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[tonyb]

A skate case, 15 x 11 x 5.5

The seller didn’t know what it was. These things were very common among my people in my early years. Mom & Pop’s Rolling Skating Rink (yes, that’s what it was called) was the Friday night place to be when my mom was a teenager. (She met both of her husbands there.) The rink was still going strong when I was a little kid. I hear from the few surviving friends and relatives still living around there that it had about run its course not long after we moved away.

 

[belfastboy]

A skate case, 15 x 11 x 5.5

The seller didn’t know what it was. These things were very common among my people in my early years. Mom & Pop’s Rolling Skating Rink (yes, that’s what it was called) was the Friday night place to be when my mom was a teenager. (She met both of her husbands there.) The rink was still going strong when I was a little kid. I hear from the few surviving friends and relatives still living around there that it had about run its course not long after we moved away.

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Being a Canadian kid I knew how to ice skate. One Friday night I ventured into the city to a roller rink to try my hand at roller skating. Heard it was a good place to meet girls. Well it might have been had I not spent the greater part of the night either on my butt or picking myself up off the hardwood. I survived, bruised ego and butt and never tried it again.

 

[tonyb]

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I was born in Wisconsin, where the lakes freeze over, and spent most of my prepubescent life there. Ice skating was one of those “free” activities most of us kids did. It was indeed free for me and my siblings as we used hand-me-down skates, which typically didn’t fit well and whose blades were likely never sharpened.

I had thought I would never truly enjoy skating until my mother took pity and bought me a brand-spanking new pair of figure skates that actually fit. They were women’s skates that were dyed black. No more aching ankles!

 

[belfastboy]

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I was born in Wisconsin, where the lakes freeze over, and spent most of my prepubescent life there. Ice skating was one of those “free” activities most of us kids did. It was indeed free for me and my siblings as we used hand-me-down skates, which typically didn’t fit well and whose blades were likely never sharpened.

I had thought I would never truly enjoy skating until my mother took pity and bought me a brand-spanking new pair of figure skates that actually fit. They were women’s skates that were dyed black. No more aching ankles!

I have never had a sprained ankle.....I swear it is because I spent so much time ice skating on them......struggling all those days to straighten my ankles I think strengthened them.

 

[BobHufford]

Vintage solid copper southwestern rug pattern bracelet ($6.00) on an 18” multicolored doily ($4.00) from a local antique store.

 

[Drzdave58]

Thrifted this new condition G Star raw herringbone denim overshirt yesterday.

 

[Drzdave58]

Lambskin jacket by Jez Elite thrifted for $40. This is a 20 year old jacket that looks new. I was impressed with the stitching, the design and the quality of the lambskin. The sheep collar is detachable. Two inside pockets. The lining is pristine. The hide is flawless. Shows no wear. Retailed for $1100 CAD. Fits me nicely so may keep it.

 

[DeaconKC]

My latest find was a US holster made in 1918 for my WW1 Colt 45.

 

[BobHufford]

My wife came back with these today.

1950s (?) Daum - France crystal vase (super heavy) for $7.00.

German made Henckels knives for $1.00 each.

Champ hat for $19.99.

And the pottery planter for $3.00.

 

[tonyb]

A buck apiece for those Henckels knives is almost criminal.

I dig the lid, too. If it were mine I’d make a “new” hat from it, provided the felt is as solid as it appears in the photos.

 

[BobHufford]

A buck apiece for those Henckels knives is almost criminal.

I dig the lid, too. If it were mine I’d make a “new” hat from it, provided the felt is as solid as it appears in the photos.

Thanks Tony. I was starting to lose the light so the hat almost appears to have purple undertones, but it is black. You'd have the skills to make it a new hat -- I just have the skills to make it someone else's.

 

[BobHufford]

Got a box of cool, old 1930s - 1950s woodworking / tool booklets, catalogs, how-to books, etc. for $4.00.

Books #8, #10, #11 and #12 of Practical Delta Projects.

Five issues of The Deltagram.

The Wood Lathe, The Drill Press and The Bench Saw & Jointer.

The Home Library Wookshop books for: Book Cases, Corner Cabinets, Tables and Toys for Wee Folk.

And my favorite (based on the title -- I may frame it):

 

[Blare]

My wife came back with these today.

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1950s (?) Daum - France crystal vase (super heavy) for $7.00.

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German made Henckels knives for $1.00 each.

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Champ hat for $19.99.

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And the pottery planter for $3.00.

Quite well she did!

 

[BobHufford]

Quite well she did!

Thanks Joe! She has a good eye for "stuff".

 

[Rmccamey]

A $5 Brownie Hawkeye with a Borsalino homburg.

 

[Drzdave58]

Thrifted these Loake braemar shoes for $7.99. Stripped and redyed dark brown.

 

[UndesireableVtg]

Found this vintage set of Pearl Jewellery this morning while I was at Salvation Army.

 

[BobHufford]

My wife’s thrift store finds. A velvet theme with a king-size handmade quilt and artwork. Oh … and a large paper clip.

Obviously hand stitched.

Not sure of the English traditions, but around here any luck that this clip had has run out due to the opening of the horseshoe facing down.

^^^^^ This was an ink pen company from what I gather.

 

[Drzdave58]

Got this Tuscany veg tanned leather bag at a yard sale the other day for free.

 

[tonyb]

My wife’s thrift store finds. A velvet theme with a king-size handmade quilt and artwork. Oh … and a large paper clip.

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Obviously hand stitched.

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Not sure of the English traditions, but around here any luck that this clip had has run out due to the opening of the horseshoe facing down.

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^^^^^ This was an ink pen company from what I gather.

Love the quilt.