Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

[vintage_jayhawk]

Picked this 1930 Regal TRF type Cathedral up at Saver's in Tuscon AZ over Christmas! $19.99 and it works!

Wow! Great find!!

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Fantastic deal on the radio, I agree. A repro one is more than that around here!

I used to get great deals at Vinnie's, but only on things they don't know are old. They have a console radio from the 40's there, ok shape, no cord, 50 bucks. They have a nicer one at the antique shop for the same price!

Wow! If that radio were at the typical thrift store around here, it would be kept behind a counter or in a glass case and priced at well over a hundred bucks.

Whaddya figure you could sell it for, if you had a mind to? Not that I'm in the hunt for such an item, but had I come across that deal my heart rate would have ticked up several notches, and I would have found a place for it around here.

 

[I Adore Film Noir]

Picked this 1930 Regal TRF type Cathedral up at Saver's in Tuscon AZ over Christmas! $19.99 and it works!

See if you can get The War Of The Worlds on it

 

[Mr_D.]

Interesting or ugly. Can't decide.

That is a great painting. one I would put inmy living room or front hall way for sure so everyone can see.

I am being very serious here.

 

[russa11]

Nice Radio Forgotten Man...

 

[Mr_D.]

Got these at the flea market yesterday for $4.00

 

[Shangas]

Oooh, nice cufflinks! How old are they?

 

[Mr_D.]

Oooh, nice cufflinks! How old are they?

I don't know. I don't see a date anywhere. but heck even if they are brand new, can't beat the price.

 

[Kahuna]

Actually this came from my local antique store but they often have thrift store prices so I will include it here. I was doing my semi-regular record shopping there when I noticed this leaning against a case. Having read a lot of books on design I recognized it immediately for what it was, a Charles Eames leg splint. I approached it wondering how many hundreds it would be priced at and was amazed to find that they didn't know what it was and had it priced at $12. Quickest purchase I ever made! For you who don't know Charles Eames (pronounced eems), he was a major mid-century architect and product designer especially famous for his iconic chairs. This leg splint, which was commissioned by the Navy during WW2 was actually the first mass-produced product Eames was involved with and a forerunner of those famous chairs. He learned much about the process of forming laminated wood during the design and making of these splints. They are much desired by collectors and there's even an example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There's a little bit about them here: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1984.246 I'm pretty thrilled about finding this and, though I will probably sell it eventually, I'm going to enjoy it for awhile before I do.

 

[Shangas]

I know I've posted this elsewhere in the forum, but it really, really, really belongs here. And I'm so thrilled at this purchase. This has to be among the biggest thrift-store scores of 2011.

Dark, chocolate-brown waistcoat.
Belted back.
Five buttons.
Six pockets.
Black silk lining.

Condition: Brand new.
Purchased condition: Brand-new, one button missing. Pockets still sewn shut.
Action taken: Pockets picked open. Suitable replacement button found and sewn on. Yay!
Fit: Perfect. Size is 'SMALL'.

The price for this gem? $8 down to $5, because it was on sale, down to $2, because I work at the shop.

 

[tonyb]

Actually this came from my local antique store but they often have thrift store prices so I will include it here. I was doing my semi-regular record shopping there when I noticed this leaning against a case. Having read a lot of books on design I recognized it immediately for what it was, a Charles Eames leg splint. I approached it wondering how many hundreds it would be priced at and was amazed to find that they didn't know what it was and had it priced at $12. Quickest purchase I ever made! For you who don't know Charles Eames (pronounced eems), he was a major mid-century architect and product designer especially famous for his iconic chairs. This leg splint, which was commissioned by the Navy during WW2 was actually the first mass-produced product Eames was involved with and a forerunner of those famous chairs. He learned much about the process of forming laminated wood during the design and making of these splints. They are much desired by collectors and there's even an example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There's a little bit about them here: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1984.246 I'm pretty thrilled about finding this and, though I will probably sell it eventually, I'm going to enjoy it for awhile before I do.

That's pretty darned amazing. I doubt one person in a thousand would have seen that item for what it is. Congratulations.

 

[MikeBravo]

That's pretty darned amazing. I doubt one person in a thousand would have seen that item for what it is. Congratulations.

Wow! I didn't think there were any left.

 

[Kahuna]

Wow! I didn't think there were any left.

Yeah, I'm kind of amazed too. As the tag says it was found in the loft of a vintage bicycle shop. I actually didn't have 12 bucks on me at the time and was a mile away from home on foot so I hoofed it home as fast as I could hoping someone who knew what it was wouldn't get there before I got back.

 

[MikeBravo]

Yeah, I'm kind of amazed too. As the tag says it was found in the loft of a vintage bicycle shop. I actually didn't have 12 bucks on me at the time and was a mile away from home on foot so I hoofed it home as fast as I could hoping someone who knew what it was wouldn't get there before I got back.

I bet your heart was pumping. I love stories like that, they keep me going

 

[tonyb]

Last night, at the Lakewood (WA) Goodwill store ...

As I think can be seen in the photos, they set me back $1.99 (plus sales tax) and that ain't bad at all, considering they're vintage ('60s?) American Optical sunglasses. Very well made. I gave 'em to my wife.

 

[Warbaby]

Seriously cool shades!

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

A thrift store cabinet started me on a kick to re-do the bathroom off my study. It's now taking on a vintage vibe, no?

In fact, nearly everything except the signs came from thrift stores including the mirrors and light fixture.

Walls seriously need painting. I've picked out a historic, very pale shade of mint green.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Five bucks bought this folding rocker. I've started the resto'. "After" pix to follow,... someday.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Here are some others I've thrifted which now are arranged around our fire pit.

'20s teak deck chair. Seriously heavy-duty brass hardware.

And these two metal jobbies:

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Completely hand-wrought old vice: