My Cheap Vintage Finds [& What They’re Worth] #167
Hi everyone–boy, did we get pounded in the northeast! I haven’t heard the finally tally, but more than 2 feet of snow fell, and they declared a blizzard watch last evening into early this morning. It is beautiful, though, isn’t it? Everything fresh and clean with a blanket of snow. I guess it’s a good time to stay inside and do a little blogging, right? I have a few vintage finds to share with you, all from a couple of estate sales I hit on Friday.
These two garden tools were right in my price range (cost: $1.00 each, value: $8-10.00 each).
Check out this post to learn how I handle rusty metal.
There are some serious World’s Fair collectors out there, so I pick up souvenirs and anything related, like this envelope that contains a booklet from Kraft foods (cost: 50¢, value: $8-10.00). Available.
I find the vibrantly colored envelope more interesting than the booklet itself (LOL).
Some cheesy history. (Pun intended.)
A look at 1940-style packaging.
A nice edition of The Confessioins of St. Augustine with a leather-bound spine (cost: $1.00, value: $8-10.00).
And a copy of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles (cost: $1.00, value: $5-7.00).
A bunch of cards from a game called London. I could not salvage the box or the board (cost: $1.00, value: $8-10). They would make great embellishments for scrap booking, wouldn’t they? Available.
I use these nice old circular cake pans to make pedestal stands, and as of right now, I’m simply “collecting” the tin loaf pans, but I do like these textured ones, especially. I like to get them for a quarter, but this time I splurged (cost: $1.00 each).
You can read about how to make pedestal stands here.
Between the marbleized covers of this book are pages and pages of great illustrations, perfect for all kinds of art projects (cost: $1.00). Notice its leather spine.
Even the darkened pages containing no illustrations are marvelous, with their older typeset and water stains. The book is a compendium of a number of issues of St. Nicholas, a popular children’s magazine from the turn of the century. This issues in this edition date to 1884.
The illustrations are so enjoyable.
I think I’m in love with this darling little (3 1/2″) silhouette (cost: $2.00, value: $15-20.00). Available.
At the same sale, I also found this sweet, celluloid frame with a velvet back (cost: $2.00, value: $12-15.00).
Final Fabulous Find: Just love the graphic on the cover of this 1939 edition of Bambi’s Children (cost: $1.00, value: $8-10.00). Available.
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Oh Diana! ❤️ to see your finds! Always so fun…almost feel like I’m shopping myself😉Love that 1884 book! So sweet. I wouldn’t have a clue what to do with the playing cards, but I know you’ll show us! The World’s Fair stuff is also fascinating.
That celluloid frame is also nice & I like the picture in it…reminds me. of my Mother & Grandmother.
Sweet finds, my dear. Love the celluloid frame and the picture in it also. Grins, Sandi
I love the silhouette. Lots of good book finds too. Two feet …that’s a lot of snow to this southern girl.
Some wonderful finds, Diana! I love the old aluminum pans. I have some really old bread pans from my grandmother which love to bake breads in. And I especially like the old celluloid frame. As the other reader commented, it reminds me of my mother and grandmother, too. Then the wonderful old St. Nicholas book and the Bambi’s Children one, too. I love old books.
Well, as I’ve said before, I love the Vintage finds posts best! Thanks for your show-and-tell!
Diana, You have some wonderful finds this week. I always look forward to seeing what you show us. Love the illustrations in the children’s book. The London cards would make great scrap booking embellishments for sure! Love the Kraft book. I’ve been watch some of railroad promotional videos from the late 30’s and it’s been interesting the perspective being presented. Thanks for sharing. Sylvia D.
Of course, the garden tools are my favorite 🙂
I have both of the exact same garden tools. Some of my favorites. The silhouette is so sweet! I have found quite a few of them from the estate I am helping with. I didn’t keep any. I already had a few in my guest bath. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Great finds as always!
Love you finds and your blog! That St. Nicholas book is wonderful! If you decide not to use the book for Scrap booking I would buy if from you. I love that type of thing. Let me know if you want to sell it.