I know just what you mean Fred. It had been three weeks since I hit the sales so Friday I went to 5 garage sales. Never as lucky as you guys though!!! Didn't bring one thing home but it sure was fun to be on the "hunt" again. Wow that Sunbeam toaster looks mint!!!
Estate Sales!
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danemodsandy
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Fred:
I think your "mink stole" might be a fox fur piece. These were sold to dress up the neckline of a winter coat or suit. It looks to me like you may have already discovered that the fox head usually has spring-loaded jaws, so that you can clamp the jaws onto another part of the piece to secure it around Milady's neck. However, some fur pieces were mink, so it could be that too. Fur pieces used to be Big Business, highly coveted by women. The longer the piece and the more skins used, the more expensive.
I think your "mink stole" might be a fox fur piece. These were sold to dress up the neckline of a winter coat or suit. It looks to me like you may have already discovered that the fox head usually has spring-loaded jaws, so that you can clamp the jaws onto another part of the piece to secure it around Milady's neck. However, some fur pieces were mink, so it could be that too. Fur pieces used to be Big Business, highly coveted by women. The longer the piece and the more skins used, the more expensive.
elginkid
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Growing up we had one of the later, sliding lever controls, and now I have a T20 (1949-50). I found the regulation to be better on the later, lever models. Sometimes i have to unplug the toaster early to get the desired light toasting on my early T20. That said, I'd rather pull the plug once in awhile in exchange for the nifty sunbeam design on the side, and the cloth covered cord. The knob regulator is much cleaner looking which adds to the streamlined effect. This toaster was significantly less "streamlined" than many toasters of its day, which is probably why the shape carried into the late 1990s with no visible changes.
Funny story though...I remember watching old cartoons growing up that showed toasters with levers on the sides, where the toast popped up, and thinking how interesting that was, and how antiquated it must be. When our "Automatic Beyond Belief" toaster finally bit the dust, my parents bought a cheap crappy toaster, and I mused about the quaint mechanism by which it operated. It was only as I got older, that I realized most people's toasters worked that way, and that my experience had been the exception.
Funny story though...I remember watching old cartoons growing up that showed toasters with levers on the sides, where the toast popped up, and thinking how interesting that was, and how antiquated it must be. When our "Automatic Beyond Belief" toaster finally bit the dust, my parents bought a cheap crappy toaster, and I mused about the quaint mechanism by which it operated. It was only as I got older, that I realized most people's toasters worked that way, and that my experience had been the exception.
The beauty of a metal fan...
...Oh what memories I have of those big electric fans. My grandmother had one in the kitchen and another on "the other end" of the house in hopes to create a constant breeze going through her extra long house.
As a child I would simply drift asleep from the wonderful hum that ONLY a metal fan blade can create. I've recently recreated this as best I could by purchasing some metal reproduction fans (ALLAIRE) from Restoration Hardware. They are made well and I have a 12" at home and 8" on my desk at work. The sound of that fan and her Fridgidaire washer in the background brings back the fondest memories of summer. Where's the homemade lemonade?
...Oh what memories I have of those big electric fans. My grandmother had one in the kitchen and another on "the other end" of the house in hopes to create a constant breeze going through her extra long house.
As a child I would simply drift asleep from the wonderful hum that ONLY a metal fan blade can create. I've recently recreated this as best I could by purchasing some metal reproduction fans (ALLAIRE) from Restoration Hardware. They are made well and I have a 12" at home and 8" on my desk at work. The sound of that fan and her Fridgidaire washer in the background brings back the fondest memories of summer. Where's the homemade lemonade?
OMG
That's the 1973 GE Filter-Flo we used to own. It has both timed bleach and a timed Fabric Softener dispensers(visible in your money shot).
Is it still for sale?
That's the 1973 GE Filter-Flo we used to own. It has both timed bleach and a timed Fabric Softener dispensers(visible in your money shot).
Is it still for sale?
danemodsandy
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My Finds...
...For yesterday were not nearly so spectacular, but I'm still well pleased. Both were from Goodwill.
I found a Lane sample cedar chest, about seven inches by four by three; these were given to girls graduating high school by Lane cedar chest retaillers in hopes the young ladies would then start a "hope chest" in a real Lane chest.
And I found a cat basket similar to the one below. They're kind of pricey new - anywhere from $40-100 - and so finding a vintage one at $5 was great. It was also fortuitous, because my Tony turns ten this month, and this was the present I wanted him to have - a really uptown bed instead of the foam-and-plush thing he's always had. Again, the pic is not exactly the bed I found, and that's not Tony:
...For yesterday were not nearly so spectacular, but I'm still well pleased. Both were from Goodwill.
I found a Lane sample cedar chest, about seven inches by four by three; these were given to girls graduating high school by Lane cedar chest retaillers in hopes the young ladies would then start a "hope chest" in a real Lane chest.
And I found a cat basket similar to the one below. They're kind of pricey new - anywhere from $40-100 - and so finding a vintage one at $5 was great. It was also fortuitous, because my Tony turns ten this month, and this was the present I wanted him to have - a really uptown bed instead of the foam-and-plush thing he's always had. Again, the pic is not exactly the bed I found, and that's not Tony:
danemodsandy
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Lane Chest:
This is a sample chest like the one I found. Solid cedar, of course, and marked inside the lid as having been presented by Frederick Furniture, Inc. of Grundy, Iowa:
This is a sample chest like the one I found. Solid cedar, of course, and marked inside the lid as having been presented by Frederick Furniture, Inc. of Grundy, Iowa:
danemodsandy
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And Just In Case...
...Anyone is wondering, this is my best friend Tony, whose full name is His Royal Highness, The Prince Tony Tuxedo Von Katt:
...Anyone is wondering, this is my best friend Tony, whose full name is His Royal Highness, The Prince Tony Tuxedo Von Katt:
That's the 1973 GE Filter-Flo we used to own. It has both timed bleach and a timed Fabric Softener dispensers(visible in your money shot).
Is it still for sale?
Ken I asked and the sale company said the washer had been sold with the house.
Is it still for sale?
Ken I asked and the sale company said the washer had been sold with the house.
polkanut
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Well that machine will most likely be replaced with some new POS.
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wow
What hearty folks you are! Garage/estate sales drop to nothing around here this time of year. Dan of TN, I agree with you about the hum of a metal fan, nothing puts me to sleep betta. And the slush-kunk of a Maytag wringer wakes me up and makes me nostalgic for my Grandma's farmhouse. Funny how sounds and smells trigger such memories...
What hearty folks you are! Garage/estate sales drop to nothing around here this time of year. Dan of TN, I agree with you about the hum of a metal fan, nothing puts me to sleep betta. And the slush-kunk of a Maytag wringer wakes me up and makes me nostalgic for my Grandma's farmhouse. Funny how sounds and smells trigger such memories...
polkanut
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Fred,
You could be a Brett Sommers look-alike.
You could be a Brett Sommers look-alike.
norgeway
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FRED!!!
Do you know just how lucky you are, I have never even seen a complete Apex Dyno,Ive seen pieces of one, but never the whole machine, that was there bottom of the line model, the swivel top Aero Cleaner being next then the Strato Cleaner,I have 2 versions of a Aero and 2 Stratos...One is toast, somewhere I have the consumer reports article discussing them,if I can find it I will send it to you. Hans
Do you know just how lucky you are, I have never even seen a complete Apex Dyno,Ive seen pieces of one, but never the whole machine, that was there bottom of the line model, the swivel top Aero Cleaner being next then the Strato Cleaner,I have 2 versions of a Aero and 2 Stratos...One is toast, somewhere I have the consumer reports article discussing them,if I can find it I will send it to you. Hans
Wow Fred - you really know how to do the estate sales properly!
Remember the cool green Kenmore you got about two months ago? Well it arrived in Charlotte in mid-December in one piece and looking great. THANK YOU Fred and Robert!!!!! I will make a post about it when it warms up enough to not turn blue while I work in my garage. The machine already has taken ownership of a 'new' gold Roto-Swirl and a replacement timer.
I wish you continued good fortunes in your estate sales!
Gordon
Remember the cool green Kenmore you got about two months ago? Well it arrived in Charlotte in mid-December in one piece and looking great. THANK YOU Fred and Robert!!!!! I will make a post about it when it warms up enough to not turn blue while I work in my garage. The machine already has taken ownership of a 'new' gold Roto-Swirl and a replacement timer.
I wish you continued good fortunes in your estate sales!
Gordon
Oh well,
Thanks for asking!
You got to admit, that's one of the most useful GE wash timers you've ever seen except for the AW-7.
Thanks for asking!
You got to admit, that's one of the most useful GE wash timers you've ever seen except for the AW-7.
Ok, gotta ask...
I've been following all the posts of the great finds you guys come across, LOTS of stuff going in, how much if any goes out? I imagine all of it is fun to play with but after a while it has to move to make room for more finds. What do you do with the overflow? Hold your own garage sale?
I've been following all the posts of the great finds you guys come across, LOTS of stuff going in, how much if any goes out? I imagine all of it is fun to play with but after a while it has to move to make room for more finds. What do you do with the overflow? Hold your own garage sale?
hooverwheelaway
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Hmmph.
I've been following all the posts of the great finds you guys come across, LOTS of stuff going in, how much if any goes out? I imagine all of it is fun to play with but after a while it has to move to make room for more finds. What do you do with the overflow? Hold your own garage sale?
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I've been following all the posts of the great finds you guys come across, LOTS of stuff going in, how much if any goes out? I imagine all of it is fun to play with but after a while it has to move to make room for more finds. What do you do with the overflow? Hold your own garage sale?
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norgeway
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LET ME KNOW!!!
When you are going to have that sale!!!
When you are going to have that sale!!!
Lane giveaways
I was so bitter and jealous of my girl-friends that got certificates in the mail for their Lane chests, I tried and tried to talk one out of it but to no avail. Now I fear that 1-800-GOT-JUNK will show up at the door with grain shovels if I bring home any more stuff! No estate sales here this week but they should be back up and going again soon. My (pointless?) resolution this year is to be MUCH more discerning at the sales and bring only things home that I really need. We'll see how long that lasts.
"Resolutions are simply checks that men draw on banks where they have no account." Oscar Wilde
I was so bitter and jealous of my girl-friends that got certificates in the mail for their Lane chests, I tried and tried to talk one out of it but to no avail. Now I fear that 1-800-GOT-JUNK will show up at the door with grain shovels if I bring home any more stuff! No estate sales here this week but they should be back up and going again soon. My (pointless?) resolution this year is to be MUCH more discerning at the sales and bring only things home that I really need. We'll see how long that lasts.
"Resolutions are simply checks that men draw on banks where they have no account." Oscar Wilde
