Friday, April 8, 2016

Friday Finds


thrift shopping, vintage 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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14 comments:

  1. What I learned from this post is that I am not hanging out in back of the liquor store and I need to start doing it.

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  2. As I was scrolling through all your finds I was thinking where does she come up with all this stuff ? LOL

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  3. I have been hanging out behind the liquor store, but for the wrong reasons.
    (Love that you're preserving the Ivory box.)

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  4. Hey that huge floor lamp is pretty cool!! I cracked up over the 'hanging out behind the liquor store'!! Glad you got your boxes and some coke crates. The Ivory box is a gem! I know you are busy busy!
    hugs,
    Linda

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  5. Great finds. How AWESOME to get all those Coke crates. I would so love some. I sell quite a few Coke items in my booths.

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  6. Wow, it pays to say what you want....you might get it!! Lots of goodies here. These were just laying around your living room?!!

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  7. Good stuff Donna ... I think the old stool would be a great plant stand. I found a nice vintage rocker I wanted but passed on it because the rocker tips, back and front, had been chewed. Why do dogs chew on furniture?

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  8. Oh, I could totally see that bridge lamp! I've been looking for one arund here with no success!

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  9. Lots of goodies but I liked the coke crates and the Bull article.

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  10. I laughed when you commented that the stool was past its prime. When I retired, I almost left my classroom stool behind. But, at the last minute I grabbed it and am so glad that I did. It has a new life as an end table.

    Thanks for sharing with SYC.

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  11. Things I'm quite fond of: the stool in the first photo--she has rather delicate legs and I like them, the bull article--he is rather handsome, and the enamel jug :)

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  12. I hang out at the liquor store for boxes all the time. I get the strongest ones there, but I never get crates. What a score! Love the lamps, even the extra tall one. Thanks so much for sharing at Vintage Charm.

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  13. Love Hazford Rupert LXXXI. You always find the coolest stuff.

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