Antiques and Historic items are usually objects of the decorative arts that show some degree of craftsmanship, collectability, or a certain attention to design. Historic items such as a desk or an early automobile have more than a decorative point as they are items which have been used in everyday life.
Where to find Antiques and historic items well, you can be purchased at antiques shops, braderies, estate sales, brocantes, auction houses, vide grenier, online auctions, flea markets and other venues, or maybe the present owner received the items via estate inherited.
Printemp in Paris Re-opens
At Brossac Braderie we have seen many antiques and historical items pass throught our braderie. Even today we have a large selection of Antiques and Historical take for instance items such as a journal published by Les Presses de Draeger Frères annoucing the opening of the famous store in Paris called PRINTEMP.
Following a fire on the 28th September 1921 when the store was entirely destroyed it took allmost three years for then reconstruction and the final grand re-opening on the 16th June 1924.
The opening was attended by dignatories from around the globe including Gordon Selfridges of famous selfridges store in London, Marshall Field and Co from Chigago, Marshall Field & Company was a high-end, upscale department store in Chicago, Illinois, founded in the 19th century that grew to become a large chain plus many others local and otherwise dignatories.
The opening, or inauguration catalogue or brochure includes many drawings / sketches of the store you can read more about the Inauguration of Printemps in Paris
Cries of London
At Brossac Braderie we also have some menus from the cafe royal restaurant in London titled Cries of London unfortunatley these menus are slightly damaged by fire but actualy the slight damage adds to the long history and character of these menus. Yes a simple restaurant menu dating from 1925 becomes an historic.
Whist mentioning Cries of London Brossac Braderie also has in it’s collection a fine china plate with an inscription of cries of London to the gents of London. So from 1925 up until late 1980 the cries of london could be heard.
The previous two paragraphs have taken us from a major store in Paris to a famous restaurant in London but now we take a trip to the USA and look at some historic products which are about to become antiques.
Aladdin Industries
Aladdin Industries was formed, or born, in the USA in the early 1920s and as the company grew and expanded it’s operation Aladdin open a factory and offices in the UK at the Aladdin Building, Greenford, Middlesex.
In 1924 Aladdin Industries was the “world’s largest paraffin mantle lamp house and in 1937 as a Listed Exhibitor – British Industries Fair. Aladdin Incandescent Paraffin Lamps, Aladdin Blue Flame Heaters, Radiators, Oil Cookers, Ovens and Hot Plates, Aladdin Paraffin Burners for all heating purposes.
In 1955 the word aladdin pink became the household name for paraffin. In 2013 Aladdin Sales and Marketing Limited had closed; it was formerly called Aladdin Temprite Limited or Aladdin Industries Limited or Aladdin International Corporation
Aladdin Paraffin Heaters
Well apart from the aladdin building in Greenford UK becoming an historic building we at Brossac Braderie have some historic parts of aladdin that are about to become antiques. The famous Aladdin Paraffin Heater and one of the first ever thermos or aladdin thermaware jar.
So from the above and the afore mentioned you can see that Brossac Braderie has a variety of Historic and Antiques but our list does not stop there we have other sub catagories under this heading such as African Collectables, collectables in generale, glass and china, furniture, paintings, coins and the list goes on and expands each day.