If only I could budget ...

This little box took some research on my part when I found it. At first, I thought, "Oh cool! What a great tackle box!" But I have a dad and uncles and grandfathers ... no one has a tackle box that looks like this. The patent number is on its bottom and after some searching and researching online, I learned that it is in fact a "budget box" - the top has spots for separating coins and bills and even little places for labels, as in "rent" or "groceries" or "Zappos."

The color and the fact that the little inside metal containers are removable, I've listed it on our shop, but it will be difficult to part with such a neat antique ...

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COLLECTION: Autumn

So, it's not officially fall yet here in Southwestern Pa., but we're nearing it by just a few weeks and I'm very much ready for cider and kneesocks and plaid skirts. Here is a little collection of fall favorites, ALL of which are from our own collection ..

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Travel: Chicago by train

Red Pop recently sold a set of vintage American Tourister luggage pieces to a soon-to-be-married gal in Wisconsin. She told us of her plans for the all-red set and promised to send along images ...

Carmen and Troy were married this August and took an adventure by train to Chicago for their honeymoon. To be honest, the luggage looks great ... but the beaming bride in red dress and hat looks GORGEOUS! Thanks so much for sending along these photos.

Congratulations you crazy kids! xo.

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Collection: Enamelware

Since my mother collected Dansk enamelware when I was a kid, I've always loved the look and feel of enamel cookware, and more importantly, the colors. Here is some enamel eye candy ...

Vintage Orange Pourer by RED POP SHOP



Little Red Pot by KULTUR


Enamel Pan Collection by DAMORE4




Mid-century Dansk Collection by BLUE FLOWER VINTAGE

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Jason and Michael's Red Power Pop Kitchen

Ahhh. The kitchen. One's safe haven. We always imagined that our own kitchen would be crazy. Bright Yellow, Candy Red, Silver/Chrome. Maybe it's from all of those years working at Tower Records (Tower's colors were Red and Yellow) or all of those years collecting McDonalds toys. When we finally had the opportunity to make our kitchen...OUR kitchen, we went for it. Here are the results. Now AND before. Just a peek inside the minds of Red Pop Shop.

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Dollar Dollar Bill Yall ...

Today, Red Pop listed this neat Vintage Bank Money Bag from Kansas, which got me to thinking about vintage bank finds over my mint iced tea this morning. Save your pennies - here are a few cool things I found in my search ...

1941 Moneybag from U.S. Mint Philadelphia by Designer2.

Wicker Basket Piggy Bank by Lakeside Boutique.


Vintage Adding Machine by Well Wud Ja Look At That.


Vintage Metal Coin Bank by Yellow Barn Finds.

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In the beginning ...

RED POP SHOP 2010
From left: Jason * Bess * Michael
Photo by STORYBOOK PHOTOGRAPHY

A brief introduction to us, our shop, our blog ...

We are Bess, Jason and Michael - three Pittsburgh homeowners who share a love of vintage objects, art, design, music, food, amusement parks, red denim and Kraft dinner. Through this site, we hope to post about some of these parts of our lives and more ...

Red Pop Shop is a vintage housewares and handmade site on Etsy that we've owned and operated since early spring 2009. We carry a funky variety of kitsch items, barware, Pyrex and mid-century oddities we love and love to share at modest prices (for those of us who have mortgages and want to save some cash for diner food and new records and beer). We shy away from stuffy antiques and focus on objects that are fun, in good condition and continue to be useful - vintage goodies should be well-loved and well-used.

Our blog is a new project. Outside of our shop and our Facebook page, we hope to share here a bit here about our lives outside of the shop, and the things that inspire us - generally speaking, things that we like ...


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