This Week’s Vintage Finds #69
My research turned up nothing on B.B. Co China, the mark on the platter, but I’m fairly certain it’s an American company. The remains of some gold gilt linger on the edges, but the color and weight are nice.
I scored some fun office-related items over the course of the week-end.
This piece is an embosser, similar to the type libraries used to use to indicate ownership of books. It presses a company name and address onto paper inserted between its two plates.
I found the legal-sized clip board kinda neat because of the advertising–Marsh is a happy, if quirky-looking, guy.
I laid out a whole two dollars for this neat little pencil sharpener–because it’s made of Bakelite, an early, valuable plastic. Sellers are offering similar sharpeners on Etsy for $15-20.00.
I picked up these six keys for a dollar. Both of my kids like old keys so they may or may not make it into one of my shops. LOL.
I have great luck selling all kinds of flags, especially aged, distressed-looking examples. I’m thinking I might remove them from their dowels and frame them in simple black frames. I’m planning to create a couple of terrariums to decorate my booth (and sell). I think the glass container with the chrome lid will be perfect for that. The canning jar was free (!), and the lobster swizzle sticks were fifty cents for all nine. I didn’t realize until I arrived home that they are vintage and are stamped with the name of a very popular Albany Restaurant.
This type of canning jar, with a wire, “Lightening” style closure, is fairly common, dating to the early 20h century. I would value this aqua version at about $5.00. To read more about canning jars, check out this article.
One of the sales had a baggie stuffed with six or seven small linens, marked $1. These three were included. I’ll price them at about $2 or $3 each.
Linking up this week with these great parties:
A Delightsome Life
Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson
Share Your Style Party
Your Turn to Shine
Thursday Favorite Things
The Cottage Market
Something to Talk About
Mod Vintage Life
What’d You Do This Week-end?
The Scoop
Vintage Bliss
Bella Rosa Antiques
Dagmar’s Home
Teach Me Tuesday
I too love old keys. The clover skelton key is especially nice. You had another very good week thrifting.
On your mystery corked bottles: an A in a circle means the Armstrong Cork Company. They had plants in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Millville, New Jersey, and Dunkirk, Indiana. The mark was used from 1938-1969 on bottles and insulators. If there is a line underneath the “circled A” it indicates the bottle was produced at the Dunkirk plant.
Diana, great finds, again, and all! I have some Red Cliff pieces in my mix, and love their weightiness. Vintage office gets me too, just like it does you, and you know I love whisk brooms. I can't really tell the size from the photo, but those doilies look like hand-tatted edging. If so, they are more valuable than $5 just for the lace edging alone. Love the cork bottles the keys, and you sure can't beat that bailed canning jar for free!
Rita
You did good friend! That aluminum pitcher is so very cool and for a dollar! I would say you scored big this past weekend! Happy day to you!! Nicole xo
Wonderful finds, Diana…I love old office stuff…calls to me every time. The little corked bottles are too fun…and the keys…well I love everything you found! Haven't been out thrifting this week…I need a day!
Great finds as always. Love the aqua embosser and aqua Atlas jar….my new favorite color!
Nice finds! Thanks so much for your sweet comment on the spring wreath I made guest blogging for Tuula.
Julie at Julie's Lifestyle
My favorites: the corked bottles, the keys, and the whisk broom. Isn't fun to buy and know you can keep it to enjoy, then send it off to the booth.
Great finds Diana … I especially like the pencil sharpener, because I love Bakelite. The tatted scarves are very nice too.
Diana, lots of great finds. I love old keys. I can never pass them up.
Another great score! Love the office supplies. I have been hoping to find a ledger to craft with. Love the whisk broom and keys too! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Diana – your finds are fantastic! Love it all! Thanks so much for sharing at Something To Talk About Link Party!
Great finds! I love the soup bowl and the little corked bottles, so cute. Thanks for sharing at What'd You Do This Weekend? I hope you will join us again this Monday!