Thursday, 23 April 2026

The General Stores

                                                                                 


This is my sales blog, all items are for collectors (not toys) Every day I will be listing a different set of items.

 Please feel free to email me at jltg40@btinternet.com if you have any questions. Priced are quoted without postage/shipping, and I am happy to combine shipping for multiple purchases when possible.

If an item is marked as sold, please email as I may have a similar/same item for sale.

Just scroll down the page to see more sale items.   Many thanks, Lizzie


7233 - An old card package from a toy shop - £16.50




5773 - Old tea labels to decorate a toy shop.  £4.50 the pair



1148 - An old card package from a toy shop - £16.50 - reserved




6351 - An old small sign from a shop - £9.50



4060 - An old novelty playing card with charming advertising image (above) £4



7510 - An old cardboard item which folds to make an OXO cube box - £6.50



3527 - A novelty advertising item from 1953 to celebrate the coronation. 


£6.50



7032 - An advertising calendar from 1931


The cover has come apart from the centre pages, but is complete - £6.50



7010 - A 1930s Co-op card sign - £8.50



3855 - An early 20th Century postcard showing the front of a shop. £10.50


7505 - An old paper image of rabbits taking tea! Mounted on card - £8.50 - reserved



5447 - An old advertising card suitable for a toy shop - £4.50


Bits and Bobs


51 - A pair of sweet little vintage metal flower-shaped bells - £8 - reserved



2130 - A small old metal container with a tiny religious figure inside. 



See all images for detail/condition - £16.50



3980 - A vintage pressed card  wedding cake shoe decoration - £6.50



7204 - A pair of vintage silver paper wedding cake decorations - £4.50



3191 - A charming old painted cast metal elephant. This is a heavy item and would be expensive to ship overseas from the UK. £16.50



206 - Tiny old Dorset buttons and a mother or pearl stud - £4.50 the lot



527 - An old, small scale painted hollow metal post box - £16.50



3768 - Vintage fabric flowers - £6.50



3730 - A heavy painted metal figure of a girl (Please note that this would be very expensive to ship from the UK) 



Please see all images for detail 


£38



3788 - A collection of old paper leaves (some without stems) for a project - £8.50


3704 -  A small old photographic image for a dolls house project - £4



4225 - A small old painted metal figure.


A salt dispenser! See detail on his hat and base below. £16.50




Textiles and Trimmings


2615 - A length of old fine gauze embroidered with a trailing design of flowers and leaves. Size approx 32 cm by 6 cm 


There is damage to the background fabric as this is a genuine OLD textile. £16.50



7481 - A small piece of vintage cross-stitch embroidery, dated 1981. £4.50



6660 - A short length of diamante trim, missing one stone (see below) approx 20 cm long - £8.50




5695 - A length of vintage label tape from France, approx 46 inches - £10.50



7260 - A length of pretty vintage soft velvet ribbon from France - approx 102 cm  (40 inches) - £4.50 - reserved



7513 - A small piece of vintage cross-stitch embroidery - £4.50




3741 - A small piece of this wonderful 1950s fabric, approx 56 cm by 32 cm, detail below - £18.50



6688 - A small piece of vintage floral cotton fabric, approx 34  cm by 26 cm. Detail of the edge below - £8.50



1736 - A piece of old French cotton fabric. Approx 76 cm by 66 cm  with some imperfections. Please see all images as this is a genuine OLD textile.


Rust marks along one edge where it was probably attached as a window covering - £38



3880 - A piece of unused vintage cotton fabric from France with a paisley design. Approx 88 cm by 124 cm - £12



124 - A length of old quilt fabric with damage/imperfections, please see all images for detail - £18 - reserved



393 - An old quilt scrap piece with imperfections as this is a genuine old textile - £6



5539 - A scrap of ditsy print quilt fabric - £16



7463 - An old quilt scrap piece with imperfections - £6



7452 - An old quilt scrap piece with imperfections - £6



5689 - An old quilt scrap piece with imperfections, please see all images for detail - £6




6635 - An old scrap from a quilt, some imperfections/damage. Please see all images. £16.50




3965 -  An old scrap from a quilt, some imperfections/damage. Please see all images. £16.50



6462 - A blue and white old quilt off-cut - £10.50




7465 - An old , circa 19th Century quilt scrap - £16 - reserved



6769 - A small piece of old quilt - £8.50


969 - A piece of 19th Century quilt fabric, with some wear/imperfections, approx 38 cm by 30 cm. Happy to provide close-up images if required - £16



407 - An uneven-shaped  piece of 19th Century quilt fabric, with some wear/imperfections, approx 70 cm by 28 cm - £18



1848 - double side old quilt scrap with imperfections - £18



2667 - An off cut from an old cotton fabric quilt top, backed with linen- £18


3103 - A length of vintage printed cotton with quilt design, aprox 70 cm by 18 cm - £5



1471 - An off cut from an old cotton fabric quilt top, backed with linen- £10.50




7160 - An off cut from an old cotton fabric quilt top, backed with linen, some wear and imperfections as this is a genuine old textile- £10.50


751 - A small scrap of 19th Century cotton for a little project - £6.50





3242 - A length of fine old cotton with a charming small ditsy print design. Approx 66 cm by 10 cm - £14.50





1808 - An old off cut from a quilt, some imperfections as this is a genuine old fabric. Approx 36 cm by 26 cm - £16.50 - reserved



1323 - An old off cut from a quilt, some imperfections as this is a genuine old fabric. Approx 40 cm by 26 cm - £16.50




1708 - A bundle of small old scrap cotton pieces - £8.50 the lot



7044 - An old quilt scrap, white on one side, but has the remnants of a faded design on the reverse - £5



4690 - A panel of old/antique quilted Toile, with damage /imperfections/fading - £18






4577 - A small old scrap of antique toile with damage, happy to provide more images if required - £10.50




6345 - A bundle of old/antique very fine cotton toile de joey , damaged and imperfection, but some lovely images to work with - £28 the lot



936 - A small piece of old printed fine cotton fabric from France with some thinning of the fabric in places as this is a genuine old item, size approx 48 cm by 46 cm - £10.50