Jeddah: Antique Inlaid Telephone

Have you ever seen a phone like this before?  I hadn't, until I laid eyes on it in Jeddah's Al Balad district.  I was on a tour of the museum homes in the old part of Jeddah and this was on display as part of the furnishings of a time gone by.  I believe a phone like this may have been imported from either Syria or India, where this type of inlay work is made.  

SkyWatch Jeddah: Layered Buildings

The angle of this shot makes it appear as though the top left building is part of the lower building in front of it.


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Jeddah: Old Style Furnishings

The old Saudi seating style consisted of a stiff wooden elevated frame topped with cushions. The prints shown here are very traditional old style patterned upholstery. The back cushions were often covered with fitted lace caps to protect the fabric longer.

Jeddah: Old Town Balad Door

It's not unusual to see old worn out carpets used outside in front of the entrances to old homes in Al Balad, the oldest section of the city of Jeddah.  Many of the doors in Al Balad are either made of solid carved wood or of solid metal like this one, which are painted in a wide variety of colors.

Our World: Antique Baby Bottles

Have you ever seen baby bottles like these?  I never had until I saw them at the Museum Bai Jeddah, located down in Jeddah's old historic district called Al Balad.  With nipples on both ends, I was miffed and intrigued.

These antique baby bottles were named after the word for "boat" in Arabic because of their shape.  Either nipple could be used for drinking, but the extra nipple allowed for refilling the bottle without interrupting the baby and could also release air trapped inside the bottle.



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Jeddah: Old Carved Armoire

Now this type of elegant colorful armoire would easily adapt to modern decor in homes today.  What a fantastic accent piece this would make.  

Jeddah: Old City Al Balad Scene