Purity Oil Axle Grease Cans

 I went to an auction Saturday,

and came away with about 100 of these little cans.

I love the graphics, and that it was a local company.

I divided them up into four "grades".

These three are "B" grade.

The "C"s are going to be in my next home sale for $2 ea.

The "D"s are going to be little planters next spring.

We'll see how the selling of the "A"s and "B"s go.

Made over $800 selling these on Facebook Marketplace.

Hickory Furniture From College Of The Ozarks

 Saturday we went to an auction at College Of The Ozarks,

on a whim.  I wish I had taken photos of everything that was offered.

Furniture, looms, science equipment, yarn, lighting, books, framed

artwork, and hickory log furniture.

 This is one of  the bases for the four tables

that I purchased.  I plan to sell three and keep one for the guest cottage that

we are planning on building.

 I do love the look of them.

 And these are the two side tables that I purchased.

I may end up keeping one of them for the guest cottage.

Such a great size and look to them.

Flapper Girl Mannequin Head

I have been out and about junking,

and have not been very good about documenting it.

Yesterday I spent the good part of a day at an outdoor auction.

Nothing went cheap, but I did manage to purchase a few things.

Maybe I will share a few more of the treasures I bought.

But this 1920s flapper mannequin head is my favorite.

I am selling her on ebay.

Stockton Lake Auction Finds

 We went to our first Ozark auction on Sunday.

It was outdoors, but around 42 degrees.

There wasn't much of interest there, but we did pick up some

really great vintage concrete yard ornaments....

 a windmill base, a metal water tank,

and an oak table.

All heading to my "Camp Flea" outdoor area.

Saturday's Vintage Auction Finds

I went to a local auction yesterday.

The weather was perfect.

They sold all of the "yard" stuff first,

which was exactly what I was looking for.

 All of these pics are from my "outdoor store",

the only area that I am selling from currently.

I purchased tons of birdhouses...

 yard decor...

Paid $2 for the gnome, sold for $8. 

 a windmill...

Bought for $15, sold for $53

 a wishing well...

Bought for $5.

 this birdhouse bench and stoneware jugs...

Bought bench for $5.

and four concrete yard ornaments.

Paid $5 for each, sold between $14-$28.

It should keep my booth stocked for awhile,

while I am "down south".

Last Saturday's Vintage Finds

So the 2017 "Junking Season" is coming to an end. 😢

I am not a big fan of winter, or having to go on a junking fast.

But last weekend I did a quick one-hour at a "real" auction,

and picked up some items from a local on-line auction.

With some mixed results.

This carnival glass bowl came from the local on-line auction.

You can't really tell from the on-line photos what the condition is,

unfortunately it does have a little chip.

But I only paid $2 for it.

A very early Sherlock Holmes card game,

again from the on-line auction.

Again, not knowing what the condition is --

and about 90% of the cards were missing.

(Paid $2, sold for $50 on ebay.)

Sewing basket.  Also from on-line auction.

Also with minor unforseen condition problems. 

But only paid $1.

I picked up FOUR of these gorgeous chairs 

at the hour I spent at the "real" auction.

$10 FOR THE SET.  SCORE.

You lose some, you win some.

Last Weekend's Vintage Finds

All of these items came from one garage sale and an hour at an auction:

I generally have a hard time selling middle of the road glass light fixture shades.  But there was a stack of  FIVE at the garage sale for $1.  I ought to be able to make some money off of those.  Love the art deco one in the center.

I got this great set of eastlake brass door hardware, one of my faves to put on ebay.

Paid $3 for all, sold on ebay for $47.

I bought 13 porch posts, for $5. 

 I am trying to buy things that guarantee a profit.

Sold for $29.

Two old windows, always a guaranteed seller.

Paid $1 each.

Metal porch swing -- paid $8. You will have to picture it right side up, sandblasted, painted, and hanging on a porch somewhere in the Ozarks.  UPDATE:  Not just "somewhere" in the Ozarks, but on my own front porch. 

These two porcelain light fixtures came from the auction.  

 They will end up on ebay.

Old Trunk Resurrected -- Furniture Redo

I already posted about the auction I attended last weekend.  After bidding on everything I wanted, I started to walk away.  An "auction helper" chased after me because they had just uncovered an old trunk that they 'thought I would be interested in' (i.e. no one else would bid on it).

 After a quick look inside, I bid $5 and it was mine!

 The rusted out top was the most obvious reason no one else was interested.
But the rust was only skin deep, underneath was decent wood.

 My favorite feature of the trunk is the "alligatored"

green paint on the wooden slats.  Almost like milk paint.

 This is the inside of the lid.  The writing says,

"Dad's trunk when he got married to our Mother,

Sept 30, 1900".

First I removed the holey metal sections on the top.

I liked the discolored wood underneath, it even had a bit of the

metal design rusted on to it.  So I just gave it a dark stain to

blend it with the remaining rusted metal -- and a matte polyurethane on top of that.

 There were multiple reasons I looked inside before bidding:

-- if there was a mildew or moth ball smell I wouldn't have purchased it

-- many times the bottom is rusted or rotted out of these old trunks

-- I wanted to see if it had a design under the lid

-- I wanted to know if it still had the original removable drawer/shelf (and the answer was yes!)

So I painted the drawer a similar green to the exterior green, and did a quick

wipe on / wipe off with the dark stain to "age" the paint.

I brushed a clear wax all over the exterior and let that dry before coming

back in and buffing. That really brought out the stamped metal design.

 Really, the whole thing was pretty easy.

I don't find trunks easy to sell, but the price was right on this beauty

and I didn't have to spend much time in resurrecting her.

Sold at Platte City Antique Show for $50.

Last Weekend's Vintage Auction Finds

We are still having a garage sale drought in our area, so I was thrilled to attend two auctions last weekend.  I only stayed about 1.5 hours at each, but got some good, sellable junk.  The first three items came from a monthly "Tiny Town" auction.

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 The baby quilt has hand embroidered Mother Goose poems.

It was in good shape, and I thought it had some age.

It wasn't until I got home that I noticed the 1923 date on it.

So cute.

 Love this little blue wagon,

do you think the name of the wagon or the owner was Sherri?

 These last couple of items came from a Saturday morning auction.

I loved the frame on this painting even more than the painting.

An olive colored mason jar,

which I will be listing on ebay,

(Bought for $8, sold for $92 on ebay.)

And I picked up an old trunk at the same auction.

Stay tuned for a future post on it.

Fouled Anchor U.S. Navy Dishes

A couple of weeks ago I did a post on my first set of

U.S. Navy restaurantware dishes that I bought at auction.

Click here to see that post. 

This is the second set, and I actually like it even more than the first set.

These display a "fouled anchor" on each one.

A "fouled anchor" is an anchor with a section of cable entwined around it.

24 Dinner Plates

6 Saucer Plates

 

24 7" Bread or Dessert Plates

8 6" Bread or Dessert Plates

Vintage, in brand new condition.

I purchased all of these for $20 at the Patriotic Auction.

Sold them all on ebay for over $300.

Selling Department of the Navy Dishes

At the July 1 auction I purchased many patriotic items (click here to see that post),

including all of these unused Department of the Navy restaurantware dishes. 

I have another pattern of navy dishes that I will show in the future.

 22 of these shallow berry bowls.

18 saucers, no cups.

Don't you love the pinstripes?

8 bread plates.

And three pieces from the Army Medical Dept.