Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

[Dr Doran]

Quigs, your mother is a real doll! and the frame is lovely!

Newport, nice cup!

 

[Feraud]

A local Salvation Army received 5 racks of clothes from J.Press. All are unworn and most with labels attached. The jackets were 8 dollars and the suits 25.

Navy blue chalkstripe 2 pc. suit. The sticker price is $695.

Olive green linen suit

Blackwatch plaid jacket. Selling for $495 on the website.

Brownish tweed jacket

 

[Quigley Brown]

Nice jackets! Are they vented in the back?

 

[Feraud]

Thanks Quigley.
They all have a single vent.

 

[retrogirl1941]

I went down the road to the Waldo Flea market and found one art deco clock from General Electrics in wrking condition(5 dollars) and a green and cream planter(2 bucks) and a great everyday 40s straw hat($6)!Ok so here are the pictures!

samantha

 

[MrNewportCustom]

Those are great! I especially like that clock!


Lee

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Scored a pair of black dress pants from a local thrift shop. The pants are very old, possibly 20s-30s? No belt loops, button fly and suspender buttons that are metal rivets and not buttons. The rivets are stamped Brokaw Bros.

Belted back

Button fly (metal rivets) with a clasp at the top also marked Brokaw Bros.

The inside waistband has two clips inscribed, "The Hand E Catch".

Beautiful, M. The tin/aluminium buttons are saying early 20s or earlier to me. Truly fantastic trousers. Must visit your local thrift when i visit NYC! (before the pound drops . . .)

The "catches" are perhaps to secure the sirt tails or underwear?

bk

p.s. Do you do a lot of Tech drawing?

 

[MaryDeluxe]

Cool finds retrogirl! Love that clock .

 

[Feraud]

Beautiful, M. The tin/aluminium buttons are saying early 20s or earlier to me. Truly fantastic trousers. Must visit your local thrift when i visit NYC! (before the pound drops . . .)

The "catches" are perhaps to secure the sirt tails or underwear?

bk

p.s. Do you do a lot of Tech drawing?

It would be a pleasure to show you around if you are ever in NYC.

The metal catches are probably used to somehow secure the shirt. I cannot figure out how they work..

The cutting mat belongs to my crafty wife.


Not sure if I posted this here but this is my newest thrift store find.
In excellent condition except for one sleeve being shorter than the other. There might be enough material in the sleeve to be let down to an acceptable length.

 

[Vintage Betty]

Just lean a little to the left...and the jacket will look fine! lol

VB

 

[retrogirl1941]

Thank you!

Thank you Mary Deluxe and Mr Newport Custom! I was quite happy with my tresures!

samantha

 

[goldwyn girl]

I found this great glass reverse-paint art deco frame at the Goodwill today for $2. It measures a good 10 x 12. I have a pretty good collection of frames like this, but this one was particularly nice. That's a photo of my mom when she was 18 (1957, I think).

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That is a fabulous frame and your mum is lovely.

 

[Michaelson]

Found a 1947 Elgin 17j Deluxe 10k gold filled wrist watch with correct and unused flex band with a 1947 dedication on the back of the case in an antique store in Washingon, KY a couple weeks ago. I purchased same for $3. It was essentially in little used condition.

All it required was a clean, and I'm wearing it as we 'speak'..

It's identical to the one in this 1949 ad, and it's the watch on the left hand side of the page for $67.50. Mine has a different band, though, and roman numerial 5 minute indicators. Otherwise, same case, dial markings and crystal.

http://elginwatches.org/scans/elgin_ads/1949/m_vassar-girl_present.html

Regards! Michaelson

 

[Vintage Betty]

Found a 1947 Elgin 17j Deluxe 10k gold filled wrist watch with correct and unused flex band with a 1947 dedication on the back of the case in an antique store in Washingon, KY a couple weeks ago. I purchased same for $3. It was essentially in little used condition.

All it required was a clean, and I'm wearing it as we 'speak'..

It's identical to the one in this 1949 ad, and it's the watch on the left hand side of the page for $67.50. Mine has a different band, though.

http://elginwatches.org/scans/elgin_ads/1949/m_vassar-girl_present.html

Regards! Michaelson

Sweet! Where's the pic so we can drool?

VB

 

[Michaelson]

At the moment, the best I can do is the ad....but hopefully will have something to show by the weekend.

Regards! Michaelson

 

[Feraud]

Found a 1947 Elgin 17j Deluxe 10k gold filled wrist watch with correct and unused flex band with a 1947 dedication on the back of the case in an antique store in Washingon, KY a couple weeks ago. I purchased same for $3. It was essentially in little used condition.

All it required was a clean, and I'm wearing it as we 'speak'..

What an amazing find!
Do you clean them yourself or have a "go to" guy?

 

[Michaelson]

Being a member of the NAWCC (National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors), I know several fellow chapter members that take care of my vintage timepieces for me. The one I always use in Tyler Texas sends my watches back to me in as close to like new condition as anyone I've ever used.

Regards! Michaelson

 

[Marty M.]

All purpose Jockey.

Bought this Jockey/ card holder/ candy dish online. He's the perfect employee.
Marty Mathis

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[A.R. McVintage]

That's one way to put an ashtray to modern use, Marty!

 

[cowboy76]

Here's a little something!

...A little something we picked up at a local flea market.

An original poster of Mal Halett performing at the Sunnybrook Ballroom, in Pottstown, PA.

I have to find out the best way to preserve this. I know there is a process where a varnish is used that seals the paper to the wood....that's what I'm looking to do. Then hang it on the wall at the top of the stairs.

Here's some info on the Sunnybrook,....all the greats played there,..Armstrong, Hallett, Goodman, Shaw,..etc. The Sunnybrook Ballroom was so popular, that Artie Shaw later used one of the posters from the Sunnybrook on the cover of one of his albums!!
http://www.sunnybrookfoundation.org/photo.htm