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It was percolator week!!A Toastmaster,Sunbeam,Wear Ever,Mirro Matic and a GE, A nice GE iron, a almost new in the box Casco iron, a Miracle Maid griddle, a Sunbeam waffle iron, the first square one they made!!, a Hamilton Beach mixer motor, a nice Westinghouse mixer, a 2 1/2 quart Mirro matic pressure cooker, several bags of vintage Christmas lights, and a positively wonderful vintage Mirrostar candle..Oh yeah, a Melmac covered serving dish, a nice small Lisk roaster and a small Aristo Craft frying pan.Here are the pics!

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Vintage sheets/pillowcases

My partner thought I was nuts when I bought NIB vintage pillowcases. I think they were "Grantline".
After I washed them and put them on the bed he changed his mind.
Still not sure what the difference was - but it was there. A nice, crisp, cool and sturdy feel.
 
There is really no comparison of the sheets of today with the sheets of yore. Remember about a year ago we had a huge thread about all things concerning sheets?
The older sheets were of much higher quality. Unfortunately, vintage Queen sized sheets a very difficult to find.

What do you do with all this stuff you find? Your windows and doors must be bulging out at the seams?
 
Still not sure what the difference was - but it was there. A

These sheets say 190 threads per inch, but they feel better than the stuff you buy now saying 250 threads per inch!!!

Well, don't ever fall for those "Egyptian 800 thread count" sheet sets (or similar) at flea markets and sales. They're crap (of course, for $20-25, what does one expect?)! Yes, we tried a set. They're thin as h*ll, pill after a couple of washings, and feel almost dirty even when they're only on the bed for a day.

I'll take the old stiff percales any day. Nice and cool when you climb between them, crisp feel without being rough,  durable.... need I say more?

 

Congrats on your finds, Hans!! And as fo the walls bulging, we just rearranged a little in the boiler room and found a space to put a small set of shelving for "stuff." You'll do the same when it becomes necessary! I found a secret-yet-in-plain-sight space to store yard sale stuff in the garage for spring, but I can't tell Rich 'cause as soon as he sees an empty space, he fills it!

 

Chuck (Rich and I are NOT going to the flea markets tomorrow!)
 
That is a big haul for one weekend. When I saw your thread, I just knew there was going to be some vintage xmas decs!

What is the coffee pot on the far left of the row? The 9 cup GE is one of their best, I gave one to some clients who wanted "hotter" coffee and they've used it everyday for the last three years and swear by the coffee. They serve it to guests and still asked about it, shocks everyone when they see this battered old GE making great coffee.

The vintage pillow cases and sheets do have a better feel. I can't remember if there was a consensus as to why in that sheets-thread, but they do!
 
9 cup GE.

My Mom and her Sister both had these, they bought them because they were immersible,my Aunt still has hers, Mother went to drip pots later, first a Norelco and then a Braun, I gave the braun away when Mother died.
 
This summer I picked up a vintage set of West Point Pepperell no-iron percale bedding for our guest bedroom, and the tags have a copyright of 1973 for the pattern on them.  They are a 50-50 cotton/polyester blend, and still look and feel like they are fresh out of the package.  I'm always on the lookout for vintage no-iron percale bedding.  It will outlast anything on the market today.  Allen is so right when he says vintage queen size sheets are hard to find.  I can vouch for that! 
 
According to my research, Queen sized beds were introduced in 1958 by the Simmons Bedding Company. You would think that there would be a larger supply of vintage sheets for them.
But I think that while they may have been introduced in 1958, sales may not have taken off until the early-mid 70's.
 
Hans,

Seeing you picked up a Sunbeam waffle iron I thought you might want to try it out with this recipe that I've used forever.  I got it from my Grandma Wilde who used alot of recipes that called for sour milk.  They're very good, and it's the only waffle recipe I use.

 

Sour Milk Waffles

2 eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

1 tsp. baking soda

2/3 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

2 cups sour milk

5 tbsp. melted butter or margarine

Beat eggs, add milk, add sifted dry ingredients with baking soda and baking powder.  Add other dry ingredients.  Lastly, add melted butter or margarine.  Bake in hot waffle iron until golden brown. 
 
I usually serve kielbasa or beef smoked sausage with them, and real maple syrup.  Makes for a YUMMY breakfast, lunch, or supper.
 
Hans,

Are the C6 size Christmas light bulbs the most common size?  Recently, at an estate sale, I picked up a star made out of plywood painted silver for $1.  It is fitted with white bulbs on the outer points, and blue bulbs further in where the ends of the points meet.  Then it's trimmed all the way around in silver garland.  It is a GE light set with red & green twisted wire on the back side.  The paint on the bulbs is cracked and starting to flake off. 
 
No...

c-7 is the most common, C-6 are smaller, and if one burns out the whole string goes out, c-7 bulbs are a little larger, and arewired so that if one burns out the rest stay lit, most of the really old lights are c-6.
 
Hans to the rescue again!  Yep, when 1 goes out, the rest stay lit.  I don't have to replace the bulbs, but will keep my eyes open at any upcoming estate sales.  I'll replace them only if I can find replacements on the cheap.  The star will be hung on the inside, facing the street, so the flaking bulbs shouldn't be too noticeable.

 

The helpfulness on this site is unbelievable.  Thanks again!
 

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