Hi everyone! I had fun garage saling [and curbside rescuing] this past week-end. I tell you, it’s hard to beat free. Someday, I will tell you the story of how I dumpster-dove at a nearby property for several weeks and rescued thousands of dollars worth of antiques. Nothing will ever live up to that experience, but I still get a kick out of free, every time. But without further ado, here are this week’s vintage finds.
I find that it doesn’t take me long to get absolutely overwhelmed by large quantities of linens, and they tend not to sell very quickly for me.
But when I find them in great condition, for just a quarter each, well, then I have to make an exception and scoop them all up. Check out this informative article written by Rita at Panoply: Tips, Facts: Success with Vintage Linens
These newer canning jars have a great vintage look, and I knew I had vintage lids at home that would fit them. I plan to use them in my pantry (cost: $1.00 each).
I’d like to tape of the smooth fronts and spray them with chalkboard paint, so I can write the contents on the front.
A closer look at the vintage lid.
The glass insert was manufactured by Anchor Hocking, Can you see the “A” under the “H” mark in the center?
An attractive garden tile made of cement (cost: $1.00, value: $10-12.00).
Like doilies, I find that creamers can take a while to sell, but again, at a quarter each, I couldn’t pass them up (cost: 25 cents each, value: $5.00 each).
The rose decorated creamer was made in Japan, the forget-me-not in England by Royall Albert.
Yet another 25 cent item that found it’s way into my bag. What I’ll do with it I have no idea. Often you can find a maker’s mark on the neck of the doll. Sometimes you have to lift the hair up as high as you can to see it. This doll, however, has not mark.
Not too long ago, my sweet daughter and I had a conversation about the Bicentennial and the fun I remember having participating in all of the hooplah. I told her I had a box of memorabilia stored away [somewhere]. So when I saw this platter at a garage sale, I decided to pick it up to show her (cost: 75 cents, value: $10.00).
I mentioned my curbside discoveries. Among them was a box of slightly dilapidated bottle brush trees. They are nonetheless quite charming. Don’t you think?
I found the variety of bases interested.
I’ve never seen this base before.
Or this one. I suspect I will put them all to good use this coming Christmas.
You may be interested in these posts:
Vintage 1950s Christmas Decorations
Decorating with Bottle Brush Trees
Most of the rest of my haul from the curbside involved wood, lots of wonderful wood in all shapes, sizes and colors.
I have all kinds of signs and hanging racks planned for these beautiful [free!] pieces of wood.
I had to dig to rescue this folding table base. I think I have the perfect top for it.
This is my favorite piece–a measuring stick from A.B. Borst Furniture & Undertaking, c.1883, Cobleskill (NY). It will make a great wall hanging–perhaps over my sliding glass doors. It’s especially intriguing to me because my family owned a funeral home in North Creek (NY) that started out as a furniture store. Apparently, in earlier times, furniture stores supplied [wooden] caskets for burials, and many of them eventually transitioned from furniture stores to funeral homes.
Another fun piece from the curbside pile. It looks like a berry tray without the curved, wooden handle.
These red slabs will make wonderful accent pieces, made over into signs or hanging racks.
Isn’t the red wonderful?
This piece, while not old, has great potential. I’m going to fill in that hole in the center and give it a makeover ASAP (cost: $3.00, value: $35-40.00).
Final Find: A super cute, c. 1940s enamel top cabinet. It needs a good cleaning, inside and out, but it’s otherwise in great condtion (cost: $5.00, value: $40.00).
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