https://walnutts.com/2011/12/antique-vs-vintage-a-self-education/ Rare Collectibles & Unique Antiques Tue, 07 Jul 2015 19:05:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 https://walnutts.com/2011/12/antique-vs-vintage-a-self-education/#comment-7 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:23:32 +0000 http://walnutts.com/?p=274#comment-7 Thanks – I too have difficulty with getting my mind around “vintage” – it is often used by eBay seller to mean the “look” of being old – I have come to the conclusion over the years that unless it is coupled with a date or period (such as “vintage 1940′s” or – more properly – “Chateau LaTour, Vintage 1978″) the word “vintage” when used to describe an item for sale is totally meaningless and tells one nothing about whether an item is actually old or not – it seems it should, but it appears that this is one of those words that is ill defined enough to be used by retailers to lend an aura of importance to an item, even if it is brand new.
Google “Vintage Posters” and you will see what I mean – the search returns 13,000,000 web pages and almost NONE are selling anything but brand new posters.
GREAT post!!!!
Me

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