Classic
DREAMCARS Mount Dora, Fla. (352) 385-1945
www.classicdreamcars.com
AUTO
VASES - CAR VASES - ANTIQUE BUD VASES
AS
DISPLAYED ON THE '47 ALVIS WOODIE, NEW MINI COOPER S AND '39 FORD
STANDARD 722A WOODIE
FOR DISPLAY
: SOME OF OUR PERSONAL VASES ABOVE (NOT FOR SALE)- IN OUR VINTAGE
HEARSES - CARS - PLEASE NOTE- THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE A MATCHED
SET TO 'WORK' !!
(TOUCH
YOUR MOUSE ON ANY OF THE PHOTOS BELOW TO ENLARGE)
SOMEONE ASKED WHERE
'AUTO VASES" CAME FROM??.. AND THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE. THEY
WERE CONCEIVED OUT OF NECESSITY. REMEMBER IT WASN'T UNTIL 1939
THAT PACKARD MOTOR CAR CO. FINALLY CREATED THE FIRST AIR
CONDITIONED AUTOMOBILE. UP TO THAT POINT, YOU EITHER OPENED
A WINDOW , THE COWL VENT OR IMPLEMENTED THE OPTIONAL "VENTILATING
FAN", OFFERED AFTERMARKET BY DELCO OR TRICO.
IN THEORY: THE MAJORITY OF AUTOMOBILES EITHER HAD LEATHER OR MOHAIR
INTERIORS. MAYBE, THE FIRST BRAINSTORM CAME FROM SEEING (OR SMELLING) THESE
DEVICES USED IN OLD FUNERAL COACHES BUT, SOMEONE HAD TO HAVE THE
IDEA THAT WHEN IT WAS RAINING OR SNOWING OUTSIDE FOLKS ENTERING
THEIR CARS SOMETIMES GOT THEIR CAR SEATS DRENCHED. THE
MOHAIR OR LEATHER WOULD (PEE-YEW) STINK LIKE A WET DOG, OR COW SO, NECCESSITY WAS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION: THE OWNER OF THE OFFENDING 'PEOPLE
TRANSPORTER' SIMPLY HAD HIS WIFE CUT SOME FRESH FLOWERS AND PLACE
THEM IN "WALL POCKETS" OR BUD VASES AND HUNG THEM IN THE CAR. HENCE
CAME THE FIRST DEODORIZER FOR CARS.
SOMETIMES SILK FLOWERS REPLACED THE 'LIVE'
VARIETY AND ONE ASTUTE (?) MANUFACTURER EVEN OFFERED AN
ELECTRIC
FLOWER ARRANGEMENT WHICH RAN OFF THE 6-VOLT CIGARETTE LIGHTER. IT IS ALSO
WRITTEN THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE FIRST VASES CAME IN ELECTRIC
CARS TO OVERRIDE THE ACRID SMELL OF BATTERY ACID~~~.
THESE BEAUTIFUL VASES
WERE MADE BY A HOST OF DIFFERENT COMPANIES WHICH COULD INCLUDE
QUEZEL, SINCLAIRE,
HAWKES, MC KEE, BENZER, LIBBY, HENRI MARIE, AND EVEN
STUEBEN. "BETTER VASES"
WERE SOLD IN JEWELRY STORES, WHILE COMMON GLASS VASES COULD EVEN
BE FOUND IN THE AUTO DEALERSHIP PARTS DEPARTMENT. THEY
CAME MADE IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS FROM PRESSED GLASS, PORCELAIN, METAL, MERCURY
GLASS, BRASS, WOOD AND EVEN CUT CRYSTAL.
MOST OF THE STEUBEN LINE ARE CONSIDERED HAND-BLOWN (THOUGH
THE MOLD WAS INDEED HAND-ASSISTED). HENRY FORD LIKED THE IDEA SO MUCH HE OFFERED THEM
AS A MASS PRODUCTION ITEM ON HIS MODEL T'S CALLING THEM "THE AUTO VASE". MOST FOLKS
ARE HAPPY TO HAVE JUST ONE BUT, THERE'S ALWAYS THOSE WHO HAVE TO
OWN A
MATCHED SET....SO, WE CARRY BOTH. WHAT WE HAVE FOUND AFTER 20 YEARS OF COLLECTING THEM
IS THAT THEY ARE OFTEN FOUND CHIPPED & DAMAGED, OR WITHOUT
THE BRACKETS BUT, FINDING THEM AS A MATCHED SET WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED
BRACKET(S) INTACT IS PRETTY MUCH 'THE HOLY GRAIL'.
INCIDENTALLY, THESE ARE USUALLY REAL GLASS
SO, CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHERE YOU MOUNT THEM IN YOUR
VEHICLE (LOW TRAFFIC POSITION). EVEN THE NEW VOLKSWAGENS NOW OFFER THEM AGAIN AS AN OPTION IN PLASTIC-
SO, THEIR POPULARITY HAS APPARENTLY SPAWNED ANEW.
NEWS FLASH !!!! AS A TOKEN OF MY DEVOTION FOR MY GREAT WIFE-
I RECENTLY TOOK ONE OF THESE HOME AND MOUNTED IT ON THE WALL, NEXT TO
HER VANITY.... SHE 'FLIPPED OUT'. IT LOOKS
FABULOUS ..... ANOTHER GREAT USE
FOR THESE WONDERFUL OLD VASES. WE INVITE YOU TO BRING THE GREAT
OUTDOORS INSIDE AND ADD A 'TOUCH
OF SPRING COLOR'. WE
INTIALLY OFFERED THEM EXCLUSIVELY TO THE WOODIE CAR CLUBS BUT, HAVE NOW BROADENED
OUR PERIMETERS TO PLACE THEM ON OUR WEBSITE FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY.
CURRENTLY OFFERED:

(CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #30 COBALT
VASE
SADLY, WE DIDN'T FIND THIS
VASE IN STORAGE UNTIL WE SOLD OUR 'OTHER' COBALT VASE- THEY WOULD HAVE MADE A
GREAT PAIR. THIS IS A SINGLE VASE, SHOWN IN TWO PICTURES TO
DISPLAY 'COLOR', IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND COMES MARRIED TO A BRIGHT METAL
BRACKET. IT MEASURES 7 1/2"
X 2" (SQUARE SECTION) AND 1 1/4"
OPENING. PERFECT FOR MODELS A'S AND 40'S CLASSIC CARS
#30 - $195

(PLEASE CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #33
CARNIVAL GLASS
A BEAUTIFULLY FIRED
'TREE OF LIFE' PATTERN IN CARNIVAL GLASS- PERFECT FOR THE MODEL A OR ANY
VINTAGE CLASSIC WITH THE BROWN MOHAIR INTERIOR. COMPLETE WITH OLDER
CHROME BRACKET. IF IT HAD A MATCHING 'FLOWER' BRACKET TO OUR 'OTHER'
VASE ( #024) -
THEY WOULD GET MARRIED, MAKE BABIES AND BE REPRICED. 7
1/2" IN LENGTH.
#033 -
$145
(CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #29 RARE
MERCURY GLASS
THIS IS THE PERFECT VASE FOR THE VINTAGE WOODEN BOAT OR
DUESENBERG/ PACKARD. IT IS SUPER RARE 'MERCURY' GLASS (NO BRACKET) WHICH LOOKS
JUST LIKE CHROME. EXCELLENT CONDITION EXCEPT SOME DISCOLORATION WHERE YOU
WON'T CARE- INSIDE THE MOUTH OR OPENING 7 3/4"
X 2" AT TOP. WOULD LOOK BEST ACCOMPANIED BY A WOODEN BRACKET !
#029 - $195
(CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #31
EMBOSSED CLEAR FLOWER & VINE
A BEAUTIFUL SET OF VASES FROM 1926 IN MINT CONDITION WITH STERLING OR CHROME
BRACKETS. WE WERE TOLD
THEY CAME OUT OF AN OLD PACKARD SEDAN . THEY ARE EMBOSSED GLASS WITH FLOWERS
AND VINES. THIS SET CAME WITH NEWSPAPER STUFFED INSIDE THE VASE ( SEE
WAD OF PAPER ABOVE) CARRYING A STORY OF "JOHN BARRYMORE'S NEW FILM "DON
JUAN" BEING RELEASED AT THE LOCAL PICTURE SHOW [SILENT MOVIE]
ACCOMPANIED BY A VICTAPHONE PRESENTATION". CHECKING GOOGLE THAT WOULD BE
1926! A GREAT MATCHED SET.
#31 -
$245

(CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #32
EMBOSSED CLEAR FLOWER & VINE
ANOTHER GREAT SET OF EMBOSSED CLEAR VASES WITH THE
FLOWER AND VINE PATTERN BUT, WITH PAINTED BRACKETS.
IF THE 'STORY' HOLDS TRUE THESE WOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN USED IN A PACKARD, LINCOLN
OR CADILLAC FROM THE 30'S. THE VASES ARE MINT CONDITION.
#32 - $200
(CLICK PHOTO TO
ENLARGE) #0027
SOLD
TO CONNECTICUT FOR A VINTAGE WIOODEN BOAT
JUST DISCOVERED A GREAT SET OF STERLING SILVER (OVER
BRASS) CAR VASES IN A FLOWER DESIGN W/ BRASS BRACKETS. THESE ARE 6 1/2" IN
LENGTH AND THE TOP BLOOM IS ABOUT 3 1/4" IN DIAMETER. A STUNNING SET IN
EXC. CONDITION.
#0027
PRICED AT ONLY $250.
SOLD

(CLICK
ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #0026 SOLD
TO CALIFORNIA ( FOR A VINTAGE LIMOUSINE)
THIS IS A VERY NICE SET OF CARNIVAL GLASS CAR VASES WITH
MATCHING BRACKETS, EACH CARRY A RETAINER SCREW TO KEEP THEM INTO POSITION DURING
A ROUGH RIDE. (1) BRACKET BRASS, (1) PAINTED BRIGHT BRASS. THEY ARE SOME OF THE NICEST IRRIDESCENT COLORS WE HAVE
EVER SEEN. SELDOM SEEN IN PAIRS.
JUST $275
#0026
SOLD, THANKS MIKE !

(CLICK
ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #0011 SOLD
THIS SUPER RARE
SET CAME TO US FROM ENGLAND AND WE WERE TOLD THEY ARE HENRI MARIE.
THE DELICATE PATTERN IS SUPERB CUT GLASS . THEY WOULD BE PERECT
FOR A MARK V BENTLEY, SILVER DAWN ROLLS ROYCE OR OTHER FINE AUTOMOBILE...
LIKE A PACKARD. THEY HAVE MATCHED SET OF BRACKETS IN BRASS AND
MEASURE 5 1/2" TALL- PERFECT FOR SMALLER VINTAGE CARS. MATCHED
SET
#0011- $295
THANK YOU- SOLD IMMEDIATELY FOR AN 'ELECTRIC' CAR!

(CLICK
ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #0014
THIS IS A VERY DELICATE
FLOWER ETCHED CLEAR VASE WITH STERLING BRACKET. IT IS 7 1/2" IN LENGTH AND THE SIDES ARE FLUTED. THIS
IS THE ORIG. STAINLESS (?) CHROME BRACKET.
#0014
$155.00
(CLICK
ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #0015
FROM OUR COLLECTION,
A VERY UNUSUAL COLORED VASE. THIS ONE IS A VERY NICE 7 1/2" PRESSED GLASS IN MING YELLOW WITH A CHROME BRACKET AND TWO UNUSUAL FIXING SCREWS FOR
HOLDING THE VASE TIGHT. THE BRACKET IS ANGLED FOR THOSE UNUSUAL
APPLICATIONS (LIKE TRYING TO MISS THE CORNER OF A WINDOW MOLDING
ETC) BUT, IT COULD BE SCREWED IN STRAIGHT ALSO.
#0015
$195
(CLICK
PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #0016
SUPER
RARE PAIR OF TEAL BLUE CAR VASES WITH MATCHING CLAW BRACKETS
A FABULOUS 6 1/4" PAIR OF PRESSED GLASS VASES IN A TRULY UNIQUE
/ RARE COLOR OF TEAL BLUE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PRETTIEST SET OF VASES I'VE EVER OWNED. IN
EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH A STAINLESS STEEL CLAW BRACKETS. THIS
DESIGN WITH IT'S 'CUPPED' TOP, ALLOWS THE WATER TO STAY WITHIN
THE VASE RATHER THEN SLOOSHING OUT ON YOUR INTERIOR. WE USE FAUX
FLOWERS SO, NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT SPILLAGE.
#0016
$305
(CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #0022
A SCALLOP
TOPPED BEAUTY WITH ETCHED WHEAT CHAFS
9" LONG SCALLOPED
TOP CAR VASE WITH BEVELED BRACKET. SIDES ARE DELICATELY ETCHED
WITH CHAFES OF WHEAT AND A SPHERICAL BOTTOM. PRICED TO SELL AT
#0022
$125
(CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #0023
THIS IS
ANOTHER SUPER FIND. ETCHED WITH SPHERICAL BOTTOM
THIS 'SHOWS' WAY
BETTER THAN I CAN PHOTOGRAPH. IT IS A 8" BEAUTY WITH DELICATE
FLOWER PATTERN BOTH IN CIRCUMFERENCE AND VERTICALLY CUT. A BAND
OF ETCHING AT THE TOP WITH ASTERISKS CUT INTO THE GLASS. THE CROWNING
TOUCH IS THE SPHERICAL BOTTOM WHICH IS LIGHTLY ACID ETCHED. COMPLETE
WITH BRACKET.
#0023 $135.
(CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #0017
MATCHED
SET OF VASELINE PRESSED GLASS CAR VASES WITH CLAW BRACKETS
A SUPER SET OF GREEN
PATTERNED GLASS CAR VASES WITH ROUNDED TOPS. THESE ARE 6 1/4" LONG AND CARRY CLAW BRACKETS. VASE HAS A
2 SMALL CHIPS AT THE BACK BUT, IT IS HIDDEN WHILE DISPLAYED. NOT
THAT YOU WANT TO BUY THESE FOR A "HIPPIE VAN" BUT, THEY ARE
VASELINE GLASS AND ACTUALLY GLOW
UNDER BLACKLIGHT.
#0017 $225

CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE - # 0001 SOLD
ART DECO AUTO VASE
WITH A KILLER (CONDITION) STERLING BRACKET. THIS BEAUTY IS 6 1/2"
LONG WITH A SEE-THRU BRACKET. THE VASE IS CLEAR GLASS AND THE
TOP IS SLOPED SO, THE WATER DOES NOT SPILL OUT. THE BRACKET IS
A VERTICAL MOUNT.
#0001 $165.00 SOLD...... THANK YOU
CLICK
PHOTO TO ENLARGE
#0028
TWO
MATCHING, GREAT 'BUDGET' VASES- CLEAR GLASS WITH MATCHING BRACKETS
IN OUR EFFORT TO
MEET EVERY BUDGET - HERE IS A GREAT OLD PAIR OF MATCHING
6 1/2" VASES THAT ARE CLEAR GLASS
WITH A HAND-PAINTED FLOWER MOTIF. THEY HAVE MATCHING BRACKETS
ARE PRICED FOR THE 'THRIFTY' .
#0028 JUST
$159 FOR BOTH.
CLICK
PHOTO TO ENLARGE #0024
VERY NICE
DARKER CARNIVAL GLASS WITH FLOWER PATTERN BRACKET
CARNIVAL GLASS VASES
ARE ONE OF OUR VERY BEST SELLERS. EVERYONE REMEMBERS THE TIME
AS CHILDREN, WHEN YOU WOULD ATTEND THE CARNIVAL OR CIRCUS AND
WIN ITEMS LIKE THESE FOR TOSSING BASEBALLS AT FUZZY (WEIGHTED)
CLOWNS ON A SHELF. THEY ARE A PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY. THIS 71/4" VASE IS VERY NICE- GREAT COLOR FOR BROWN
MOHAIR INTERIORS. THIS IS HAS A UNIQUE KILLER 'FLOWERED PATTERN
(?)
SEE-THRU BRACKET ...
#0024
JUST $165
(CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #008
SOLD
BEAUTIFUL
NEW-OLD-STOCK
McKEE
SHOWN WITH ORIG. BOX W/ BRACKET, SHOWN OUT OF BOX ON DARK BACKGROUND TO ILLUSTRATE
THE DETAIL
THIS AUTO VASE IS
ONE OF THE 'CROWN JEWELS' OF THE COLLECTION. IT IS A 6" SINGLE,
FLUTED AND ETCHED 'NEW-OLD-STOCK' McKEE STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL
BOX- NEVER SOLD. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WANT MINT, "NEW",
NEVER-USED....THIS IS YOUR VASE. NOTE; CHROME BRACKET IN 'NEW
CONDITION'.
#008
$275 SOLD...TO A FLOWER VASE COLLECTOR, THANK YOU
(CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #0018 SOLD
COBALT
BLUE CAR VASES WITH GOLD BOX BRACKET
SELDOM SEEN 7"
DARKER COBALT BLUE GLASS AUTO VASE. IT HAS A SQUARE TOP,
WHICH RESTS ON THE BRACKET, AND A ROUNDED TOP WITH PRESSED GLASS
FINISH.
#0018 $195 SORRY, SOLD
(CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #0019 SOLD
DROPDEAD GORGEOUS CARNIVAL
GLASS VASE WITH CHROME BRACKET AND SET SCREW
THIS IS ONE OF THE
NICEST SINGLE 7 1/4" CARNIVAL GLASS CAR VASES WE HAVE EVER
STOCKED. EASILY CALLED 'MINT CONDITION' WITH A MATCHING CHROME
BRACKET AND SCREW. THE GLASS IS BEAUTIFUL AND THE CHROME 'LIKE
NEW'
#0019 $135 SOLD
(CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #0020 SOLD
FLAT TOP
CAR VASE WITH CHROME BRACKET
THIS BEAUTY IS 71/2"
LONG AND IS CLEAR WITH FLUTED SIDES AND AN ETCHED PATTERN OF FLOWERS.
OFTEN SEEN IN PACKARDS AND CADILLACS OF THE THIRTIES. HAS IT'S
ORIGINAL CHROME BRACKET.
#0020 BARGAIN PRICED AT $150.
SORRY, WE SOLD IT !
(CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE) # 0021 SORRY, SOLD TO
CALIFORNIA
COBALT
BLUE WITH SILVER BOX BRACKET AND 2 SET SCREWS.
ANOTHER GREAT FIND.
THE SELDOM SEEN COBALT COLOR BLUE GLASS CAR VASE. 7" IN LENGTH
WITH PATTERNED GLASS AND ROUNDED TOP. THIS ONE HAS 3 SMALL CHIPS BUT, THEY COULD
BE PLACED AT THE INTERIOR POST SIDE AND EFFECTIVELY 'COVERED' BY FAUX FLOWERS.
IT HAS A REALLY NICE SILVER BRACKET.
# 0021 REDUCED $50 TO $145.
SOLD
(CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE) #007 SOLD, SORRY
HOLY GRAIL
BATMAN- IT'S A 'DEAD-ON' MATCHED SET!!
THIS PAIR OF CARNIVAL
GLASS AUTO VASES CAME OUT OF AN ESTATE IN PENNSYLVANIA. AS YOU
CAN SEE, WE KIND OF LIKE THEM THIS WAY : THE BRACKETS ARE CORRODED
BUT, WE CAN MEDIA BLAST THEM AND PAINT THEM THE COLOR OF YOUR
CHOICE. CARNIVAL GLASS WAS A TRENDY MEDIA USED FOR DISHES AND
GLASSWARE FROM THE LATE FORTIES AND INITIALLY WAS GIVEN AWAY AS
PRIZES AT THE TRAVELING CIRCUS' AND CARNIVALS- HENCE THE NAME
'CARNIVAL GLASS'. IT BECAME SO POPULAR.. GLASSWARE COMPANIES BEGAN
TO OFFER SEVERAL DIFFERENT COLORS AND STYLES TO FILL THE CONSUMER'S
NEEDS. DUE TO THEIR NATURE, THEY ARE USUALLY FOUND CHIPPED OR
HAVE 'FLEABITES'. THIS PAIR IS MINT.
#007 $275.
SOLD... THANK
YOU
CLICK
PHOTO TO ENLARGE #0025 SOLD
VERY NICE
CARNIVAL GLASS WITH PAINTED BRASS BRACKET
WE FORGOT WE HAD
THIS ONE...JUST DISCOVERED IN THE LIBRARY CABINET. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL
CARNIVAL GLASS VASE WITH PAINTED BRASS BRACKET. A FEW MINI FLEABITES
BUT, SHOWS WELL. 7 1/4" VASE IN CLASSIC CARNIVAL GLASS....
#0025
BARGAIN PRICED @ ONLY
$110 SOLD TO CALIFORNIA FOR A GREAT OLD PACKARD-
THANKS
MMMMMMMMA FEW A FEW MORE EXAMPLES ARE STILL TO BE ADDED AS BROUGHT
IN FROM OUR COLLECTION AT HOME........
YOU CAN FILL THESE VASES WITH YOUR
OWN REAL FLOWERS OR SMALL FAUX FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS (AS
SEEN AT TOP OF OUR PAGE). BRACKETS ATTACH BY SMALL SCREWS (USUALLY
NOT PROVIDED), THOUGH SOME OF OUR CUSTOMER'S HAVE BI-PASSED THE
THOUGHT OF DRILLING HOLES IN THAT NEW UPHOLSTERY BY AFFIXING THE
BRACKET W/ DOUBLE-FACED TAPE OR TO THE WINDOW FRAMES WITH A NEW PRODUCT
CALLED 'GOOP'. ELIMINATE THE TIME & HASSLE OF SEARCHING: TAKE
ADVANTAGE NOW OF OUR 30 'YEARS OF SHOPPING' IN THE
AUTO FLEA MARKETS & EUROPEAN AUTO JUMBLES. YOU'LL BE SURPRISED
AT THE RESPONSE YOU GET AT THE AUTO SHOWS FROM BOTH MALE
AND FEMALE ADMIRERS......
MMMM7% SALES TAX IN FLORIDA
ONLY. PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE SHIPPING & CONFIRMATION RECEIPT. WE TAKE GREAT CARE
IN BOXING & WRAPPING AND HAVE NEVER LOST ONE.