April 18, 2006


  • Le vieux plateau rouillé


    The old rusted tray .


    English version below the picture


       En préparant le déménagement de mon beau - père en Mars dernier je trouvais dans un coin du garage une vieux plateau rouillé voué à la benne à déchets . Mais soudain je me dis " arrête et regarde l ' image ! " En effet le plateau qui pouvait avoir 40 ans était décoré d ' une vieille publicité anglaise pour un marchand de cycles patins ancêtres de nos patins à roulettes .


       Quel âge avait cette publicité ? Selon les habits de la femme cela datait nécessairement d ' avant 1914 puisque la jupe était longue . Et le complet de l ' homme devait dater de cette époque . Je dus faire quelques recherches sur l ' histoire de la mode féminine depuis le XIXème siècle jusque 2006 !!! Cela va avec l ' évolution des droits de la femme . Avant 1914 les femmes ne pouvaient pratique que quelques sports dont le patinage sur route ! Aisi , vous le voyez , ce plateau était une vraie leçon d ' histoire ! Et je ne parle pas du paysage autour lequel serait à étudier de près ..


      Je ne suis pas sûr que la Maison Ritter existe encore rue d ' Oxford à Londres . Peut - être ? ? Peut - être quelues uns de mes lecteurs peuvent vérifier . J ' ai découvert que de nos jours la plupart des patins à roulettes sont fabriqués à Taiwan et en Inde . Mais je crois que le nom de Ritter a encore quelque chose à voir avec patins à roulettes et planches à roulettes . Ne serait - il pas merveilleux que la manufacture existe encore ? Vous serait - il possible de vérifier ?


       Et regarder cet equipement ! C ' était déjà des patins à deux roues en ligne avec semelle , chaussures spéciales et lanières fixant solidement l ' ensemble . Vous remarquerez que ces deux Anglais étaient parfaitement équipés ( comme toujours !! )


       Pauvre femme comme elle devait suer sous ces vêtements ! Et l ' homme aussi ! mais quelle élégance ! Typiquement vieille mode britannique ! Il semble que l ' homme regarde sa partenaire avec des yeux amoureux ? Non ? Avec un air conquérant et attentif ? La dame tourne la tête d ' un air timide . Oserai - je dire qu ' elle pense que faire du patinage est le meilleur moyen de tomber ……..amoureux !! 


     



    Le vieux plateau rouille . the old rusted tray       Ph. M. Fauquet . March 2006


     


        In preparing the move of my father in law I found in a corner of the garage an old rusted tray . It was immediately dedicated to the bin . But suddenly I told myself : " stop and look at the picture ! " Indeed the tray was about 40 years old but the decoration was an old English advertising for a seller of road skates ( patin - cycles ) ancestors of our roller skates .


    : How old this advertising was ? According the clothes of the woman it was necessary before 1914 since the skirt was long . And for the man the suit could be from this time . I had to do some research of the history of the feminine fashion since the XIX th century until 2006 !!! This goes with the evolution of the woman rights . Before 1914 women were allowed to practice a few sports only whom road skating . So , you see , this tray was a true lesson of history ! And I don' t speak of the landscape around which would be to study closer .


      I am not sure the House Ritter still does exist 271 Oxford street  in London . Perhaps ??? Perhaps some od my readers may check it . I find out most of rollers nowadays are made in Taiwan or India . But I believe the name Ritter has still something to do with rollers skating or boarding . Wouldn' t be wonderful the manufactory still exist ? Please could you verufy .


       And look at the equipment . It was already 2 wheels inline with sole and wheels ,special shoes and thongs to firmly hold the all . You will remark those British people are perfectly outfitted ( as always ) .


       Poor woman she must sweat a lot under her clothes ! And the man too !! But what a elegance .!! Typically old British fashionable . It seems the man looks at his partner with loving eyes . Don't he ? With a swaggering and attentive air ? The lady turns her head and looks shy . Dare I say she thinks skating is the better mean to fall …..in love ! 


     

Comments (135)

  • Wow!! What a treasure!!  Are you going to take it to the Antiques Roadshow?

  • I am sure that shop is still not there now Michel. Those skates look very uncomfortable too and even harder to skate  in that long skirt. It must make clearing out your FIL house interesting when you find these treasures.  There is a speical show here on TV called http://www.bbc.co.uk/antiques/tv_and_radio/cashintheattic_index.shtml were people find interesting things in their attics etc. You would not find anything like that in my house as I am " thrower out " of everything .

    At least the weather is getting a bit warmer for the garden now, I know my garden is really blooming now

  • the advertising agency that i work for opened in 1915 and some of our 1st ads look similar to that. it's really cool to see what old advertising looked like. those roller skates look so scary to me, I'd fall over in a heartbeat! thanks for sharing! hope you have a good week :)

  • I had to remove it cause it was working right(sighs) i hope my son is having fun . and i may post some pictures of Jefferson city if he did it right hahaha(9 year old ) we will see...... hope you having a wonderful day hun

  • WOW.....that's so fascinating!

  • I found nothing specific on Google search except one link that is now defunct.  No helmets and kneepads back then, eh?!

  • Thank you for sharing such a lovely lesson in history! Take it from someone who has fallen on skates ... it hurts more than falling in love!

  • i love old antique things... and trays are one of my favorites... you decided to KEEP it, right? and not throw it in the bin?

  • Il faut garder de tels trésors dans sa famille. Tu devrais peut-être donner ça à un/une de tes enfants, et puis un jour ce plateau appartiendra à un de tes petits-enfants. C'est vraiment trop génial!

    Je te remercie de tes commentaires toujours très gentils que tu laisses sur mon site.

    Bonne journée. --Tiffany

  • That is really cool! They do look like they would be very hard to balance on though! Hope that you are doing well! Tell Janine I said hello!

  • Thank you Michel, made me realise I too have an old tray of an Italian drink, I just love these old advertisements on trays. Maybe it would look good hanging on a wall. The skates do look rather dangerous to me.

    RITA

  • How lovely the old rusted tray is, I hope you decided to keep it, regardless of its value it is a piece of history. Maybe you'll find out what you would like to know about it, I hope so, if you do will you let us know.

  • How very interesting!  I always love the interesting pictures and the stories behind them that you have!

    Have a blessed day!

    Michele

  • Awesome! You will certainly display this tray in  your home. Great item for great conversation!  Maybe it will find its way to E Bay or an auction for a small fortune?

  • RYC:  Thank you for the nice compliment. *blushes*.  I have 7 children.  4 are his, 2 are mine, and Benny is ours.

  • You have planted carrots?!  I wonder if I should be doing the same now?!  I was afraid it was too cold yet for planting them.

    Blaine went to pick up our bees and hive.  One of his mother's hives was swarming and she felt it might be a good idea to place them in another hive for us to have.  We are very excited at having them here...nervous at caring for them as well!  I will be sure to take lots of pictures and send to you. 

    xoxo Cat

  • J'ai trouvé ce site:
    http://www.yesterdays.nl/uk/specificaties/accessoires/div/div7.htm

    et ce site:
    http://www.earlytech.com/common/show_image.phtml?Id=1039653757&Item_Name=Road+Skates+circa+1925

    et ce qui est maintenant dans 271 rue D'Oxford à Londres ici:
    http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1186/28023.php

    Très intéressant et complet d'amusement!

  • Wow! That's pretty cool! I love old stuff like that. You want to send it to me? lol I hope that you're doing well! Take care.

  • now cool is that~!  i love old things. 

    and thanks for the history lesson ;)

    ~janny

  • Bonsoir, Michel; Tres chic, tres magnifique! Go here: http://www.earlytech.com/common/show_item.phtml?Id=248177808

    You can click on the little pictures of the skates to enlarge them. 1910? or 1925? Ils sont véritablement de petites bicyclettes! Quel beau trésor!

    Allison

  • and one more!: http://www.yesterdays.nl/uk/specificaties/accessoires/div/div7.htm

  • what a great find...

  • C'est tr?s interessant!

  • And we thought "in-line" skates were new.  I cannot imagine that they would be sweating as she carries a muff to keep her hands warm.  So this is a winter skate without the ice.  Your imagination is so wonderful. 

  • Michel this old tray is a real treasure!! You could never throw it out, it has far too mich history and beauty. It might actually be worth a fair bit of money, and selling it on ebay could fetch a nice price. But, I if it were mine, I'd keep it as a piece of memorabilia. I would have been so excited to have found this tray while cleaning up.

    Lovely post, Michel!

  • I love this!! I buy posters and they are reproductions of old ads. I have one of ice skaters. I will copy what it says when I find it!! LOL I do know the word glacé is on it and I assume that is ice in French???

  • Michel, I hope you kept the tray. I have one that is similiar but it has a Norman Rockwell painting on it. I really like the scenes like this one on yours. BTW, you asked about where the Perfume factory was. Yes, it is in Paris and it is very close to the Opera House. We walked across the street and around the corner -- a very short walk -- and voila, there was the Opera House. Have a great day.  Blessings, kc

  • So much to learn from you, Michel...

  • Those look like they could be the first inline skates EVER! Wow
    I would try these skates because I believe it might be fun to see how they go.

    I love this tray.

    Thank you for sharing this very interesting discovery!!

    I have some photos of my Easter you can see when you have time.
    Rosemary

  • What a charming post! I love your description of the couple towards the end.

  • I found these road skates http://www.earlytech.com/common/show_item.phtml?Id=248177808
    And also the shop that now occupies 217 Oxford Street http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1186/28023.php

  • hi Michel! first, let me thank you for the comforting message you left in my site. i really appreciate it esp. during this sad days of my life. also, i want to let you know that you amazed me with your writing talent..you really have an artistic views...imagine how you presented an old tray...that was an awesome presentation. my salute to you sir! thank you for sharing your talents to us...now, i learned a diff. view from you...i learned how to value a thing (esp. the one that served me for long) God bless you!

    onella

  • Quel bel exemple d'ingéniosité ces rollers d'avant-guerre :)
    C'est génial à toi cher Michel de partager ta belle trouvaille avec nous !
    Mille mercis et Amitiés

  • How marvelous to find that-what a treasure!

  • I saw similar skates on TV the other day. They are a "new invention" called "offroad skates" or something like that. They are meant to go on stoney roads and things.

  • you are the only man who would link an old tray, a picture of roller skates to falling in  love! that is why we all love you so much! yay you!

  • Maybe it's worth lots of money!

  • Michel! This is a lovely walk down memory lane.  Thank you for sharing, Judi

  • that picture is beautiful! how lucky you were to find such a treasure. i hope that you decided to keep it? it would be a shame to let something so unique go <3

  • It is always the same story, when rains they go together under a umbrella, when it is nice weather they go skating together. Chercher la femme was a very tiring business.

    They should make a olimpic game about this skating.

    Amitié

    Carlo

  • I agree with Oz girl - get this valued to see how much you'd get for it.

  • i would love to know whether it still exists!!

  • Love this..and did you ask me if I could see through you? ....I see you..perhaps not through..I see a romantic man with a soul that soars and an artistic eye. A man who loves his family and travel as much as he loves his home. I see an intellegent open minded man who is ever seeking new wisdom and knowledge and is a natural born teacher! You share so much..such a wealth and range of images and words..I see a glass heart with brick walls to shore it up..for the hard times...but spun glass..that reflects the light not only around it but also from within..as it shines through..I see kind eyes and a warm smile..but a man who knows his mind and can be a stern task master if need be..( thinking of the gaggle of sweet little French Bebes in your photos;) ..I see a man that hundreds are drawn to ..and with good reason..a man content in his heart yet ever yearning to expand horizons...That is part of what I see..since I believe you ask* Miranda..and from that other site too*

  • haha! how lovely! i love finding old stuff :)

  • I love the way you can derive so much meaning from the little, mundane things in life. It's truly a beautiful poster, and found in one of the most unexpected places too! Though I can't imagine skating with such fine clothes on--it'd be too hot and cumbersome. Yes, the man looks attentive and the woman looks shy--something akin to a classic courtship picture.

  • Good Morning

  • Hi just passin by again and sayng Hi and hope you have a blessed day

  • Don't you love forgotten treasures??  They are such a pleasure to find and often they are right under our very noses!!

    Karen

  • Michel,

    Actually, the photo is not of a church but of President Garfield's Monument in Lake View Cemetery.  Had it been a church, I would not have posed thusly.

  • Thank You for sharing a bit of the past. My first roller skates were metal, clamp on my shoes and 4 wheels for each skate. And of course the skate key I wore around my neck should the skate come loose from vibration.

  • Just passing by i have one picture up lol anyway have a blessing day

  • What a wonderful find Michel ! You must keep the tray as a memento - a reminder that there is nothing new in this life. I bet everyone thinks that roller-skating is a comparatively new " sport " I hope all the links will give you even more information about the company. Absolutely fascinating Marie

  • thanks for the links michel! i can't wait to look at them. the other guy with my brother is a close friend of his, named jason. they've known each other since kindergarten and now they're graduating high school next month. he's come to basically be a second brother to me. so thanks for the kind words and links. have a great day!

  • I followed your link! 

    We are, indeed, tree men!  ha. 

  • SALVE MICHEL.... I have posted my tray.

    RITA.

  • c'est une photo intéressant et une observation intéressant aussi. 

  • I wonder if they really used skates like that?  How would they brake?

    I like to look at old advertisements.  Some of them seem pretty laughable today; but then again, a lot of current ads are pretty laughable!

  • Interesting!  I think I have heard this style called "Art Deco."  It was quite collectible in the 60's and 70's in the US. 

    Intéresser ! Je pense que j'ai entendu ce modèle appelé l'"art Deco." Il était tout à fait collectable dans les années 60 et les années 70 aux USA.

    Regarding your question about ThiZbie:  "ThiZbie" is a variant spelling of "Thisbe" as in Pyramus and Thisbe of Greek mythology (written of  by Ovid.)  Many people think that William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet after the story of Pyramus and Thisbe.  Shakespeare also parodied it in A Midsummer Night's Dream (some people believe he is also making a comedy of Romeo and Juliet, which is said to be one of his least favorite plays.)  My dog was named for the latter.

    Concernant votre question au sujet de ThiZbie : "ThiZbie" est une épellation variable d'"Thisbe" comme dans Pyramus et de Thisbe de la mythologie grecque (écrite de par Ovid.) Beaucoup de gens pensent que William Shakespeare a écrit Romeo et Juliet après l'histoire de Pyramus et de Thisbe. Shakespeare l'a également parodié dans Le Rêve D'une Nuit De Milieu de l'été (certains croient qu'il fait également un comédie de Romeo et de Juliet, qui serait un de ses moindres jeux de favori.)  Mon chien a été appelé pour le dernier.

  • I looked at the links that your readers provided, voila, pictures of the road skates and a map of the London shop. Wonderful, it answers the questions nicely.

  • Come back and see my pictures:)

  • hey. I'm starting a new site and i was hoing you could visit it.

    http://www.xanga.com/opinionatedclub

    if you could tell freinds about it or

     even post that would be fantastical.

    Thanx

    N8

  • I love old things.  I am enthralled with the past, Judi

  • hi

  • I am very charmed by this entry, Michel! (Sorry for writing only in English this time as my brain is rather tired tonight.) There is so much history to be learned in a simple advertisement. It really is a lesson in history. I love looking at old posters too. They tell stories and they are very well painted. Great find! Where is the tray now? Have you kept it?

  • I love antiques as well Michel.  I collect old kitchen gadgets just in case the electricity goes out (I'll be ready) I collect old jewelry and antique books, I have etchings and pottery. A wide assortment of collectables....to the point that I am running out of space for me ha.

    Love,     Brenda

  • What a great find!  That is so neat!

  • RYC Thank you for the compliment, dear friend! We Americans value the fashions in France, so you comment meant so much!!!!!

    {{{{{{ Bev }}}}}}}

  • love it. typical british fashionableness. this comment from a frenchman! ahahha

    1/2 way done with the poem!

  • Interesting find. I hope you find some way to display it. -- We skated a lot, but never outside. It was like a dance.  Brings back wonderful memories. Thank you.

  • The tray is charming.  Personally I would rather ice skate than try to use those road skates.  I think you have correctly judged the time it depicts.  The type of sleeve on the lady's jacket was called a "leg of mutton" sleeve.  I hope you have kept the tray and will enjoy using it in some manner, at least as a decoration.

    I am just back from California, and I will blog in the next day or two.

    As ever, Carol Suzanne

  • Wow,  in-line skats that far back in time ?   Amazing.

    Some one posted a photo of those skates.   Look sturdy they do.

    If the tray were mine,  I would be tempted to put it in a frame behind no glare glass and hang it in a prominent place in my den.

  • voici le résulat de quelques recherches de la part de Johann à qui ces patins à roulettes ont aussi beaucoup plu :)

    Trouvé dans Google:
    «The skates are stamped "Ritter Patent" and "The Road Skate Co. 271 Oxford Street London". PERIOD:, 1890s. SIZE:, H: 23 Inches ins. ...
    http://www.schotten.com/detailspage.asp?ID=157»
    Mais la page indiquée "www.schotten.com/detailspage.asp?ID=157" contient à présent une toute autre information. La Maison A.Schotten Antiques en saurait peut-être plus: A.Schotten Antiques, 109 High Street, Burford, Oxfordshire OX18 4RH UK,Tel. +44 0 1993 822302 Fax: +44 0 1993 822055, E-Mail: enquiries@schotten.com

    Cette autre information, par contre, est plus explicite:
    http://www.earlytech.com/common/show_item.phtml?Id=248177808

    Voir aussi:
    http://www.dnij.nl/geschiedenis.html

    et puis, étant donné que fotolog est en pause actuellement, je lis un peu et vient de découvrir avec surprise la description de ce qu'il t'est arrivé en l'église de Berck-Ville :
    au chapitre 23 de "Nouvelles révélations" par Neale Donald Walsch
    http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/2920987682/qid=1145518105/sr=1-20/ref=sr_1_11_20/171-1000187-6398624
    Peut-être un jour que de passage à la FNAC ou autre librairie tu auras plaisir à lire la beauté de ce message particulier

    amitiés AM & JU

  • God Bless

    FRIENDS

  • You have given quite a lot of thought to this tray. I think the artist would have been pleased.

  • Michel,  how do you feel about the proposed flagging that Xanga wants to institute (go to John's site, or Flags site)?  I feel it is censorship.

  • What a great history lesson.  As always a great post.  Thank you for sharing that with us Michel!

  • Good Morning hope you have a blessed day

  • re ur comment... it was a drama performance by some of the schools in cantonese, english and putonghua... the final activity in the interschool drama festival. i have participated in the mandarin drama at my school but we didn't have to perform.. i just went to look at the other schools.. hope ive answered your question!!

    i guess ppl now have modified skates!

  • We have a show on TV called, "Trash to Treasure".  There's also one on the BBC called "Cash in Your Attic".  We never know what could be valuable.  I've seen shows where old lunchboxes zoomed out of sight in the market.  Some things I have held on to more for the sentiment, than of any real value.  But, I think maybe those are the most important things.  

  • That's just a wonderful picture.  I think my gramma who was born in the latter part of the 19th century(1869)  would have dressed like that.  Looks kind of like the Gibson Girl era.  I just can't imagine wearing all those heavy cumbersome clothing especially in the heat of the summer!  Today's fashions are so much more comfortable.  Of course there was a time that we considered the French to be the most knowledgeable in fashion...Remember Chanel?  I don't pay much attention to high fashion.  Not in my circle of friends...that suits me just fine.

  • Hi Michel:

    What a great tray!  There is a show over here called Antiques Road Show.  People bring their items to it and the professionals from the appraisal companies tell them about it and how much it's worth.  You should definitely check it out!

    I hope you and your family have a great day!

    Paula

  • Michel, I cannot change human nature but I can make grateful lists and be really grateful for all that I have. Love to you, your friend, Judi

  • Amazing, those skates look like little bicycles.

  • Old things have the potential to inspire much thought about where they have come from and who has used them and what have they been used for. Your readers have found some excellent links to those skates. Shame it is not still a skate store in Oxford street. cheers

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  • An EXCELLENT find! With trepedation I would
    skate on such tiny wheels! How fun if the company
    is still producing such novelities!

  • Very interesting. I imagine it *would* be rather hot in those clothes while skating.

    Thank you for the birthday greetings.

    I think I've made Clara angry with me. I haven't from her in a while. Hopefully she'll get over it and speak to me again.

  • Hi Michel: Just popping over to say hello, hope all is well with you & your family.  We had a thunderstorm today, I love the rain but not that thunder.  Enjoy the rest of your day.  Shirley

  • Very interesting. Have you heard any replys from any of your friends in England? That would be neat if it still existed. Have a great weekend.

  • Not flattery dear One..Truth..just truth* I do not flatter..You asked if I could see you..I think yes? ((Wings))

  • Dear Michel: No, I was not distracted I remember this blog very well in fact I even remember the comment I left:  I remarked at how old the tray looked and that I would keet it because it was so old even if it did have rust on it.  I went through your comments and could not find it ?????.  Since you blog so seldom I often stop over just to say hello leaving another comment on the same blog, as I did this time.  But I remember commenting on this very blog!  I seldom if ever miss any of your blogs.  I like so many on xanga blog every day because I enjoy doing so.  I'm sorry you have a hard time following my blog's, if you wish to not visit my site that is your wish to not do so and I respect your decision so I will not visit again sorry to be a bother but I can't blog once a month when I enjoy doing so more seldom.  Do take care.  Sincerely Shirley

  • I don't want you to read my comment and think I am mad because I am not!!!!  I understand what you are saying and how hard it would be for you to read long blog's so don't think I am mad, because I am not.  Take care and God Bless you and your Family always.  Shirley

  • Bonjour Michel, just un petit mot en reponse à ta question sur les arbres "de Paques": ils sont respectivement une très vieille magnolia, et le cerisier de mon potager.
    Ici on est en pleine floraison! C'est magnifique, mais on a aussi beaucup de travail...
    Ciao,
    Annalisa

  • Hello Michel!  Those skates predated the in-line skates we now use for skating.  I found a website which tells of an american inventor who came up with those kind of skates in 1905.  Here's the link http://www.patented-antiques.com/Backpages/Misc%20Bkpg/sport%20and%20light/skates.htm  I think the dress the woman is wearing seems to be around the turn of the century as well---edwardian style suit.

  • Those skates are so fascinating.  As is the couple using them.  I think it is great that you "rescued" that tray.  I would have done the same thing.  I have several things that I wonder what they are worth.  I usually do some searching online.  But, for me, they are family treasures, and I wouldn't part with them anyway!!

  • Oh my, that is so neat. The woman's outfit resembles the dress my great grandmother wore in a picture taken in 1895 or so.

  • lol, oui! pauvre femme :)
    c'était dûr pour les filles à ce temps-là j'imagine!

    quel âge as ton beau père?
    tu peux mettre ce plateau sur le mur de sa nouvelle chambre :)

    ceux que je connais de 'ritter' c'est le chocolat 'ritter sport' LOL

  • Oh, I love this.. This was back when the ladies dressed like ladies and men like gentlemen and they ALL had manners.. I bet the ladies sweat a lot in the long dresses, too.. LOL..

  • It looks like maybe it is the fall time they are skating, because there is smoke coming out of the chimmney's. You would not have a fire if it were hot outside. I like looking at turn of the century stuff.

  • wow that is an awesome antique.. How lucky you are!

    -rachael

  • Thank you, Michel--we are living in trying times!

    Laurie

  • Une nouvelle amie pour toi, cher Michel!  Ici:  http://www.xanga.com/Sarah_Cat/475999852/item.html?nextdate=last

  • Hey sweety thanks for your sweet comment as always yes that was me back in 1955 Hope all is well with you and yours

    Happy Sunday God Bless

    I STAND

  • A lot of folks here would pay a lot of money for that tray. lol I love things like that. There is not only a story in the picture but a history lesson as well. I have post cards my great grandmother gave me and they date from before World War II to just after. Fascinating stuff!

  • What a wonderful find! That's a keeper. You might also check eBay. There may be similar items that could tell you something of the history.

  • thats so cool! i want to go look in my basement for stuff now!

    i have a second interview monday...i think they are taking the position a little seriously.

    <3ashera

  • RYC: Scooter would never bite you, he might lick your face though, hehe.

  • Glad you liked the picture blog Michel Judi

  • Michel,

      Merci  beaucoup!

     Laurie

  • Those skates look like small bicycles.....

  • you are so poetic! I must subscribe to you.

  • Sorry to be so long visiting you and thanks for the remarks you send to me. That tin tray could be valuable I am glad you didn't throw it away I look at Bargain Hunt and the Antique Road Show and some of the most unlikely things are worth ssomething to collectors they have a big Fair in Paris  every so often and the English mob show it. So get it checked out. I have not heard of Ritters so must be before my time as my dad used to sell bikes and  rollerskates in a shop he once had and i have never seen that name hence it could be rare and looks in good condition Love Marjie

  • many of the churches in america have gyms in them

  • I do survey/interview work. Demographics, like age, race, crime, education, health, employment of local towns & cities. Interesting work, because I meet all types of people. Mostly, people are all the same. Some grow flowers and some do not.

  • Michel,
    Merci de passer par mon site...ca m'arrive de plus en plus pour les migraines...je crois que c'est le manque de sommeil!
    Le poeme.oui ,je l'ai ecrit moi meme,il ya a un an ou deux,malheureusement je ne l'avais pas date.
    Mon frangin aime collectioner les vieilles pubs comme ca.il aime les antiquites en general...Il aime les marches aux puces et tout ca...

    A plus tard Monsieur Michel!!!

    mimi

  • comme les mini bicyclettes :P

    tres cool!

  • Je suis enchantee aussi.

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  • Those skates are fascinating.  They are like little bicycles on leg braces.  I'm glad you shared the photo of the tray.

  • That is quite a tray - I really adore the old advertisements - I've collected quite a few reprints (in postcard form) of Coca-Cola adverts from the World War II era.

    In a non-sequitur - I also like the nightshots that Brassai took of Paris.

    And you are quite welcome for the Easter card :)

  • Le plateau est très intéressant!  la femme rougit....elle est amoureuse!!!

    Merci pour votre commentaire ....  J'ai peur que je ne serai pas une bonne mère, mais peut-être dans quelques années où j'aurai des enfants..

  • Some of the best teasures found are the ones  we never consider looking for.

  • Michel! This post was very light-hearted and carefree. I am glad that you took a closer look at the tray. If you hadn't, you would have missed how pleasant it actually was! I am very intrigued by the style of the skates. They look like tiny bicycles!

    Great post!

    Ranah

  • Hi sweetie good morning

  • I bought a used booklet at the store today because it had a beautiful picture of the nave of a church. When I sat down to read it , I thought of you. Here are some of the highlights.

    Name  The Sainte-Chapelle

    Author  WandaRabaud : Bibliothécaire de l'école Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts.

    Publisher Éditions Albert Morancé 30 et Rue de Fleurus Paris

    Introduction:

    The Sainte-Chapelle has a charm which is peculiarly its own.  It is a building the like of which can nowhere else be found.  It stands apart from all others.

    Everything connected with it bears the stamp of the rare, the exceptional - its birth, glorious and unusal, its troubled existence, for it was in deadly peril more than once, its very beauty, too, the exquisiteness of the art displayed in it.

    Standing in the heart of the City, it soars skywards, slender but strong, delicate and fragile.  Delicacy and fragility revealed throughout its history, from its royal origin through the violent contrasts of its destiny.

    Such is the secret of the peculiar emotion it rouses; such is the reason for which the Sainte-Chapelle remains perhaps the most perfect monument in Paris, and certainly the most attractive.

    Michel, I hope to see this someday! Have you seen it? I was able to celebrate Mass at Notre Dame, perhaps I may here as well!!!

  • Thank you for you comment on my tire swing memory sweety it means a lot to me . I am going to try and tell more of my child hood . God Bless and keep you and your safe

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  • Thank you for your comments on my poem..You are a dear and precious Soul. My friend ..almost..invited me to see his "Tower" in Carhaix where he keeps his archives, research and books..this Aug. or Sept before it may be sold. I was assured however that he had photos should timing not work out for me to actually get to see it. My passion for Books is parallelled only by my passion for Old Abbey Towers ...I am happy he was able to enjoy such a wonderful thing for a while at least. He writes of the sunsets and fields, the places he goes to sell ( promote) his books and paints for me images of France that make me homesick..although I have never been to Brittany ..He cannot leave to travel here for a year or so..but invited my friends to house sit for him on his property if he can. They were thrilled ..Ah but Michel I really would love to see the Ancient Tower and the Archives...Silly yes? I recieved a post card from Chateux de Pontivy ( Morbihan)  in the Castle of the Family of Rohan where "The Book Festival of Brittany" ..held every second year now ...I see the Celtic Connection...Rohan..so similar in sound to Roan in Ireland..have you seen the film " The Secret of Roaninish"? It is a delight of myth and innocent mystery...May you and your family be well* ((Wings))

  • Glad you enjoyed that coffee picture! Love to you, Laurie

  • BRAVO!!!!!

  • hello michel! what a wonderful treasure you have found! i hope that all is well with you and that spring has started to arrive in france for you! it is very slow in coming here for us it seems!

  • Good Morning hun and hope we can become good friends:) take care have a blessed day

  • Fun blog entry to read -- it's interesting how old things, old pictures especially, make one pause and think a little. *waves*

  • I have the same picture on a postcard. My Ma sent it to me from France, and on the back it says "S11 - Sport 1900", then in the center of the back "Francois Nugeron. 113 ter, av. Charles de Gaulle 92 Neuilly. Reproduction interdite - Fabrication francaise. Collection Bibliotheque du musee ds Arts decoratifs."

    Hope this helps you with your research

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