Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts

Friday, February 23, 2018

Set Out Finds!

Like I said on Monday, Junk Set Out was not as extensive this time around.  This is pretty typical for the winter set out.  Fall and spring are always going to be bigger.  The only time the winter set out is really spectacular is when we have a really mild winter.  Nevertheless, I did find a couple of good Mazda-loads of stuff.  Honestly, as long as I can find even a few things that will sell. I think it's worth it.

Everything went right to the mall, which is where I took these pics. As usual, I only took pics of the highlights.


I kept running across safety cones in various piles, so I decided that I needed to grab a couple.  The tall one in the middle has been signed by a lot of people for some reason.  The white and black thing on the right is a pan drawer from an old stove.  I thought it was interesting.  The small black table had pebbles or tiles or something glued on the top and then removed.  I figure that makes it a good DIY project.



Nearly everything in this photo has already sold. Right after I took the pic, I went to the restroom.  When I came back, the blue folding chair was gone.  Someone had bought it.  I did not need another trunk, but I can't resist them.  Not only has it sold, but one of the other ones I had at the booth has, so now I actually need some!  I always grab media racks.  Even in this age of streaming and downloads and clouds and such, there are still people who own and use physical copies of media.  Many of them shop at flea markets.  The suitcases were all nested inside each other, along with a matching purse and the keys for all of them.  Out of this whole lot, the only things that are left are the largest suitcase and the chair on the left.



A crate of old counter-weights for doors.


I am always excited to find a wheel or two.  A guy came by and bought this one right after this pic was taken.


It is probably too early for orchard-style baskets, but I found five in various sizes.


The basket on top is not as old as it may seem, but it has sold. I love my large spools, even when they are plastic.  You need to enlarge this pic and read the painted sign in the middle.  Apparently, someone gave the kids the ends of trim from a project to decorate, which is cool. I found a whole batch of these.  I did not even see the Fleur-di-lis on the cutting board in the back when I picked it up.  The old brush was buried in a whole bin of toys I picked up.  The silver bowl was the first thing I picked up.



It has these little engraved tabs around the edge.  I thought at first I had some kind of vintage cigar ashtray, until I realized the  engraving includes a web address.



Drawers, gates, and fruit crates--oh my!  I needed drawers, too.  Sadly, there were no windows and I really need those too.  The black chair was the only find (other than a bunch of reno debris) from the house at the bottom of the hill which usually always has a HUGE pile of stuff.  The tee-ball stand is Little Tikes--my old friend.


Final find--sweet blue chairs with woven seats.  These were sitting on the curb in the rain.  I thought the seats were never going to dry out so I could put them in the booth.  It took three days!

And that wraps up this set out.  Now to count the days until June!

Thursday, January 04, 2018

More 2017 Recap (Further Sights Unseen)

Continuing from yesterday, here are some more of the finds from last year that got photographed, but never blogged.  Unless noted otherwise, everything here is a trash find.


I always grab discarded lawn ornaments, regardless of the shape they're in.  This one wouldn't even stand up on its own any more.  I thought it could be painted and make a cool door stop or something.  It actually sat on our stoop for a while, until Keith told me it was creeping him out.


One of our across the street neighbors is also a garbage picker.  He used to do a yard sale every so often.  Now he just sets his old finds out during set out.  I've gotten some good stuff from his curb over the years.  These wheels came from there.  I grab stuff like this and toss it in my salvage booth as spare parts.  Someone must need them, because they do sell.  I'd rather see it go to a new person than be tossed out.



Rusty metal plant shelf.


My price tag on this one says:  "Make your own 10 Commandments!"  That was my thought when I first saw it.  I also added another tag that says:  "Thou shalt shop Booth 62!" That's an order!  


I found a huge bucket of these canning jars.  They're not at all old, but the rusted lids lend them that feeling.  They are waiting in the shed to be filled with odds and ends.  I sell lots of stuff in jars--spools, buttons, clothes pins, beads, etc.  My best seller is actually just jars of miscellaneous junk, which is what I use these larger jars for.  I keep one by my desk and just toss random stuff in it until it's full.  Usually, it's the leftovers from a bag or box of junk I bought that are too small or uninteresting to sell by themselves.


MCM wall hangings, which I thought were cool.  It's amazing what people will toss out.  Even the broken one sold.


Big Flea find.  I am kind of obsessed with wooden boxes, particularly homemade ones like this one.  They're a top seller for me, so I jump on everyone I can find.


More Big Flea finds.  


Remember the awesome cast iron vent I found a while back?  I went back to that house for the last set out, and all I found was Mr. Bubble.  That's kind of a metaphor for this whole business, I think.

Speaking of that vent, I sold it to a downtown antique dealer Who was a new customer to my booth.  I was working my spaces that day, and we talked for a long time.  I saw him again right before Christmas, and he told me that he had taken it to a big antique fair in New York and someone bought it from him right as he was setting it out.  I made a real nice deal off of it, and so did he.  I also got a regular customer out of it.


I found two bags of old paper in an alley, and brought them home to sort out.  Oddly enough, a lot of it was papers and  stuff from a tiny town in far western Kentucky where my great-grandfather lived when he was a boy.  There was also this poster.  Take a closer look at the bottom.



Interesting world, ain't it?



Big Flea find.  Also, guilty pleasure TV.  I don't actually watch the show itself.  I view clips of the big meltdowns on YouTube.  I look at it kind of like I do all those Real Housewives shows.  I can watch a little bit of it, turn it off and say to myself:  "Maybe I'm not rich, but I'm also sure as hell not CRAZY!!!"



Hiding in my front bush is a shy little squirrel blow mold I found in the alley that was  strewn with stuff.  He's by Don Featherstone, the guy who designed the pink lawn flamingo.


Finally, a happy find.  I got this at the Peddlers Mall.  The vendor had a bag of them and had misidentified them as Happy Meal toys.  It's actually a vintage Wilton cake decoration.  I htink it dates back to the days of the TV show.


It even look a little like Adam West.


Still more to come.  Tune in tomorrow.  Same Bat Blog.  Same Bat Channel.

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Retro Y'all! Holiday Traditions Edition

It's that time again! 

Since we are now post-Thanksgiving, it's time to crank out the holiday music.

In case you didn't know, one of the holiday traditions at this here little blog is starting the season off with these two very special songs.

First up, Santa's three helpers:



Followed by a little lady that some would prefer not appear, actually:


Wednesday, November 02, 2016

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like.....You Know.

Not meaning to work anyone's nerves or anything like that, but the hustle/bustle is upon us!

Here are a couple of pics of unseen finds that might help get you in the mood.


These guys were a curb find.  They were part of a larger decoration that would have included all the reindeer and the fat guy in the sleigh.  This was all I found, but they're still awesome!



I've never seen a sweet little angel blow mold/choir girl like this one before.  Isn't she a doll?  She's dated 1972.  Wouldn't it be something to have a whole bunch of them?

What holiday treasures have you found recently?

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Retro Y'all! Holiday Edition!

I had to bend the rules for this one, but there was no way in heck that I was not going to include it.



I always try to find a period performance video by the original artist to go with my selections, but there just wasn't one this time.  There were lots of vids using the original recording in the video, but this is the one I really, really liked, even though I'm pretty sure it's a cover.  Those guys are having too much fun.  So I'm using this one in the spirit of the holiday.

Out of all the Christmas novelty songs that have ever been recorded, this one is certainly a front-runner for the oddest, which is why I love it so.

By the way, Santa's donkey was really named Nestor.  I think I would wanna be called Dominick too, if my name were Nestor.

No offense meant to any Nestors out there.  Really.

Saturday, December 05, 2015

Retro Y'all! Holiday Edition!

Last Sunday's Hardrock/Suzy post was supposed to be a Retro Y'all! post on Saturday, but it didn't work out that way.  I am dedicating Retro Y'all! this month to those undeservedly forgotten or overlooked Christmas novelty classics.  Some things are too good to be allowed to slide into obscurity.

Like this little jingle.



Fun fact:  She actually got the hippo.  Take a look at the other people who've recorded this, including two Captains:  Kangaroo and Toni Tennille's then-husband.  The video is actually from the Ed Sullivan Show.  Gayla Peevey's website has the full version from the show with Sullivan introducing her.

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Let's Get This Holiday Season Started!

We are back!  I'll have more to say about all that in tomorrow's ramble.  In the meantime, we've got to start rolling out the holiday cheer.  For this blog, there's only one way to do that.



If you've been around here for a while, you know that Hardrock and friends are the traditional Eddie-torial opening to the holiday season.  They've been featured in a post every year at this time for five or six years, at least.  I got so busy with the wedding and such last year that I actually forgot them, but Roger made up for my goof on Facebook.

Anyway, they're back!  Enjoy!

Of course, when those elves come passing by, Suzy is sure to follow.



I'm planning a lot of fun, musical surprises for December, so please stay tuned. 

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving!


Thanks for hanging with me 
through another year!  
Best wishes to you and your families!

Vintage Thanksgiving card from a box of greeting cards I found at an estate sale last year.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Happiness is.....

...Vintage Blow Molds!


Monday on the way to the booth, there was a traffic kerfuffle that resulted in my missing my connecting bus.  Since I had about an hour wait until the next one, decided to take a three block stroll down the street to my favorite thrift, which I had not visited in a while.

These beauties were waiting for me when I walked in.

Empire, circa 1969.  I never, ever find vintage Halloween stuff, so I strolled back to my bus stop as one very happy camper!
 

Sunday, August 02, 2015

Button, Button. Who's got the Button? (Part VI)

With this one, we say "good bye" to my wonderful bag of vintage buttons.

I wanted to highlight one more set of awesome designs.

I just love that heart at the bottom!


Also a few crests.

Lots of metal buttons have crests on them.


Hope you all enjoyed looking at a few cool buttons.  I've had more fun with these buttons than I have with any other recent find.  I hope you all did too.

Let's see what wonders the junk gods have to throw my way now.

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Button, Button. Who's got the Button? (Part V)

Hearken ye...



to the conclusion of the tale from the Button Pile!

(You can review the beginning and the middle if need be.)

After the play, everyone went outside to look at the sky.



This is turning into a fairy tale!

 A carriage...

pulled by a ram...

Insert moose noise here.

and a moose came up the driveway.


A cowboy...

Howdy!

and an Indian chief got out.


They sang...

Fa la la

King Tut!

Egyptian folk songs....


Twinkle twinkle little star...
told horoscopes...


Yeee-haw!

and did rodeo tricks for everyone.


Afterwards, they all went bowling....

Strike!

Net!

and played tennis...


Here comes Suzy Snowflake!

until it started to snow.


Shooosh!

Then they went skiing!

Everyone had so much fun that they decided to stay on the moon.  If you look really closely on a clear night you can see them all, laughing and having fun.

And everyone lived happily ever after!

THE END!

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Button, Button. Who's got the Button? (Part IV)

Hearken ye... 


to the middle of the tale from the Button Pile!

(You can find the first bit here, if you need to catch up.)

Alas!

Woe!

 The Romans languished!

So, everyone stopped fighting and decided to have a luau!

All aboard!
They jumped on a boat....

Splish! Splash!


and sailed....


Land Ho!

to an island.

They had great fun!

Giddyup!

They rode on sea horses....

CLANK!

played horseshoes...


FORE!

and played golf!

Everybody Hula!

Everyone thought it was Paradise!

Just then,

WHO?

a wise owl flew up.... 

BLAST OFF!

in a space ship!

Everyone went...

WELCOME!

to visit the Man on the Moon.

He showed them all the sights!

They went to a lunar casino...
 
Deal!

and played Poker...

Round and round she goes!

Roulette...

Check!

Checkmate!

Chess...

Did someone cheat?

and Tic Tac Toe.

Cha-ching!

Everyone won!


Hola!

Balboa came by...
 
Woof!

with his atomic Scottie dog...

Add horrendous sound effect here.
 
to play a bagpipe solo for the group. 

Tick Tock!

He announced that it was time....

There's no business...
to go to the theater....

for his favorite play...

To be or not to be!

Madame Bovary.

TO BE CONTINUED!

 For the record, my favorite buttons of the whole lot are in this part of the story--the roulette wheel, the clock, the space ship and the atomic symbol.