The Cinderella lamp and nightlight. The clock strikes twelve and Cinderella leaves the ball!
I took way more pictures of these vintage "irmi" pieces than absolutely necessary. It must have had something to do with their cute little unchanging faces...sitting there patiently while I worked with my camera. There are the angels... And then...
It is a portrait of a woman whose strength, resilience and perhaps most stunningly, whose joie de vivre could not be vanquished.
Esme (Annette Himstedt 1997) and Irmi (Annette Himstedt 1997)
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Hello friends! Time to share another piece from my Irmi collection! This switchplate is one of my favorite pieces! I love the soft ...
Hello friends! I love collecting these sweet vintage wooden nursery items by Irmi! Today I am sharing my most recent Irmi piece. ...
Hello friends! Today I am sharing one of my favorite Irmi lamps! Isn't it cute?! I love the sweet theme and the shade of pink...
Hello friends! Last weekend I found an adorable new Irmi to add to my collection! A pastel colored barn scene with a boy ...
Grobstrickhausschuhe IRMI - "Widerstandssocken" - No.69 - Unser knöchelhoher Hausschuh IRMI ist vom Retro-Style inspiriert, wirkt im Zusammenspiel mit weichem Acrylgarn aber trotzdem sehr modern. Nich
This Tutorials item by WoolAffair has 213 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from United States. Listed on Jan 11, 2024
Esme (Annette Himstedt 1997), Irmi (Annette Himstedt 1997) and Katrin (Annette Himstedt 2002)
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I KNOW I'M NO BETTER THAN ANYONE... BUT I'LL BE DAMNED IF THERE IS ANYONE BETTER THAN ME.
This is a lovely little Irmi Lamp made by a married couple Fred & Irmi Bering, who ran a company called Nursery Plastics in New York city through the 1950's to 1971. They had an interesting background: Both Jewish, they independently left Germany when Hitler was in power and met each other in America. Their company was quite profitable and they eventually sold it in 1971 to a company called Nortel (located in Rhode Island) The company was then renamed Nursery Originals. This lamp bears the original Nursery plastics stamp on the base and was one of their earlier designs. People often refer to this style as "German Erzebirge sensibility" which is in reference to the Erzgebirge region in Germany where children's folk art toys have been made for hundreds of years. The style of the wooden toys produced there is very distinctive and the Irmi lamp while made in America, are still an excellent example of this. These lamps are extremely collectible. This lamp is in very good cosmetic condition, but the paint does show some mild signs of age, as seen in the pictures. The lamp is in excellent working condition and stands 12 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide.
