Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

[Happy Jack]

Very cute. Looks like a Remington 3. What did that cost? I've seen some people trying to sell typewriters for absurd amounts of cash.

Hi Shangas;
It may well be a Remington 3, but put together in England. Not part of what I collect, so it is for sale on kijiji.
Not sure what it is worth, but asking $50.00. Not selling here because of shipping expences.

 

[wahine]

I found a wonderful book called "Our century in pictures" from 1964


It has loads of b&w photos, some paintings/drawings and about a dozen full page color photos from the beginning of the last century till the present (meaning 1964) day. Many many photos and documents from both world wars, mostly of politicians, but also cultural events. It's a very enjoyable and educational read, and it was only 1 €.

 

[1930artdeco]

I went antiquing in Waldport, Or over the weekend and found these. One on the left is for when you were discharged (c. 1944) and the one on the right is for when you made it through combat in Europe and then got a 30/45 day leave on your way to the pacific-hopefully to survive there as well.

Mike

 

[Widebrim]

Picked this up recently; real shame it didn't have the trousers. I love the type of curve the lapels have; has very faint, maroon pin stripes. Late-'40s, "Styled in Hollywood" by Biltmore, with 1939 Union tag.

 

[jamespowers]

Picked this up recently; real shame it didn't have the trousers. I love the type of curve the lapels have; has very faint, maroon pin stripes. Late-'40s, "Styled in Hollywood" by Biltmore, with 1939 Union tag.

Nice find! Pants can be a pain to find as they got the brunt of the wear. I have only found one suit with the original two pairs of pants ordered.

 

[esteban68]

Recent finds from the last couple of weeks- all shaving related,
Two Wardonia bakelite razors that use their own brand blade, I've managed to adapt quite easily modern DE blades to fit and they shave pretty good for me

and two Rolls razors, one a silver plated Imperial and the other an aluminium bodied leather cased model,

both the the Rolls came with unused spare bakelite cased blades and this rather sad brush was thrown in too! not sure if it's worth putting a new knot in it although the handle is in good condition needing only a polish.

 

[esteban68]

a few more, the Imperial

and the alloy framed one, I flipped the stone over

Not sure of the dates but if the blades are original then the Imperial is 1938 and the alloy one 1947

 

[GoldenEraFan]

Picked this up recently; real shame it didn't have the trousers. I love the type of curve the lapels have; has very faint, maroon pin stripes. Late-'40s, "Styled in Hollywood" by Biltmore, with 1939 Union tag.

Rare to find pre-1950's stuff in thrift stores! Nice find!

 

[GoldenEraFan]

Today's flea market finds:

Nice find there! Still have my Texaco version of the '36 Dodge Airstream from the early '90s! I also have that same '57 Olds! Highway 61 made same high quality models when they were still in business and that one is my one of my fav's!

 

[I Adore Film Noir]

Picked this up recently; real shame it didn't have the trousers. I love the type of curve the lapels have; has very faint, maroon pin stripes. Late-'40s, "Styled in Hollywood" by Biltmore, with 1939 Union tag.

Ooohh, very Nick Charles.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Today's yard sale find.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Vintage Bersted toaster (made in Toronto, Canada) with art deco design. It works too!

 

[jamespowers]

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Today's yard sale find.

We need pictures of that on your head.

 

[Stearmen]

Today's yard sale find.

I had a Disneyland Stetson back in the early 70s. Mine was black, gave it to a women in the 90s.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

I wonder what the significance of "Disneyland" is? Was it originally sold there or was it part of a Cast Member costume or uniform?

 

[EliasRDA]

I was wondering the same thing as V.C. I've owned a couple Stetson westerns in my life, saw a few at a local thift the other day but passed them up as they struck me as 70's hat with their bands. Plus the store had them overpriced IMHO as they were beat but I think they were catering to the crowd that would buy them locally.

 

[Shangas]

Not a flea-market find or thrift-shop discovery, but rather, a souvenir. Based on a design hundreds of years old, this is a classic "Tiffin-Carrier", which I purchased today during my travels around Singapore:

Tiffin-carriers come in various sizes. Four-stack, three-stack, two-stack and single. And Large, Medium, Small.

This is a Medium triple-stacker. Which is certainly sufficient to hold plenty of hot food for lunch!

To pack/fill it, or to pull it apart to clean/use it, you release the spring-catch on the side...



Take off the lid...



...and pull the whole thing apart, container by container:

 

[Stearmen]

I wonder what the significance of "Disneyland" is? Was it originally sold there or was it part of a Cast Member costume or uniform?

Yes they did sell them as souvenirs. Remember, the 50s and 60s were the cowboy decades.

 

[jamespowers]

Yes they did sell them as souvenirs. Remember, the 50s and 60s were the cowboy decades.

Yes, you nailed it. Rawhide, Bonanza, Have Gun Will Travel, Marshall Dylan, The Rifleman etc, etc.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]