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Here Are A Few New Things

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Hepcats Haven

Mel and I have been so busy trying to keep our store stocked. We have driven all over northern California looking for things we think are cool. Of course, not everything we buy is for the store. After all, we are collectors before we are dealers. The above piece is a new James Bunnell jungle cat we acquired. We have a few of his jungle cats now (jungle cat 1, Jungle cat 2, jungle cat 3)

Here we have a fantastic 1959 Lane swan and ballerina tv lamp. This will look great near a ballerina Carlo of Hollywood. We picked this up from Rusty Relics and Funky Finds in Midway Mall.

We have been lucky as far as Tiki goes. Here are some pieces we picked up to add to our collection.

While at Midway Mall, we also picked up these killer lamps. We already have one, so this will make a set of three. We also acquired another set of six band rattan that I will pick up this Saturday. It will need upholstery and some restoring but it will be well worth it. I will have pictures soon.

This is a really cool bowl made by Trader Dick’s.

This set is so vibrant we could not pass it up. The hibiscus flowers look so cool.

This is a menu cover used on the Matson Lines cruise ships and was painted by Eugene Savage (1883-1978). I plan to get this framed with a bamboo frame.

This book is a trip. It is bound in leather and has that fantastic image on the front. This book was released in 1960 and covers the history of Hawaii.

Here is one of the most atomic looking televisions ever made. This is a 1971 Panasonic Orbital television.

Here is what the original ad looked like and here is also the television commercial.

This one works but has a few cosmetic issues, nothing major.

This unit just screams Mad Men. I love the styling and the sleekness of it. This would look great sitting on a shelf on a wall unit. This was given to us by our new friend Jenn. She’s proof that there are still good people out there :). Thanks Jenn, this will stay in our collection.

This Panasonic will need a little work on the veneer, but overall it is in fantastic shape. I still need to check the functionality of the unit.

This is an unmarked/un-engraved trophy that we came across. I plan to clean it up and see what unique inscription we could add to it.

This set is so fun. We love the colors and think it will dress up any bar top.

Each piece has wear, but I like them the way they are.

We also received this popcorn ceramic figurine set in the mail from one of our blog readers Dena (JuicyLucyVintage). She gave this to us as a gift and we are soo thankful. Click here to check out her Etsy store.

This is a fantastic mid-century Detecto scale. We love the color combination.

This Jeco Electric clock is rather large and has a great Mid Century feel to it. Picking has been going well for us lately and we hope the momentum keeps up!

Awesome Econolite Bunnell Silk Screen Score

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Hepcats Haven

Mel and I picked this up recently from a gentleman who is trying to settle his mother’s estate.

This appears to be the original frame!

This piece is a large size and is in great shape for its age. It has some character to it, but nothing major.

I have always been a fan of Bunnell and we have many of his works. There is something about his work that always pleases me when I see it.

I have only ever seen Carlo of Hollywood have an image like this. Maybe Bunnell liked Carlo’s painting so much that he decided to make his own rendition. I love both of their examples.

Here is the elusive Carlo of Hollywood Jungle Cats fight scene.

This is the makers sticker on the back of the Bunnell. This piece needs new backing on it, but I can knock that out later. This piece will be added to our other loved Bunnell’s.

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Some items we recently acquired…

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Hepcats Haven

This is the “Electro-Match” made by Korex. This is such an atomic piece and looks great on the coffee table.

Mel and I have been soo busy keeping our booths stocked at Midway Antique Mall. I thought I would post some pics of some cool items we picked up recently.

The great thing is that this actually works! Usually they don’t work, but we lucked out.

You might recognize these. They are Cosmo De Salvo and are beautiful. We found these at the Second Sunday Antique F air. The frames need some oil and that is it.

I already have these, but will sell my old set and replace them with these. I never noticed it before, but these were painted a couple of years apart. The top one was painted in 1947 and the other was painted in 1943.

These are desert Bunnell’s and I love them! Desert art isn’t very common from that era. We have two of his other desert scenes already.

We acquired this rather large comedy and tragedy wall plaque from our friend Stephen and love them. These will look great above one of our vintage televisions. If you want to check out a really cool shop on eBay check out Stephen’s shop (halcyonline).