Cold Weather Collecting

I'll bet this brings back some memories. I picked this English Raleigh wheelie bike from a thrift store recently. I normally wouldn't bother with a small bike like this but it seemed unique enough to take a flyer on because I think of American bikes, not British, when I think of sissy bars and ape-hanger handle bars.
I originally thought this was a girl's bike because the frame had that 'goose neck' look to it. But it seems to a boy's wheelie bike.

I'm going to guess that it's from the 60's because of its all original features. I has the English Sturmey Archer 3-speed gear changer as well as an English Brooks banana seat. -It's too bad that the vinyl is beaten up because I'm going to guess that they are pretty rare. However, the chromed steel and paint are in very good shape.

I'm always looking out for 'Diner antiques,' or old restaurant and travel china, etc., so I was really happy to find eight of these Walgreens table knives from the 30's or 40's. To most people, Walgreens is just a drug store but, in years gone by, they also had thriving lunch counters in their stores.

This is just a cool little Made In Japan planter. It depicts a 1930s/1940s Harvard football player, complete with leather helmet and lace-up football pants.

Trad trimming. This rotary push trimmer is probably from the 30s and is pretty cool. I got it at an estate sale. There were other old gardening tools there but I thought that this one was the rarest. I like that it is oak and has the great 'Neptune' stamped on it.

More letters. Yep. These probably came from a theater marquee or billboard and I have enough to say 'Bait,' 'Beer,' etc..

Here's a small collection of antique printer's blocks from the 1930's. I haven't tried imprinting with them yet but they're cool all on their own. Some of the blocks are art deco depictions of athletes like boxers, golfers, basketball players and football players. Very nicely done.