Retro Globe and Vintage SuitcaseTable (or How Old is Your Globe?)

Today I want to share with you two of my favorite things: vintage suitcases and retro globes. They just happen to be two of my latest thrifting finds.

I picked up this vintage 1950's Cygnet suitcase at Goodwill for $3.99. Did I need it? No.  Did I love it? Yes.  I loved it because of it's creamy color.  While I have a growing collection of vintage suitcases, they're all various shades of brown. This one is, I think, special for two reasons.  One reason is the color, and the other is that it's British!  Yes, Cygnet luggage is made in the U.K.  

{Cygnet means young swan.  Who knew?}

See the picture of the swan?  I found similar ones on Etsy and eBay for between $70 and $90.  Call me crazy but I think I got the good deal.

In the past I used another suitcase as an end table on this same base (an old piano bench which I repurposed here). I switched out the brown suitcase for this one and I really, really like it!

Now for the globe.

I'm not sure when my "collection" of globes really started, but suffice it to say that it did!  I had a globe very similar to this one when I was growing up.  I picked it up at an estate sale and couldn't have been happier.  I paid all of $7.00 for it. Not too long ago I was at a very popular antique and flea market when I saw a globe I liked.  The guy was asking $25-$35.  It was not in as good condition as this one and I hesitated to buy it. Now I'm glad I waited.

It's not too, too old ~ I've dated it to 1999 so it's 15 years old.  That must be why it's in such good shape.  It's made by the premiere globe maker, Replogle Globes.  If you go to their website they have a chart entitled "How Old is Your Globe?" which can help you pinpoint the age of your globe.  I thought it would be interesting to try to figure out how old all my other globes are. But that's for another day.

Here's another one from my collection.

 

You can read about the mission end table transformation here.

 

I do think the new addition to my globe collection and the suitcase side table make a good pair, don't you?

 

 

 

It's a bit less blurry when I size it a bit smaller, below.

 

 

I'm not sure where this vintage suitcase side table will go.  Unfortunately, I've been feeling very stifled creatively since the house is STILL for sale.  I'll probably have to wait for a later date before I actually get to use it somewhere around the house.

 

It still makes me smile, though.

 

Creamy white luggage from the U.K.

 

coupled with

 

a retro Replogle globe.

 

So,

 

how old is YOUR globe?

  

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