This site has a variety of handsome wallets, passport covers, duffle bags, messenger bags, dopp (shaving) kits that could double as tool bags, etc. Prices rance from $25- $150.
Thanks to Cassie for this motherlode!
Monthly Archives: March 2011
This Week’s Rare Bit O’Swag:
Celluloid Vespa Brooch
I picked this up for very cheap on eBay from a European seller. It’s about the size of a half dollar and is very detailed for it’s size. It doesn’t have any markings on the back but almost looks like a mass produced item ready to be imprinted with the name of a scooter club or event on the bottom. Anyone else seen any of these? Let us know with a comment (see above) or e-mail us !
Is the red Vespa salt or pepper?
It might get confusing. There are also egg cups, money banks and trinket boxes in these same scooter shapes if you don’t want to risk putting pepper on something you didn’t want to. Prices range from £4 to £7 at UK retailer the Purple Puffin.
Thanks to Julie for this great find!
The Ultimate Lambretta Paperweight?
This classy little Lambretta statuette measures 6.5″ and weighs in at a hefty 2 lbs. It’s made out of cold cast resin so it’s remarkably detailed. $40.
Thanks to ScooterSwag’s own Cassie for this great find!
Put a bird on it!
Forgive me. Being a longtime Portlander, I love the new IFC show “Portlandia”. It has nailed our quirky city cold. Here’s a link to the segment that refers to our bird passion:
Portlandia’s “Put A Bird On It”
And although Jacqueline at Screech Owl Design is not located in Portland, (she’s in Portland East, aka Brooklyn, NY) she might as well be. This lovely (and quirky) pheasant card is $4.50 and available at her online store.
Thanks to Portlandia’s own Cassie for this great find!
This Week’s Rare Bit O’Swag:
Smoke ’em if you got ’em.
Scooters smoke so I guess this makes sense? Featuring a BSA Sunbeam, this ashtray is a rare bit of odd scoot swag. I have a 1964 Triumph Tigress (same bike, different badge) which is the beautiful bane of my existence and I can assure you that even as a four stroke she smokes too.
Lammy Glammy
This site has a lot of Lambretta merc – whether it’s truly “Lambretta” licensed goods or not is anyone’s guess. Still, if you crave some ‘bretta blingage, then why not? Click the link below to go to the site, then type “Lambretta” into the search engine to see everything.
Thanks to Julie G. for these finds!
Swag From Around The World:
Kyoto Scooter Safety Charm
Thanks to Kristen M. who sent me this photo from her travels in Kyoto, Japan. It’s from a temple’s giftshop and is a charm to ward off bad things happening to scooterists!
Cake enthusiasts rejoice?
I don’t even know where to begin with this one. I wasn’t even able to find a completed Scooter Santa made out of fondant on the interwebby thing. I suppose if you are a cake decorator hobbyist, you’ll get what I’m referring to. I will go so far as to give you a link for one of these “Jem Cutters”(£11.99), and encourage you to see this very entertaining documentary called “The Kings of Pastry.”
This Week’s Rare Bit O’Swag:
Tin Can Scooters
There doesn’t seem to be a reliable online source for these and that’s a shame. There were several years that miniature scooters made out of PBR beer or Hamms beer cans would have really hit the spot as Portland rally trophies. Ah but sometimes the rarity of a thing is the best thing about it.