Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

[kaiser]

What is it ? a box for writing instruments ?

 

[Shangas]

It's a portable writing slope and storage-box for crochet materials (hooks, yarn etc).

It needs a bit of restoration. Gonna embark on that soon.

I just realised, I haven't mentioned its age.

It's from the 1880s.

 

[esteban68]

Great find Shangas, looks like a useful thing!

 

[Shangas]

Thanks. I've sketched up how I want to repair it. Now I just gotta build it.

 

[Vera Godfrey]

Found this at the flea-market on Sunday:

More photos soon.

What an amazing find!

 

[Shangas]

Finished fixing the writing-slope. And here's something else to show you guys...

Made by the Joseph Hudson ACME company. Ca. 1922.

 

[1mach1]

^ Awesome, Shangas!

 

[esteban68]

I had an ACME 'Thunderer' when I was in the fire service, it was a loud thing that was!

 

[esteban68]

A pair of arm bands to hold up shirt sleeves, sadly no box lid but at a couple of quid you can't argue;

 

[esteban68]

and these moleskin labourers leggings, sadly too small for my modern calves though I intend to get some copies made for tweed runs!

 

[vintage.vendeuse]

Esteban68, do show us the full regalia on your next tweed run with your new leggings! I have a favorite tweed jacket myself.

Here is my latest find: a lovely leather writing folder. What would be the proper name for such a thing? Any suggestions for age? There is no maker's mark anywhere, unfortunately. Measurements when closed: 8" x 11". Also, it's obviously missing the pen... what would have been in the keeper on the left by the plastic window? (My only idea thus far is a letter opener.)

 

[esteban68]

Sadly they're too small though looking to get some exact copies made hopefully?
Nice folder by the way it looks mint.

 

[Shangas]

Hi Donna.

They're called portfolios, or folio-cases. I used to have one. Until my dad asked for it, since he needed it for something...Dunno where it is, now. Very nice to have, though.

 

[vintage.vendeuse]

Thank you, both. Any guesses at to its age?

 

[Shangas]

Absolutely no idea. 1950s maybe?

 

[esteban68]

I'd go with that!

 

[Shangas]

I can't imagine something like this from the 20s or 30s lasting this long in such a shape. Postwar (1950s-1960s maybe) seems far more plausible.

 

[vintage.vendeuse]

I was thinking 50s, too, but it's so hard to date an item such as this. Thanks for the opinions!

 

[vintage.vendeuse]

Oooh, I'm very excited about my latest find: a set of six Berkey & Gay dining chairs. There are five side chairs and one chair with arms. All are marked 1906 (model number?, production year?) except the arm chair, which is marked 1906 and then has a sideways 2. I think possibly this was originally a larger set and there were two arm chairs??

The Berkey & Gay mark is impressed into the wood and I believe these chairs date from the early 1900's. Berkey & Gay wasn't known for their Arts and Crafts furniture and didn't seriously delve into the style -the linked source states, "A few Arts and Crafts style suites were introduced in the first decade of this century (1900s)... but generally speaking Berkey & Gay passed on the whole movement"- but I think these are beautiful and well worth the $70 for the set. It shouldn't be too much trouble to make up some seats for them, and their condition is phenomenal.

 

[esteban68]

they're a nice design especially the arm chair, great finds are you getting them re upholstered?