Friday Finds

I had to scrape around the living room to find some finds for you today.

I have not shopped much this past week. 

The Masters Golf Tournament is in town so it is a constant trip to the antique mall to keep the booth stocked with smalls for the visitors in town.

Easy to carry = easy to buy!

This stool is probably past its use for sitting but perfect for a huge fern.

It is a sage green - looks gray in the booth.

A lace tablecloth - great for displays.

A jar to be filled with smalls.

An English biscuit tin.

I found a stack of unfinished hat boxes all for one price and then 75% OFF!

Could not resist even though I did not need another project to finish.

From Horror Monster's Attic Treasures section came these three lamps.

Two brass ones.

(Yes, I know you can barely see them, but Chucks was in a rush to go and there was no second chance photography.) 

The six-foot wooden lamp was handmade by a relative's great grandfather.

It is an unwanted orphan due to its height.

All three available in Booth W-10.

At the 75% off sale I found this primitive, but new, table.

Of course it will get painted to add patina to it.

It had been a puppy chew toy at some point in its life.














 

I am sure the thrift shop thought I was insane when I bugged them about wanting this box.

It is a vintage Ivory soap box.

Contained a gross (144) of personal size bars.






This was why I wanted it.

For years Proctor and Gamble's logo was the Man in the Moon with thirteen stars to represent the thirteen original colonies.

Decades ago there was a ridiculous accusation that this was a Satanic symbol.

P&G decided to change their logo to avoid the controversy.

I have some ideas to preserve parts of the box.

Okay, not exciting finds, but unexpected.

I hang out behind the liquor store on Monday nights to pick up boxes if I need them. 

One of the clerks came out with more boxes as I was selecting the ones to fit my items.

He invited me to take as many as possible.

I laughingly said what I wanted was the Coca Cola crates stacked against the building.

Surprisingly he said take all I wanted - they had been there for the Coke guy to pick up for a few weeks.

So I did.

I will not reveal how many I got.

But I will admit to being greedy! 

Two of my favorite dealers at the mall are leaving.

There is sale going on in their booth.

I picked out this article on Hazford Rupert LXXXI (81st).

The most famous Hereford bull to ever sire a calf.

He died in 1947 after fathering a line of calves worth over a million dollars.

Of course that does not sound like much these days.

But remember old Rupert had to sire those calves the old-fashioned way!

The rusty crusty old enamelware jug and the military torn and tattered backpack.

The jug needs cleaning and waxing and some daisies.

The bag needs a little more bling.



Happy Hunting to you.

See y'all!

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