel
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Vintage SANTA by Ulster Tea Towel, Ireland
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Vintage "Santa's Workshop" by Kay Dee Tea Towel
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 Vintage Pat Prichard Merry Christmas Tea Towel

None of these are mine, all from eBay, just admiring them from afar. Which ones do you own (if any)? Which ones are your favourite? Do you own any vintage tea towels?
The Pat Prichard is my favourite of the lot, but I also love the lettering on the 4th tea towel. 

We're in for some nasty weather this weekend, anyone traveling to see family for the holidays - stay safe!




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12 comments:

  1. Joy@aVintageGreenDecember 19, 2013 at 9:23 PM

    Virtual collecting, good idea. Easy to store. Better to stay home safe than venture out in bad weather. Its supposed to snow in my area all night and tomorrow so I am not going out either.
    Joy

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  2. Denise @ secondtimearoundfindsDecember 19, 2013 at 9:45 PM

    Those are so cool I've never seen any like them before.
    Denise

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  3. JillDecember 20, 2013 at 4:33 AM

    My fave is definitely the last one too!!

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  4. MelissaDecember 20, 2013 at 5:58 AM

    One of each please other than the last one, I'll take two of that one! I don't have any vintage tea towels. I should probably do something about that!

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  5. RandomGoodsVintageDecember 20, 2013 at 7:06 AM

    Love that last one.Best time to pick up one of your own is after the holidays. People tend to donate their "old" stuff to make room for the new stuff. Thrift stores told me that they are getting prepared for the after holiday rush. I cant wait!

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  6. Pam~ Virginia RetroDecember 20, 2013 at 11:43 AM

    So love all vintage linens, but especially Christmas! I'm lucky enough to own a Gruen angel and 2 Tammis Keefe angel towels. Finding that Pat Pritchard is on my bucket list, lol.

    :) Pam

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  7. thimbleDecember 20, 2013 at 1:40 PM

    oh those are just divine! I love the first one's crazy moustache :-P

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  8. ThrifterSistersDecember 21, 2013 at 8:25 AM

    Can you believe that I don't have any authentic vintage tea towels? What is wrong with me?! I did pick up a really cute repro set of ornament printed dish towels at Ikea this year. They will have to work, I guess.

    Happy Holidays, Jordan!!

    ~Erica

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  9. AstridDecember 21, 2013 at 5:52 PM

    I have two vintage christmas tea towels but they are different then the ones above. I have had to put a freeze on buying tea towels unless they are super cute!

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  10. Jeannie MarieDecember 22, 2013 at 4:06 AM

    I love those tea towels and why don't I have any??? I must sharpen my eye when thrifting! So, so, so cute!!!! Have a Merry Christmas!

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  11. Pam KesslerDecember 22, 2013 at 9:13 AM

    I have NO tea towels. Now I will be obsessed with finding some! Shara at Monkeybox had mentioned a facebook group she had found that's all about vintage Christmas - it's called Merry Kitschmas, Go check it out. Someone was showing a tree skirt with pixies embedded in it and I thought of you! Lots of fun vintage Christmas lovers on there.

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  12. JunkStuffTreasuresDecember 30, 2013 at 3:15 PM

    The tea towels are so pretty! I agree with you- the Pat Pritchard towel and the "banner" towel (the 4th one) are the most special!

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