Highway 127 Finds

This past weekend, I went out to hunt for treasures on the World's Longest Yard Sale. This year the sale ran from Michigan all the way down to Alabama.

First up, is this little piano, music box. I scooped this up for only $3!

This is made in Japan. As you can see from the photos, it's covered in gold trim. Some of the gold is fading, but that doesn't distract from the beauty of this box.

On top of the piano, lovers are resting in a pastoral setting. Inside, the music box is lined in yellow with space to store a trinket or two or even a little love note.

 

Then I was lucky enough to find two planters. The first one is this little donkey wearing a blue hat.

 

I really couldn't believe my luck when I found this elephant planter. I love elephants. Wherever I travel, I try to pick up one as a souvenir keepsake, so I have quite a large collection of elephants.

Here is my little cow creamer. She's stamped Japan on the bottom. I think she's adorable. I've been wanting one of these for awhile, but each time I've found one, something's been wrong with it such as a chip or crack. I was really excited to find one in perfect condition.

 

I love to take pictures of the 127 sale. This year, I accidentally left my camera at home, but here are a couple of pictures from last year's sale.

 

Below is my favorite kind of vendor. You never know what treasures await when the tables are loaded down with so much stuff.

 

The vendor below didn't sell this three-wheeled bike last year. I know because he had it out again this year. I know I've been to this sale too many times, when I start to recognize the sellers.

Thanks so much for your visit today!
~Michelle


I'm linking up to Colorado Lady for Vintage Thingie Thursday.

 

Syroco Wall Plaques

Last month, my sister convinced me to go with her to an antique mall about an hour south of us. I expected to find a rinky dink, kind of place, with nothing good. Wow, was I ever wrong! Good stuff abounded everywhere!

I found these two wall plaques that I thought would look great hanging in my bedroom.

They're approximately 15 inches long.

The Victorian styled plaques are molded from plastic. They're made by the company, Syroco, originally based in Syracuse, NY. I'd probably date these to the late, late 60s - mid 70s.

Another item that I found was this scrap of material. I love fabric with vintage themes and people scenes.

The colors are a perfect match for my living room, so I'll be turning this into a pillow for the couch or one of the chairs. I just need a quick trip to the fabric store for the backing and then I'll be all set!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

I'm linking up to The Colorado Lady for Vintage Thingie Thursday.

Vintage Finds

Last week, I attended the World's Longest Yard Sale.  The sale started on Thursday and lasted until Sunday. Though I loaded up on sunblock, I had too much sun on Thursday, which meant no yard sales for me on Friday. On Saturday, my mom and I hit the sales.

Here are some of the things that I found.

First up, is Anchor Hocking's Fire King. I found this sweet little bowl for fifty cents. It's the perfect size for beating eggs in.

Next is a set of four Fire King tea trays with matching cups. All are in excellent condition for their age. AH made this Primrose pattern from 1960-1962.

And I even scored the matching creamer. No sugar bowl though.

From the same vendor as the tea trays, I bought this Kodak Starflash Brownie camera. This camera was made from March 1957 to June 1965.

And I found it in its original box, which as you can see is very dirty. I haven't cleaned any of my finds yet. Everything always looks better once cleaned!

Inside the box was this instruction manual for the Kodak Duaflex II camera.

Now, my favorite thing that I bought last weekend is this three shelf, cart on wheels, trolley. I love it and I only paid $2.50 for it. I'll be taking it apart soon {the shelves are screwed into place} and repainting it. I haven't decided on what color yet, but probably not white. It looks a little too hospital-ly with the white shelves for me.

Thanks so much for visiting with me today!

I'm linking up to The Colorado Lady for Vintage Thingie Thursday.

Flea Markets and Yard Sales

Hip, hip, hooray! Debbiedoos is having a party! It's a newbie blogger party, so come and join all the fun.

Today, I thought I'd blog about one of my passions: Buying other people's stuff! I love going to flea markets and yard sales. I'm always on the search for that perfect item that I need. I love collecting. Right now, I collect tea cups, white pitchers, dolls and books. Here are some things that I've purchased over the last few months.

I found this print in a small antique mall. I'll be re-framing this later with a wider black frame. I love the vintage image and the cats.


Another tea cup for my collection! This is made by Royal Chelsea and is fine bone china.


This is a Carnival glass butter pat dish, made by Mosser.


Milk glass dolphins are something else that I collect. I found this single guy waaaaay down in Eastern Kentucky. This candleholder was only $1. I already have a set of these with a round base.


Ohhhh, I love Harrison Ford! And since I can't have the real one, I decided to settle for his plastic double.



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