THESE GREAT ANTIQUE AUTO VASES MAKE THE PERFECT 'NATURAL TOUCH' TO YOUR ANTIQUE CAR, WOODIE WAGON, MODEL A OR HUCKSTER, VINTAGE HEARSE, LIMOUSINE OR EVEN CURRENT SUV. THESE BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE ORIGINAL FLOWER VASES ARE PULLED FROM WHAT ONCE WAS A LARGE COLLECTION HERE AT THE MUSEUM. YOU CAN CHOOSE (WHILE THE SELECTION LASTS) FROM ETCHED GLASS, CUT CRYSTAL, COBALT VASELINE GLASS, MARIGOLD CARNIVAL GLASS AND OTHER BEAUTIFUL FINISHES. THEY ARE SIZED FROM 6 1/2" TO 10" LENGTHS BUT, MOST ARE 7 1/2" LONG. THEY COME WITH / OR WITHOUT BRACKET. THERE IS A VARIETY OF STYLES / SIZES, CONDITIONS, AND COLORS SO, YOU CAN TRY TO MATCH YOUR VEHICLE'S CHARACTER OR COLOR SCHEME. THE BRACKETS VARY IN CONDITION AS THEY ARE, AFTERALL, 70+ YEARS OLD (SOME VASES HAVE TINY CHIPS OR "FLEA BITES"). EACH UNIT IS PRICED FROM $85 AND UP, PAIRS ARE RARE $185+ ...DEPENDING ON RARITY, CONDITION, IF IT'S A MATCHED SET AND WHETHER IT'S VINTAGE OR ANTIQUE "NEW-OLD-STOCK " IN THE BOX. THESE ARE REAL GLASS SO CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHERE YOU MOUNT THEM IN YOUR VEHICLE.

BRING THE GREAT OUTDOORS INSIDE AND ADD A 'TOUCH OF SPRING COLOR'. YOU CAN FILL THEM WITH YOUR OWN REAL FLOWERS OR ASK ABOUT OUR SMALL FAUX FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS (AS SEEN ABOVE) FOR A MINIMAL ADDITIONAL CHARGE. BRACKETS ATTACH BY SMALL SCREWS (NOT PROVIDED), THOUGH SOME OF OUR CUSTOMER'S HAVE AFFIXED THE BRACKET W/ DOUBLE-FACED TAPE. ELIMINATE THE TIME & HASSLE: TAKE ADVANTAGE NOW OF OUR 30 'YEARS OF SHOPPING' IN THE AUTO FLEA MARKETS & EUROPEAN AUTO JUMBLES.

WHAT ARE "AUTO VASES"? JUST ABOUT THE TIME HENRY FORD DEVELOPED THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE WOMEN WERE "TRYING TO INVOLVE THEMSELVES" WITH THE CAR. SINCE THESE EARLY VERSIONS SOMETIMES HAD AN ODOR (USUALLY FUEL, LEATHER OR THE SMELL OF 'HOT' MOHAIR) IT WAS THE LADIES THAT CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF PUTTING FRESH CUT FLOWERS IN THE CAR (THE FIRST DEORDERIZER?). SOON SILK FLOWERS REPLACED THE 'LIVE' VARIETY AND ONE MANUFACTURER EVEN OFFERED AN ELECTRIC FLOWER WHICH RAN OFF THE 6-VOLT CIGARETTE LIGHTER. HOWEVER, THE MAJORITY OF THE VERY FIRST VASES CAME IN ELECTRIC CARS TO OVERRIDE THE ACRID SMELL OF BATTERY ACID. SOON, IT WAS GENIUS HENRY FORD WHO ADAPTED THEM TO HIS MODEL- T'S. THESE VASES WERE MADE BY A HOST OF DIFFERENT COMPANIES WHICH COULD INCLUDE QUEZEL, SINCLAIRE, HAWKES, MC KEE AND EVEN STUEBEN. "BETTER VASES" WERE SOLD IN JEWELRY STORES WHILE COMMON VASES COULD BE FOUND IN AUTO PARTS DEPARTMENTS. THEY CAME MADE IN PRESSED GLASS, PORCELIN, METAL, WOOD AND CUT CRYSTAL. MOST OF THE STUEBEN LINE ARE CONSIDERED HAND-BLOWN THOUGH THE MOLD WAS INDEED HAND ASSISTED. BRACKETS ARE THE HARDEST TO FIND AS THEY TYPICALLY 'STAY BEHIND' WHEN THE CAR WAS SOLD. THOSE OFTEN WERE BRASS, STERLING SILVER, ALLOY AND SOME EVEN HAND- MADE IN SILVER OR GOLD PLATE. NO MATTER, A GREAT COLLECTIBLE FROM THE PAST AND A FUN WAY TO 'DECORATE' YOUR VINTAGE CAR OR CURRENT SUV.