Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

[jamespowers]

You don't see these 'cut-corner' Stromberg-Carlsons too often!

I was excited to find this beige 1961 WE 500 with extra long handset cord. I really like the soft-center dial and the alphanumeric phone number on it, as well. I put the silver handset cover on it, had one laying around and looks good in the display case like that.

I can't get my beige one to work. Looks like it is boat anchor time for it.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Try moving the wire on the block inside from "G" to "L1" sometimes that helps.

I can't get my beige one to work. Looks like it is boat anchor time for it.

 

[jamespowers]

Try moving the wire on the block inside from "G" to "L1" sometimes that helps.

You mean I should take it apart and work on it? I am even wondering if the converter I bought for itis what might be wrong. I will give that a try too though.

 

[Vampyre Master]

I can't get my beige one to work. Looks like it is boat anchor time for it.

love the dogtooth cloth!
VM

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Yeah, that's what I do.

You mean I should take it apart and work on it? I am even wondering if the converter I bought for itis what might be wrong. I will give that a try too though.

 

[jamespowers]

Yeah, that's what I do.

Thanks. I'll give it a try.

 

[Miss Golightly]

You don't see these 'cut-corner' Stromberg-Carlsons too often!

I was excited to find this beige 1961 WE 500 with extra long handset cord. I really like the soft-center dial and the alphanumeric phone number on it, as well. I put the silver handset cover on it, had one laying around and looks good in the display case like that.

Those are beautiful Tom! You have a very good eye for these things. I'm hoping to find a vintage phone here for our new home (one that I don't have to do much work with - there are some lovely ones on Etsy but they are either French or from the US so not sure they'd work here) - fingers crossed I find what I'm looking for!

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Thank you! I've got a few phone-collecting friends who deal with international phones, perhaps I can find one for you at a good price. I'll keep my eyes and ears open.

Those are beautiful Tom! You have a very good eye for these things. I'm hoping to find a vintage phone here for our new home (one that I don't have to do much work with - there are some lovely ones on Etsy but they are either French or from the US so not sure they'd work here) - fingers crossed I find what I'm looking for!

 

[Miss Tuppence]

My latest find- well, it was still at the stall waiting for me to buy it a year on!

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Nothing too exciting this week, a good find on ties, I posted over in the ties thread and a couple albums. Nothing great, but they are two of my favorite artists.

 

[Quigley Brown]

Miller Studio 1971 pair from a yard sale this weekend...

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[Miss Golightly]

Thank you! I've got a few phone-collecting friends who deal with international phones, perhaps I can find one for you at a good price. I'll keep my eyes and ears open.

You're very good Tom - thanks, I'd appreciate that!

 

[1930artdeco]

my new garage fan

http://http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/1930artdeco/IMG_1271.jpgI just picked this up in an antique store, two speeds and oscillates! Another one or two and the garage will be nice and cool in the summer.

Mike

 

[randooch]

How's this for a vintage kitchen oddity?



After you slip the gizmo onto a bottle's top lip, the knurled knob on top tightens the rubber seal against the glass.



I love overly elaborate gadgets!

 

[I Adore Film Noir]

Miller Studio 1971 pair from a yard sale this weekend...

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I'm sure you're correct in the dating but I can absolutely see them on the wall in a 40's bathroom. Cool color!

 

[I Adore Film Noir]

How's this for a vintage kitchen oddity?



After you slip the gizmo onto a bottle's top lip, the knurled knob on top tightens the rubber seal against the glass.



I love overly elaborate gadgets!

Gram had these in a kitchen drawer and it took us a while to figure out their purpose.

 

[Vampyre Master]

http://http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/1930artdeco/IMG_1271.jpgI just picked this up in an antique store, two speeds and oscillates! Another one or two and the garage will be nice and cool in the summer.

Mike

hey I have one of those helmets!!

VM

 

[Shangas]

For $65 at a junk-shop today, my father and I purchased this:

It was sold to us as a ca. 1935 hat-box.

Structurally, it's in good condition...

But it is rather dusty and grimy. How best to clean it for use as originally purposed? And to what extent should it be cleaned up?

Father and I are doing a lot of globetrotting mid-year. Singapore, London, Spain, Edinburgh, Malaysia, etc, etc, etc.

We would like to take it with us, to hold our hats, when we go overseas.

 

[Miss Sis]

Love that the hat box has NZ labels on it - especially the Wellington one, since that's where I'm from!

 

[Shangas]

Is *that* what it reads on the top? "WELLINGTON"? I couldn't figure out what the label originally said. I think you're right!

The typing on the other label is rather faint, but it reads:

"FROM: CHRISTCHURCH"
"TO: AUCKLAND".

I've vacuumed the box to suck out the dust and crap inside, and we've given it a light scrubbing with a damp cloth to remove some of the dust and grime, but we haven't touched anything else. I've squirted three or four drops of oil into the front latch. The one you see in this photograph:

It's action was originally very stiff. It now slides back and forth smoothly without any issues. Other than that, we haven't touched it. Perhaps I should put a hat into the box and photograph it to show scale?

Does anyone have any idea about how old this box might be? The man who sold it to us said it was from the 1930s. Would this be consistent with what's in the photographs?