Merry Christmas from Dead Men's Spex

Hello Merry Christmas

Uh oh! I hope Santa doesn't think I have been too naughty as I haven't blogged for a very long time. I'm happy to say that 2019 and has been good to us here at Dead Men's Towers.

Looking over the year, a highlight for me was venturing up North to the Festival of Vintage at York Racecourse back in April.That was a fabulous weekend, the weather was awful but luckily we were inside and very busy. We met quite a few familiar faces and many new people too and had a ball. We have booked to go next year- keep 25th and 26th April 2020 free if you fancy coming to see us at this great event.

We also enjoyed selling our glasses at North Norfolk Railway 1940s weekend. This event is a regular one in the Dead Men's Spex calendar and it has the added advantage of being right on our doorstep in rural Norfolk. We were amazed when we added up the dates and realised that we first started selling there in 2008, so this was our 12th consecutive time! It has certainly grown since then, so has Dead Men's Spex and Dead Man Junior - we reserve judgement on me and Deadman!

As Christmas approaches, Deadman and I will be joining our elder statesmen Teddy - 'Dead Bear Growling' for some festive cheer. He is the same age as Deadman but has manged to retain his youthful good looks, he's not gone grey yet - unlike someone I could mention who has been cultivating a rather venerable beard.




Wishing you all a lovely Christmas and a happy New Year .

Thank you to you all for your continued support and custom.
Season's Greetings Mr and Mrs Deadman

Dead Men's Spex on the radio...

Hello,
Well we are in December already and things have been going well at Dead Men's Spex. In November we went with Little Vintage Lover Fair to a new venue to sell our glasses at the Great Hospital in Norwich, it is a beautiful medieval hospital tucked away behind the cathedral. We had a good day and met some familiar faces and a few new people too which is always good.

The Great Hospital Norwich 

Dead Men's Spex Show Room 

We have some exciting news, Dead Man is going to be on BBC radio Norfolk tomorrow morning Thursday 6th December talking about Dead Men's Spex. The reporter, Wally Webb is coming at 8am.  So we will be raring to  go bright and early tomorrow.  A customer noticed that we are supplying the new Peter Rabbit film and contacted the radio station to arrange an interview. So if you would like to hear Dead Man's dulcet tones tomorrow morning tune in!



TTFN Mrs Dead Man

Fabulous Forties Fun at North Norfolk Railway

Hi there,
We had a great time at the 1940s event at The North Norfolk Railway. The weather was lovely and we were very busy. We met some familiar faces and also quite a few new people too. The layout had changed slightly and we were nearer the music than we have been in previous years, so it was easy to get 'In the Mood'. Dead Man Junior was feeling adventurous and went on the train into Sheringham. He came back with stories of bombed out shops, but still managed to get some fish and chips!

The Dead Man himself enjoying the sunshine outside our stall

Our vintage sunglasses went down well and we have a few left which will go online in the not to distant future.

sunglasses 

Hope to see you all soon, we will next be out and about on Sunday 18th November in Norwich with Little Vintage Lover Fair. 

TTFN Mrs Dead Man

It's back to the Forties for Dead Men's Spex with North Norfolk Railway

Hi there
This weekend - Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th September we will be out and about and dusting off our stall and heading off to the North Norfolk Railway 1940s weekend This event gets bigger and more popular every year.  We are quite excited we will be bringing the van which Dead man has been working on. It now has LED interior lights and storage for the essentials such as  tea making equipment!  If he disappears from the stall, you'll know where to find him.

Spectacular steam trains! 

We will also be bringing the important stuff -(if anything is ever more important than tea!) lots of great vintage spectacles. Dead man has been preparing plenty of frames including a glazing a whole load of forties frames with sunglass lenses so you can look cool in that lovely Autumnal sunshine which we usually get for this weekend. See you soon!


TTFN Mrs Dead Man

Hot Heydon!

We are back from Little Vintage Lover Fair at Heydon in rural Norfolk today and are gently cooling down. It was a fantastic day weather wise, as it normally is for this event and it was a very busy day.

Tea vintage style at Heydon.

We were in our usual spot inside the village hall and as the temperature gradually rose, people thinned out and made their way outside into the shade. Dead Man Junior and I sneaked off to the village cafe to get an ice-cream. (We did buy one for Dead Man ) and there was no one on the green (or brown as it is at the moment!). It was just too hot, there were a few people nestled in the shade of the trees near the church.

Dead Men's Spex stall at Heydon

We had a good day; we saw quite a few familiar faces and introduced some new customers to Dead Mens Spex .  Thank you for everyone who came to see us.

TTFN Mrs Dead Man

Dead men's Spex- out and about in pretty Norfolk village of Heydon

Hello,
It is nearly August, (wow where did that go?) so time for Little Vintage Lover Fair's annual event at Heydon tucked away in rural Norfolk. It is on Sunday 5th August 10am -4pm at Heydon Parish Room. It is Little Vintage Lover Fair's tenth birthday this year so it looks to be a good event- as always. I wonder if Zoe will be able to get another beautiful sunny day, she usually manages it!

Heydon on Little Vintage Lover Fair day 

Now the weather has cooled to a normal temperature - it was 34 degrees C (93 degrees F in old money) on Friday- that is not right for England is it !? Dead Man has been able to return to his workshop and has started prepping some stock for the show. We will be bringing a selection of great vintage glasses including 1980s frames,  NHS 524s, 1940s frames, Shuron frames and ladies' cats' eyes. We will also have some fab ladies' sunglasses which came in recently, they are in bright colours; yellow, white, pink and orange and have integral earrings instead of sides; real head turners.

Fabulous sunglasses

Hope to see you at Heydon on Sunday.

TTFN Mrs Dead Man
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Dead Men's Spex at Mannington Hall

Hello,

Well Spring has finally sprung here in Norfolk and next weekend - Sunday 13th May we are off to Mannington Gardens with Vintage Lover Fair.

Mannington Hall Norfolk 

Mannington Hall is a medieval hall set in beautiful gardens in deepest Norfolk and we love going there. This is our first show this year and we are looking forward to it. It is also well timed as DeadMan has just returned from a buying trip in his homelands, bringing a load of new old stock from the 1980s and 1990s.

Zoe, Judith and Carnaby bring  a splash of colour to our stall.

I love the names; Zoe and Judith for the ladies and Gideon and Guy for the men. They certainly add a bit of colour to our stall.  We also have a good selection of  frames from the 1940s through to the 1970s. We hope to see you there.

TTFN Mrs Deadman