I have some fun vintage calendars. I see them often at estate sales..they were something that people saved. I found this one the other day. It is from 1956 and was probably a giveaway to customers from the Mahoney's Meat Market.
This one is neat as it lists the birthdays of presidents.
Sometimes I find calendars that are tiny.
This giveaway from Parker Club Tours is made of pressed cardboard. The original calendar is missing and you can see where it has been torn off the bottom. I took this one off the wall in the basement of an estate sale years ago.
I have two calendars from 1955 and 1957. These were giveaways by The Alpenrose Dairy. They feature a little gnome called Tiny Tawker who is adorable.
Here are a few of the calendar pages. Cute huh?
The little details are just charming. On one of the calendars each month has a great little graphic...Who's your Valentine?
The flip side of the month features holiday or monthly crafts or treats.
One of my favorite finds EVER is a form of a calendar. I found it in Kansas on a road trip with my Mom. It is a pincushion that you use to keep track of birthdays and important events etc.
There are pins with little felt flags that you use to indicate dates.
Green for holidays. Pink for birthdays. Red for dates. Blue for everything else. I love the big REMEMBER flag that flies from the top.
It is dated 1964 on the bottom. I have never seen another one like it.
On our Alameda trip I found this nifty mirror with calendar attached. Great graphics, that wonderful vintage green, a thermometer and a mirror!
The Family that PLAYS together STAYS together. Love the happy little family scene picnicking by the river. 
From the Vernon Company of Newton, Iowa. 1956 calendar still attached. Awesome.
If you have an idea for a future collection challenge, leave me a comment and finish the sentence "Show me your collection of ___.". Collections, collections, collections!
Fun collection!
Posted by: Linda @ A La Carte | April 22, 2014 at 09:05 AM
I love that Tiny Tawker - such cute photos! I have an August 1966 calendar that hangs over my desk.
My Dad told me that he bought some calendars for me at a yard sale. He brought them over on Sunday and they are these huge giant calendars from a Bank - like five feet tall. I'll have to blog them.
Posted by: Shara | April 22, 2014 at 09:40 AM
You really do have quite the neat collection. That teeny tiny calendar is adorable. Love the Scottie dogs too. Glad you rescue it off the basement wall. Love the vintage crafting ideas on the backside of the tiny tawker! What fun!
Posted by: Musings from Kim K. | April 22, 2014 at 07:02 PM
Of course, I am not surprised, no not one bit that you would have a collection of calanders! LOL! Is there anything you dont collect?
I love that tiny little one and the pinkeep one.
have a great day Laurie
xoxo
vivian
Posted by: vivian | April 23, 2014 at 03:37 AM
I remember going to an estate sale once where there was a collection of vintage calendars. I don't remember exactly how much they were, but I do know that they were too much so I left them behind. They had them in a locked display case so that should give you an idea. Maybe they were made of gold?
The only other calendars I see at estate sales feature naked women on muscle cars. Not exactly the type of collection I'd like to start...
:-) Erica
Posted by: Erica | April 23, 2014 at 05:22 AM
Those are really fun! Love the tiny one, and that pincushion-- never saw anything like it before.
Posted by: Diane | April 23, 2014 at 07:08 AM
This is a sweet collection. I think they are all adorable. The gnome is so cute and the lessons are darling, promoting good health and character! The pin cushion one is extraordinary.
Do you hang these somewhere or are they stashed away?
Posted by: Annette | April 23, 2014 at 10:24 AM
Wow...you have an extensive collection. The pincushion remember calendar has to be the best, but the Tiny Tawker is a close second!
Posted by: Sherry@Back2Vintage | April 23, 2014 at 05:17 PM
Somehow that nifty Alameda calendar doesn't feel like a good fit with the rest of them to me. I can pick it up and dispose of it for you because I'm a helper. ;-)
Posted by: Into Vintage | April 23, 2014 at 06:47 PM
Great collection! I have never seen that Tiny Tawker artist before - wow, his work is wonderful! What a different time it was in the 50's eh? I see my sister's birthdate on that 1956 calendar - January 7th, 1956!
Posted by: Maureen | April 26, 2014 at 09:10 PM