Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

[Foofoogal]

Wonderful file cabinet.

Love the finds Gene. Your posts should say, "if chairs could talk."

 

[MikeBravo]

Wonderful file cabinet.

Love the finds Gene. Your posts should say, "if chairs could talk."

There's two nice filing cabinets on that page, the green one with the brass fittings is one I would like

 

[PoohBang]

That's a TREMENDOUS score, PoohBang. I love it when one of us gets a cool old item like that.

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I've seen my share of these valets in op' shops, but they're usually very rickety and priced around $25ish. I bought this one today for $4 and it's stable.

what's the history on that green cabinet. I love the finger locks on that...

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

what's the history on that green cabinet. I love the finger locks on that...

It's a 1940s Shaw Walker. Weighs a ton! I've had it a dozen years or so. I've seen similar ones with asking prices around $400 at auction sites. I paid less than that, as you can imagine.

 

[Foofoogal]

The last chairs inspired me to finally put mine here. A few years back I went to a yard sale and about fainted when I found 2 very worn out 1930s platform rockers. I dragged around always wanting to do something with them. I then ran across some fabric at another yard sale.(Duckweave I think) Finally found a man that knew how to redo them fantastic. I will put these here and I think somewhere I have some before photos. As our children are now grown I got real bold and used cream white.

These were for my birthday present back then to myself and I am short and they are perfect. Hope to be sitting in these when I am 109. They are pretty sturdy.

 

[Foofoogal]

 

[Warbaby]

I found this cigar-themed lap robe at the thrift store last week for $1.99 on half-price day. I don't think it's very old, but I couldn't pass it up at that price. Too bad I don't smoke cigars...

 

[Shangas]

Had a real splurge at the market today.

A Conway Stewart lever-filler fountain pen.
A Parker '51' Aerometric.
A turn-of-the-century dip-pen with a bone shaft.
A ring-clip watch-chain. Gold-plated. Not what I would normally buy, but a proper gold chain of a similar size is WAY above anything I could possibly afford!

Bone pen and chain seen in this photo. Yes I know, I screwed up the quote.

 

[Dinerman]

Interesting or ugly. Can't decide.

 

[tonyb]

Interesting or ugly. Can't decide.

A question I recall asking myself with some regularity as closing time approached.

 

[PoohBang]

A question I recall asking myself with some regularity as closing time approached.

Ha!

as to the painting.. It's interesting.. not living room interesting but for sure bedroom or hall way interesting

 

[Foofoogal]

No one likes my chairs?
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For you tonyb.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6ltTzLMgJQ
Mickey Gilley

 

[tonyb]

The chairs are lovely, Sandy. I dare not do what you've done, pay good money to have old chairs reupholstered in that type of fabric, for fear my precious little kitty would make it her mission in life to shred 'em.

 

[Foofoogal]

I actually have a cat Elsa but she is well behaved..She has one small area rug that is hers and she knows it.
She was a feral cat and came when I bought our home. Now she will not go out for more than 5 minutes. I guess she is so happy and loves me so much that she wants to make sure I don't put her out. I do understand though. Thank you.
I even bought her a climbing post but she would not come near it.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

No one likes my chairs?
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HA! I think I've just gotten to the point where I don't like a chair unless it's covered in filth, rust and scratches.

 

[Shangas]

Not quite thrift store or garage sale or whatever...but these three antique fountain pens were my scores from the 2010 Melbourne Pen Show.

1910s Conklin Crescent Filler.
1900s Waterman #12 eyedropper (w/origina box).
1920s sterling silver button-filler. (no name pen).

Here's my latest thrift-store find:

Vintage desk-blotter in calfskin leather with original blotting-paper. After a bit of TLC and repair, it shall grace my desk where I will be doing a shameful amount of blotting on it...

 

[charminglane]

First time poster, just joined today.
Took me all afternoon to start at the beginning and catch up. You people sure can shop!
I applaud you all and your lovely treasures.

 

[tonyb]

Last Saturday, at my favorite junk peddler's emporium, 10 bucks ...

I saw it rolled up there and asked what it was. She said, "unroll it and take a look."

"Cool," I said, or something to that effect. "Where'd you get it?"

She explained that she found it at a charity thrift shop in a fairly remote small town and that I could have it for what she paid for it, which was all of five bucks. I told her I'd gladly see that she doubled her money on it. (I've been a regular customer since she opened the space a few years back. Astute junk peddler that she is, she knows how to keep her regulars coming back.)

It measures just a tad under 7 feet by 5 feet. It's paper on some sort of cloth backing. It ain't in great shape, and I doubt it has a whole lot of monetary value, but it fits well into its new home, a previously blank wall in my shop.

 

[Shangas]

The desk-blotter after my father and I did a modest refurbishing job...

A 1962 Parker Junior Duofold (English) three-piece pen-set to go with it...

...and a brush for my hats...

 

[St.Ignatz]

Interesting or ugly. Can't decide.

A little bit of both Dman. I like it.
Tom D.