13 Thrifty Farmhouse Finds
Hi there! I hope you had a great weekend 🙂 When I say I did nothing on Friday, I mean, I did nothing, LOL. Well, I ate leftover turkey and pie, read a cozy English mystery, watched an episode of This is Life with my sweet husband, and generally enjoyed having the entire family together while my sweet daughter is home from college.
But on Saturday, I got back to work. We restocked both my craft booth and my antique booth on Saturday and hit a decent estate sale and Goodwill on the way. I’ll share those finds with you shortly. Sunday we spent with our precious church family, as we do most Sundays, followed by a weekly Sunday nap.
Today’s farmhouse finds come from past garage and estate sales–let’s take a look.
A worn out pocket watch (cost: $1.00, value: not much, but it’s priceless to me), added to my collection.
One of my favorite recent finds, a galvanized thing-a-ma-jig with handles. Perfect for a smaller Christmas tree or centerpiece for a larger table. I’ve not settled on its function just yet. The ideas are percolating (cost: $4.00, value: $30-35.00).
A vintage glass jug, likely for vinegar or wine (cost: 50¢, value: $10-12.00). I would love to see it filled with maple syrup on a big old farm table with plates stacked high with pancakes. You can read about how to clean old bottles here.
A wicker hamper with built in handles (cost: $3.00, value: $30-35.00–it’s a nice size and looks better in person, lol). Have you seen my basket price guide?
A 1910, framed cow print, likely from an old dictionary (cost: $1.00, value: $15-18.00).
A folk art pig family (cost: $6.00 for the set, value: $45-50.00).
A newer pink glass rooster (cost: $1.00, value: 12-15.00). [What’s a farmhouse finds post without at least one rooster?!!]
Newer, poorly made glass often has ground-down bottoms like this–one sign that it’s newer.
A pair of seed packets (cost: free, value: good for crafting).
A large green platter that I plan to stencil, perhaps with “Welcome” (cost $1.00, value: $18.00 after stenciling). Did you read my post from a couple of weeks ago about vintage pottery?
MCP Co. stands for Mount Clemens Pottery of Mount Clemens, Michigan 1915-1987.
A vintage green tool case (cost: $1.00, value: $15-18.00). Perfect for some pretty pansies or marigolds.
A restaurant-ware gravy boat (modern ironstone) (cost: 50¢, value $6-8.00). Not long ago, I shared my ironstone collection, and if you need help pricing your ironstone, my ironstone price guide might help.
Made by one of the larger restaurant and hotel china manufacturers, Shenango China.
[Another] folding ruler (cost: 50¢, value: $10-12.00). I recently wrote a post about my vintage tool finds.
Final Fabulous Find: An antique Apollo Hard Candy tin manufactured by F. H. Roberts Co. (1897-1920)(cost: $2.00, value: $20-22.00). For more info about this candy company, check out this article: The Apollo Chocolates: A Vintage Candy Collectible Scrapbook.
That’s it for today, friends! Thanks for taking a look at my vintage finds with me today, and as always, happy hunting 🙂
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Wow, you had some fantastic finds this weekend. I have really stopped looking until I start selling since my house is full. I keep reminding myself that I can experience the thrill of the hunt by opening some boxes that I’ve packed up and rediscovering what’s inside, since I know I’ve forgotten what’s inside.
I hear you, Susan. I can do the same thing!! Opening boxes out in the garage is like shopping all over again, LOL.
…the seed packs bring back memories
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Gosh, with Christmas in mind that tool box, would be perfect with mini trees snow and some sort of cute vintage or a red truck in it…grins.—Love your finds of course. I hope to get back to posting some normal things—soon. Sandi
Great idea, Sandi! I’ll have to get working on that…
Iloved your finds. The galvanized tin and tool box NEED Christmas in them!! I have been trying to find cheap “Matchbox” kind of trucks to tie bbtrees onto; they are scarce! I agree with Sandi about a Christmas scene! Also love the gray boat; I always buy them when I find ’em caz I believe the kids’ table should have their own and it is the best way to heat up leftover (HA!) hot fudge sauce! Or maple syrup. The vinegar cruet would be a Zarex bottle if it had a screw top lid; syrup used to make Kool-aid type of drink when I was a kid! Dunno if they ever did them as a cruet. I’d use it today to make a snow cone! That green plate would be wonderful with an Irish greeting in it, too! (me last name was O’Malley for 15 years!). Doing an early wrapping frenzy here today!
I love all of your finds, Diana! Every. Single. One.
There is a Mt Clemens green platter on Ebay right now, listed for $19.99. Might be fun to watch! Great finds for you this week!
My faves today are the pink rooster, and the Shenango pitcher. I have some kind of family connection to Shenango – likely someone worked there – so we grab up pieces when we can find them.
As always you find wonderful things!
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I would have kept the watch, too!
Great stuff, Diana. I love the tree idea for the thingamajig. I think Merry (in red!) would be perfect stenciled on that green platter, which I also love. Great finds.
Once again I’m in awe of your finds and astounded at the price they will fetch in the market. I’m starting to think that your neck of the woods is THE place to be for incredible vintage finds that have an equally incredible resale value! So glad you got to relax, recharge and enjoy family over the holiday. I know you’ll have great luck in your upcoming sales — I mean, how could you not? BTW I want the cow print and the tool box:) xo Kathleen|Our Hopeful Home
If you need some unused, almost perfect vintage seed packets for crafting… let me know… I’ve got about 1000 of them!
You always need a rooster in the farmhouse but a pink glass one? Never saw one and I love him!! Great finds!