Vintage find alert and our upcoming newsletter

VINTAGE FIND ALERT

For those of you with a keen sense of style, the Planet lamp is an iconic Australian. These lamps were first designed in the 1960s and seem to occur in just about every retro shop. Although a little newer in era than our usual vintage finds (c1920-1950), we have a beauty in store. Retrofitted onto a metal base, this lamp is ready for you to plug in and admire! Sorry this item is now SOLD.

OUR NEW NEWSLETTER

We are starting a seasonal newsletter. When you're next in-store, sign up to have yours delivered directly to your mailbox, or your email inbox, whichever you prefer.

The Summer edition will feature:

- a discount voucher (for you and a friend)

- vintage finds

- new stockists

- our handmade products

So now you can hear about what we are stocking before anyone else!

2012 has nearly begun...

A huge thank-you to our customers for making 2011 so successful. We are itching to throw open our door so the year can begin! Tuesday 10 January is our first trading day for 2012.

The first thing you may notice is our changed window display. The red ladders in the window have found a new home, as have several of the larger furniture pieces.

This has allowed us to refresh our store, altering its layout and giving it a fresh coat of paint. We are also expanding our product range over the next few months. Let us know what you think.

Here's a peak at one such new product, the High Tea Collection, from Cristina Re:

This year we are starting a mailing list so we can let you know about seasonal specials and shopping nights. Don't forget to sign up when you're next in-store. We look forward to seeing you soon, and remember that our new 2012 trading days are Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-5pm.

Fobjects

Well it's been a while since our last post, so here's an update on our little shop. Starting with our Steampunk corner, we now have a specialised range of fobs - from watches to pedometers to voltmeters. We also have the brass goggles ring in store, available in both ladies and gents sizes, direct from England.

New vintage stock has recently arrived from sunny South Australia including haberdashery, industria and tools.

We also have a wider range of new stock - from stationery to organic soaps, face creams, market baskets, parasols and coming soon to our gardenwares, secateurs!

To help you in your Christmas shopping, we are now open Friday nights from November 11 until December 23. All gift wrapping is complimentary.

Pianola scrolls

Many people wonder what they can do with the pianola scrolls we sell (apart from play them on a player piano of course).

So we explain how good they can look if you unroll part of them and hang them on a wall.

Or in the case of our place - in a stairwell where you can get a good 12 foot of pianola scroll down a wall.

We think they look pretty good this way.

3 Month's Young

It's hard to believe this week is our 3rd month anniversary. Hooray!

To help us celebrate, you are welcome to print out this discount voucher and come into the store. Using it is simple - just chose anything from our current stock this week (14-18 September 2011). Sorry, no lay-bys with the voucher.

10% Discount

Because we're 3 month’s young

the manufactory

810 High Street

Thornbury VIC 3071

(03) 9484 6001

To be used between 14-18 September 2011 only. Sorry, no lay-bys.

Esme and the laneway

We had a lovely visitor to the store a while back who asked if she could return and take photos of the store.


I am glad we said yes.


Please go to the link below and see why.


http://www.esmeandthelaneway.blogspot.com/2011/09/manufactory.html

And once you are at the blog - have a good look around, vintage style and talent shine!

Customers

Customers are such fun.

When these two started playing with the steampunk wares and taking photos we didn't mind at all - as long as we got a photo to put on the blog.