When you’re feeling a bit poorly there’s nothing like a mega-trawl of Ebay looking for all weird and wonderful things for sale… Here’s today’s round-up of the crazy, beautiful and unexpected!
These props from the 1997 film, ‘The Borrowers’
Those who’ve seen the film (or remember the story) will know it centres around tiny-sized people who live in secret and adapt the everyday objects of standard-sized humans to creatively use as tools, furniture and everything else needed for everyday thumb-sized person life.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Fireplace
Recued from his former home ‘Woodrings’ before it’s demolition, you can toast your tired Hobbit-feet beside the authors very own hearth.
This stunning 1950s-style Illustration by Pauline Annon…
Pauline has worked with the film industry on illustrations for films such as ‘Shampoo’ and ‘Fight Club’. She is also an Painter, see here for an example of her exquisite expressive abstracts.
Incidentally, I just discovered that Pauline was the artist responsible for painting the tiger head on the back of Murdoch’s brown leather jacket in the 80s series the A-Team.
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These Utterly Fabulous Mid-Century Furnishings…
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Mid Century Wall Lights 
Lloyd Loom Sputnik Linen Basket 
Nesting Coffee Tables 
Eames DSS Chairs Greta Garbo’s US Immigration Card…
If you have a spare £6,659 you can be the proud owner of Greta Garbo’s US Immigration Card. Dated 1938, Swedish-born Greta had already been living in the States for 13 years and had a string of successful silent and talking Hollywood films under her belt by the time this card was issued.
If only my passport and driving licence featured such a gamorous photo!
These fabulous fairground-themed items…
Vintage Hoops Penny Arcade Machine, 1930s 
Original Vintage Fairground ‘6 Balls 25p’ Sign 
Vintage-style Reproduction Fairground Sign ‘Get Lucky’ 
Original Horse Carousel Ride 
1970s German Tinplate Flying Cars Clockwork Model And finally…
An Complete American Diner!
This 1949-built entire restaurant building was imported into the UK in 1992 from the USA (where it was made and spent most of it’s life serving the people of New Jersey). For around £400,000 (including the cost of moving it) you can have your own stylish catering business, complete with impeccable heritage and shiny, stainless steel good looks!
