Favorite Vintage Finds Of 2016

It is hard to choose an absolute favorite of my vintage finds.

Like picking the best of your children, I guess.

This seemed to be my year for finding both snapshots and cabinet card photographs.

I have never met a photograph - sepia and stained - I did not love.

The blue star crock - lovely size - someone had drilled holes in it for plants.

I sold it - egad!

There is something about the soft gleam of old aluminum kitchenware that captures my heart.

And captures my heart.

And captures my heart.

In 2016, that soft gleam is responsible for over two hundred pieces.

Most of it sold.

I loved all four pieces of this vignette and kept the pieces around for several months.

Then off to be sold.

I can be cruel.

Then if you are cruel, karma comes around to get you.

I loved this primitive blue chest on casters.

And yet I sold him.

Regretted it time I saw him rolling gently away from me.

I had been convinced the price was too high.

Karma intervened and someone snatched him up.

If you are a regular reader, you know I have quite a thing for body parts especially heads.


I scored many doll parts this past year including these heads. 

I kept the Kewpie and sold the rest.

A green primitive cabinet on casters (yes, I do have a thing for casters!)
was a steal of a deal.

It has been languishing in the booth.

If it is still there at the end of January, it will come home to live with me.

And speaking of casters, I bought about seventy of them this year.

I have sorted through to keep some and sell the rest.

Look for them soon in Booth W-10.

In my quest to possess every old book around, I bought quite a few bins.

A few kept for personal use and the rest to sell.

I have been saving back one large bin from 2015.

I promise to start 2017 by tagging those books for sale.

But maybe keep a few.

So what will I be looking for in 2017?

Take a close look at the photo for a clue.

Anything vintage, old, distressed, primitive, numbered, lettered, stained, painted ...

Well, you get the picture.

Wait!  I may want that picture!

If you care to see more, take a peek at my Friday Finds posts.


See y'all!








 

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