Vintage Fiction Lover Gifts

'Sorry Jane, I can't make it home in time. The 10-o'clock liana is delayed.'

Cocktails on the verandah.

The Missing Sock Returns

Military Medals

Pashminas are sooo noughties!

Early Piety

'A Ball at the Mansion House'

Abandoning the computer for a typewriter.

Trilby - 'The old studio'.

Illustration from an Unpublished Novel

'...then Johannes Gutenberg built the first bookcase'

'No, I'm not the sommelier; in fact, I don't even work here - I've just always wanted to try this wine.'

'Jerry's 'old school'.'

Buster Keaton

An old-time engineer enters the cockpit on a flight.

"Are you looking to accentuate or camouflage?"

"Diamonds are so three billion years ago..."

'This is a wind-up, isn't it?'

Jimmy Cagney.

'I know I complimented you on that outfit last time you wore it, but that was in 1980.'

"Of course, I'm perfectly willing to pay my income tax, but I stayed home all day on the fifteenth, and nobody came."

'No, you can't just watch the end of Bargainhunt!'

Opening the Barrel

Swells - Men's Fashion

'This book is so rare it's never been published.'

Notice: this dress will be out of style by January 2009.

Pick me! 2002 was a very good year! No! Me! I'm excellent with beef and fish. Desperate House Wines.

Girl's hair comes unfastened as a dance is about to begin

DIY enthusiasts find a time portal behind their old wallpaper

"They lead a simple life - they don't even put gas in their cars."

'Oi son, you're not going out dressed like that.'

Ye Old Cafe: No Coffee Today - Sore Arm!

Stan Laural & Oliver Hardy.

"First of all, I would like to express my gratefulness to all those wonderful ancestors of mine who helped to make this glorious day possible."

Auctioneer: 'Sold to the lady whose husband just walked out!'