Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

[tonyb]

Cool, Coach. (I know, I know, it's a terribly obvious joke.)

I'm guessing you got a little bit of money and a few glops of elbow grease into this fan, then?

 

[Coach Craig]

They are ashtrays. My folks had this same set. Seeing them brings back great memories.

 

[Coach Craig]

I would assume these are from the 70s! Fifty cents each. They make me laugh

Those are former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau glasses I think. When my brother was in college he was in a political debate against Trudeau.

 

[Coach Craig]

Collections

These are items I received from my parents before they moved out of their house. This tapestry was my Great- great aunt's. She gave it to my Father and it vanished for awhile and then in an answer to prayer, mysteriously showed up at someone else's house.

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The tea cart was my Grandmother's, then my Mother's.

This side table was my Mother's. It has scratch marks underneath where my Grandfather used to strike matches to light his pipe. Don't know the history of the clock, other than it has been in my family for years.

. The horse pictures are from a 1929 and 1928 calendar (the year of my Grandparent's wedding and my Mother's birth). Getting them framed.

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[Coach Craig]

Shakey's

Man, now i miss Shakey's Pizza.

They now have a Shakey's Pizza in Auburn!

 

[Coach Craig]

I never heard of this brand, but I really don't know much about any of them. I have to google some research, but I was wondering if anyone here might know something about them? I found this yesterday for $10, working order. It had a "Make an offer" sticker on it, but I felt guilty trying to get it for less than that.

My Mother had a (much later model) White sewing machine. It was a real work horse. Very reliable machines. Yours is a beaut!

 

[Achturn]

Stopped by the local thrift on the way home from work and found this for $10:

(second picture's color is more accurate)

the only problem at all is that it's a tad snug around the middle, but that's being remedied

incidentally I've never heard of Macar Clothes in Philly, anyone from the city know of this place? the name doesn't show up when I search

 

[Shangas]

Ooooh, nice suit! I like it.

 

[Achturn]

Ooooh, nice suit! I like it.

Thank you! it's so rare to find nice suits at my local thrift, they're always either beaten up or sized for Taft!

 

[Dan'l]

Congrats Achturn! :eusa_clap

That looks like a great find.

Good point about them usually being beaten up or Taft size (Taft was the largest US president). I have the same trouble but with the addition that if they aren't beat up or way to big they're way too small, like a teenagers size.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Picked this up today at the thrift store around the corner.

Vintage Bulova watch (not a very good photo though)

 

[LocktownDog]

Found two 8 panel caps at a local thrifty. Near perfect condition. One is a Stetson, the other an Avalon. Cost me $8.00

 

[Achturn]

Found two 8 panel caps at a local thrifty. Near perfect condition. One is a Stetson, the other an Avalon. Cost me $8.00

whoo I like that Stetson! But that Avalon sure is a nice color.
Nice find!

 

[moonmatrix]

I'm sure there are, but since there aren't any places even remotely around me that means I'd be forced to mail the poor thing off to whoever does it, and the process wouldn't be inexpensive either I'm sure.

For all that I think it'll just be safer if I shrink wrap it or seal it up in some way and make sure I store it properly, at least then the damage won't progress past what's already been done.

I own a lot of antique books, the best way to preserve one is to put it in wax paper so it can still breath, plastic gets humidity and heat in it so it will end up moldy. good luck.

 

[tonyb]

Picked this up today at the thrift store around the corner.

Vintage Bulova watch (not a very good photo though) ...

Wow. What kind of thrift store is this place? Of all the places I visit regularly, only one would have such a thing as that. At the others, I have to look through a whole lot of weeds to find the occasional flower.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

^^
Salvation Army store. They opened several months ago and it's only a 5-10 minute walk from my house. This one gets some pretty good stuff. I often go there 2-3 times a day.

BTW, how old would you say this watch is?

 

[tonyb]

^^
Salvation Army store. They opened several months ago and it's only a 5-10 minute walk from my house. This one gets some pretty good stuff. I often go there 2-3 times a day.

BTW, how old would you say this watch is?

I dunno. Watches, while I like 'em, ain't my area of expertise.

 

[Loweboy461]

My newest finds.

Got george for 75 dollars. he is life size

she is 2 foot tall. i got both of these at an estate sale. she was 10 dollars!!!!!! i got them so cheap becuase they were priced so high no one would buy them then at the end of the sale they were still there so she sold them to me just to get rid of them

1948 Zenith for 29 dollars

BOGIE for 50 cents!!!

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Hot Wheels Show finds

 

[Gregg Axley]

Looks like you made out well.
50 cents for Bogie?
The Falcon is worth more than that.