Monday, March 9, 2015

Estate Sale Finds 3-9-15

Spring is in the air - can you feel it??  We hit a high of 44 degrees on Saturday - the highest temperature we've seen in weeks.  And, the sun was out!!  Even though we didn't have a whole bunch of sales to visit, it was nice just to be outside in the fresh air, and not be all bundled up in winter coats and scarves.

So, on to what we found this week....   Chablis got the bread board and the recipe box and I picked up the tool box carry -all....


Originally I was going to paint the tool box but once I cleaned off the layers of dirt and grime, I discovered the original owners name stenciled on the side - can you see it?  EDDIE.   I love it.  I think I'll darken the letters with some fresh paint and leave it.  Eddie - my tool box now officially has a name.


This is a small, 18" by 9" by 8" foot locker/chest.  It's in bad shape.  The interior has mold stains and the original liner paper has shredded away.   I've already cleaned it up and it's sitting outside in my shed, opened, to air out for a few days.  I'm not sure how I'll transform it yet, but I know it's going to be awesome.  I can't wait to get started on it.




Chablis spied this wooden chair laying against a wall in a basement.  It didn't have a price tag on it either.   I kinda wanted to keep it for myself but I've got no room for it, sob....  Chablis told me to negotiate a price on it for her.  The seat slat looks like its broken, but it's not.  It's just a little loose and slid out of place.  No problem, we'll fix it somehow.  I got it for 3 bucks.


This Ball jar is huge!

I sold one of these in my shop a couple of weeks ago, so I picked up this one and hope it sells as quickly.


Chablis got this small pail and 2 Christmas trays...


And she picked up these 2 cute Peach crates as well.


I seriously have a rolling pin fetish.  This one is smaller than normal and needs to be cleaned, but it's super solid and heavy.


The 2 Chicago street guides are awesome, especially the smaller one, which is from 1944.  It also has cool small articles in it about contacting syphilis, suffering from piles, and making sure to schedule doctor appointments.  LOL!  What that all has to do with a street guide is beyond me.  The larger one has scribbled pencil marks inside but the cover is so cool.  I may just frame them with a Chicago street map for a back ground and hang it on the wall or sell it.


I like this Osterizer single serve blender jar.  It's unusual because it doesn't have a handle like most of the ones you usually see.  The lid graphics are cool.  I also loved the Squirt salt and pepper shakers.  They need a good cleaning.  I really have to pick up a brush for getting down inside jars.  The graphics on these are great and they are in really good condition.


Chablis has been looking for glass mixing bowls for her mixer.  She has stainless steel ones, but really wanted glass ones.  These were perfect and only $ 3.00 for the pair.  They even included a huge dead bug in the bottom of the larger bowl.  She made me remove it....


This is a gorgeous red Christmas table cloth - I mean gorgeous!!  It's large and rectangular and it doesn't have any holes or stains.  I originally bought it to sell in my shop, but now I'm having second thoughts.  I don't have a Christmas tablecloth for the lakehouse and this one is so nice.  I may be keeping it....


Louie found this leather bound Atlas for $ 1.50.  The thing is huge.   It's super heavy and some of the pages are quite stained. I took it for the great maps inside that I can rip out and use in projects.


Oh, here's my favorite find of the week.  This scale is awesome!  It's a Pelouze Manufacturing 30 lb. scale.  It's so lovely and vintage and chippy and rusty.  I practically drooled when Chablis found it.  And, it still works perfectly.

I wish I could find more information on this company.  I know they were located in Chicago in the late 1800's and well into the 1900's and they produced both postal and family scales.  This scale says "Patent Pending" on it.   I've seen photo's of similar ones that are dated 1898, but I haven't seen a photo yet of this exact scale.  I know I should sell it but everything about it screams "Keep me!"  Look at that face - isn't it grand?


What would you do?   How was your weather this weekend?

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21 comments:

  1. Nice haul! "Eddie" is very cool. Love the scale-- fancier than a lot I've seen. I'd probably keep it for decor then some day decide to sell it.

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    1. Well, the scale is now sitting on top of my bookcase so I can admire it awhile, but it will probably end up in the shop. :-)

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  2. Wow - you did well this week! That old scale is really cool. And I have a cookie press exactly like the one you bought. They're wonderful! You should keep it for yourself instead of selling it.

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    1. Ha - that type of cookie press and I do not get along. Try as I might, I cannot make good spritz cookies with those, which is the reason my original one got sold! ROFL! This one is going right into the shop.

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  3. Oh my, Kim! What great finds--you've really started off the season right. I'm loving everything, but those Chicago maps are wonderful, and I think your idea of framing them against a map is terrific idea. The scale is pretty awesome--I bought one this week-end, too. Mine is a large postal scale, my first one ever. Have a great week!

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    1. The scale is so awesome. I'm having trouble dating it, so if you have any tips, please share. :-)

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  4. Wow, Kim!! You guys found some AWEsome goodies!!! I am interested to see how you transform the moldy trunk! And, what will you do with the wooden tool box?! What is Chablis going to do with the peach crates? Can't wait to see!! xo

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    1. The tool box will have the letters darkened with paint and then the whole thing will be waxed and left as is. I want it to carry supplies between the house and deck when I'm working on something.

      I am dying to start on that chest and have a few ideas already. Hopefully I can start in the next week or so.

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  5. WOW that's all I can say WOW! I love every single item and especially that you are going to leave Eddie on the tool box...Great finds!

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    1. I loved the "Eddie" on the box. I'm glad it didn't wash off when I was cleaning it up.

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  6. You find such great things! Eddie is adorable. :) We had a great weekend, it finally got up to the upper 20s -- and they are promising us high 30s or low 40s later this week! A heat wave for sure! :)

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    1. Time to get out for some exercise. I'm dying to go geocaching and hiking.

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  7. You must be living right to come across these finds for such good prices! Thanks

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    1. Usually I think the prices around here are too high compared with what I see other people around the country paying for similar things. However, I can usually get stuff at better prices when the estate sales are run by individuals rather than estate sale companies. The individual's are usually more motivated to sell. :-) Thanks for stopping by.

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  8. Wow, I can't imagine a footlocker that small! ... But my fav is Eddie's toolbox. 'Can't wait to see how you make it come back to life!

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    1. I wish it would hurry up and warm up a little so the snow would melt off my deck and I can get outside and start working on this stuff.

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  9. Wow! You did a great job finding vintage treasures! And yes, we are SO happy too that it has warmed up a bit and the sun was OUT!!!!

    Thanks for taking part in my "Let's Talk Vintage" link party!

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  10. More cool stuff!! I'm sure you guys have had cabin fever in all this mess....we have had very little and it's been WAYYY too much for us!! So Glad you got the opportunity to go on some sales......xo

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