My Cheap Vintage Finds [& What They’re Worth] #181
Hi there! How was your weekend? Mine was nice and relaxing. I spent some of it (1) catching up on some sleep I missed last week during “parents orientation” at my daughter’s college and (2) engaging in a little vintage shopping, of course. My sweet husband and I headed out on Saturday morning at about 10 am and within seconds found ourselves in the middle of a raging downpour, LOL. Fortunately, the first sale was under cover and the next two sales we attended were estate sales, both inside, as you might expect. Let’s take a look at some of my vintage finds, shall we?
I was very excited to find a couple of flower frogs while on my vintage shopping adventures.
This type, called a “hairpin” frog, is not as easily found at garage sales, but find one, I did (cost: $1.00, value: $15-18.00). It measures just over 3″ across the top.
Here you see a 2 1/2″ copper pin-type flower frog, cemented to the bottom of a heavy, green metal dish (cost: $1.00, value: $10-12.00). Read about collecting flower frogs here. Or about decorating with vintage frogs here.
This 4 3/4″ high olive green crackle glass pitcher dates to the 1960’s-70’s (cost: 50¢, value: $12-14.00). See my crackle glass price guide for more info.
I’m always attracted to nice assortments of metal “junk,” and the seller of this bunch presented it so nicely–trayed and in a resealable plastic bag (cost: 25¢).
These are the sorts of things that I use for various craft and art projects. The drawer pulls on the upper right will come in especially handy soon, I’m thinking.
These two drawer pulls were part of the mix, too.
This smaller sized cow bell makes a lovely “thunk, thunk” when rung (cost: $1.00, value: $15-20.00).
An old document box (cost: $1.00, value: $15-18.00).
I buy quite a number of tools, but have only begun to scratch the surface of understanding them. This “eggbeater” style manual drill–with the lovely red enamel drive gear and mahogany handle–spoke to me as it lay on a tool bench in the seller’s garage. Marked “Miller’s Falls” and dating to about the 1950’s, it’s quite collectible (cost: 50¢, value: $35-45.00).
I’m sure I’ve mentioned that I always buy cheaply priced, berry garlands and wreaths since they make nice accents in my antique booth (cost: 50¢ each, value: $5.00 each).
Likewise, this pair of gingham curtains will also make nice decorative accents (cost: 50¢).
Five ruby water glasses (cost: 25¢ each, value: $12-15.00 for the set).
I’ve been assembling together a few photographic related items that I plan to sell as a lot on eBay, this is one of them, an old light meter instruction booklet (cost: 50¢, value: $5-10.00).
A peek inside.
A Kodak guide filled with various charts related to f-stops, shutter speeds, and depth of field (cost: 50¢, value: $10-15.00).
A peek inside.
This extremely light weight baker’s rack was a real steal (cost: $3.00, value: $35-40.00 once it receives its makeover).
Final Fabulous Find: A lid from an “American Sugar Refining Company” barrel. The downside: I bought it in five pieces, but I’m hoping to glue them back together and hang it somewhere special. I think it’s amazing (cost: 50¢, value: $70-100.00 once reassembled). The typography and stenciled eagle could make this old girl swoon; I would date it to the turn of the [last] century. So tell me, what have you found lately that makes you swoon?
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All those are very cool finds! I like the vintage tool, the lid, the baker’s rack thing, & the hinges. You really scored this weekend! Pinned.
Love the flower frogs you found, Diana! I have often thought of collecting them and definitely would make the plunge if I could find the first few (or several) for a dollar or three. I also love the barrel lid. Very neat typography. It would look fantastic on a kitchen wall, for sure.
So many lovely finds… but that lid (in 5 pieces) is my favorite!
I would have snapped up that sugar lid and felt like I had found the golden ticket. Good luck gluing it together and please post pictures of how it eventually turns out. That’s the kind of find that would make my day, lucky you!
Oh that barrel lid is amazing! And I’m looking forward to seeing what you do with the baker’s rack! Love the flower frogs, too!
Love your finds this week. Especially the flower frogs which is something I collect. That barrel lid is also a unique find! Thanks for always sharing prices with us. It’s fun to see what things are worth!
Nice finds. As you know, we tend to pick similar things. I’ve picked and sold that hand drill, cowbell, and my sisters have picked the crackeled glass ewer, hairpin frog (watch out, everything gets caught in that thing, not just flowers!!), and of course, hardware. Love that barrel lid. You’ll have it looking fine, as well as that baker’s rack.
Love it all but once you get that barrel top put together it is the diamond of the weekend. Once you get it back together will you put any kind of finish over it to preserve the fantastic graphics?
Great finds at great prices! My latest favorite find is a shabby pink metal magazine holder with attached metal flowers. If I tried to paint and “shabbify” it (my daughter’s word for what I do), I couldn’t have gotten a more perfect look. I bought to resell, but am very tempted to keep it.
I would have snapped up that sugar barrel lid for certain! And with my quirky mind, all those little metal pieces, I see faces! Just turn them to see them clearly! Silly me!
Yup, the barrel lid is definitely the best find of the lot. I love the little berry wreaths, too. Can’t say the flower frogs really grab me. I do have a few which I never use. Maybe I’ll try to sell them.
Great stuff, Diana. Can’t wait to see the make-over of the baker’s rack!
These are very nice finds…Especially the five ruby water glasses very cool at affordable price.
Great works…thanks
Love that barrel cover! It is definitely a keeper. I do love old tools and metal parts and I always visit the garage or basement with all the guys, at an estate sale! Right now the shop I have my booth at has a huge bin of all kinds of old drawer pulls and metal parts. I might have to make a sign or something from some of them. Great finds for you this past weekend!
Wow, I can’t believe you got that baker’s rack for $3–what a steal! Love the hairpin frog too. I’ve not come across any of those but would love to 😉 Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm! Pinning!
Beautiful post, I also love the barrel lid. Very neat typography. It would look fantastic on a kitchen wall, for sure.