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Although Etsy doesn't have dedicated categories per material under the Vintage (i.e., not handmade by shop owner) category, if you use the right title words and tags, it will still be found in searches.

For instance my vintage china tea cups are under the main category of Vintage, the sub-category of "Serving"(ware) and the sub-subcategory of "Tea Cups". Then I make sure to put the most relevant 'search words' in my title and in the 13 additional item tags that I can add (for the search engine). That results in the title you see for this teacup, as an example: http://www.etsy.com/listing/88408695/vintage-tea-cup-and-saucer-hammersley

The rather awkward looking title allows for it to come up in a variety of Etsy search parameters; not only "vintage tea cup" but also "hammersley tea cup", "bone china tea cup", "vintage china tea cup", "pansy" or "pansies", "purple tea cup", "1920s tea cup" and so on and on....

When I list the Cambridge candlesticks I will put them into the "1920s" age category which automatically places it into what Etsy considers the "top level" category (vintage). I'll then choose the subcategory "Home Decor" (because candlesticks aren't serving/eating ware) and then select the Candle Holder category. That will automatically put "Vintage", "Home Decor" and "Candle Holder" into the search parameters connected with that item. When I add my own tags, one of them will be "candlestick candle stick" because you never know if a buyer is going to spell it as one word or two when they search.