Top Vintage Collectibles - Part I - Vintage Office Supplies

I don’t know about you but I collect what I love not what’s hot or the most valuable. In fact, I’m pretty sure that some of my collections are worth absolutely zilch! Ha Ha! But it's still fun to see what's hot!

Maybe you’ll find something that makes you smile and be spurred to start a collection, or maybe you already have a collection of one of these items.

CountryLiving.com has a great What To Collect section and I picked out some of my favorites from their list. Here are my favorites in no particular order:

Vintage Office Supplies (a la mad men style)

When put together they look like art!

The graphics and styles are so cool.

How do you store your contact information? My guess is in your computer or on your phone right? In fact, I’m willing to bet a lot of people don’t even own a phone book anymore, I know I don’t!

Before computers and cell phones, the Rolodex revolutionized contact-info storage in the late 50’s with the rotating index-card organizer. Here are a few different styles:

How do you organize your receipts? Bill Files used to hold receipts in offices and stores all around and many restaurants still use them because… well hey… they work!

Lighting… all the better to see you with! Every desk needs a lamp right?

Here is a really fun blog all about vintage office supplies: http://wellappointeddesk.tumblr.com/

This is another great post about vintage office supplies from Jen Wallace on ecosalon

And here is a whole awesome mad men style pinterest board! http://pinterest.com/evenues/mad-men-style-and-spaces/

Do you have any vintage office supplies? If not, how do you feel about them  now? 

Next time I'll talk about vintage aprons!