Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Tote with repairs and square nail construction

I buy and sell a lot of totes, but this is one of my all time favorites. I just love anything with a repair or two. Things were patched up as needed and kept in use. Handle broke at some point, so the webbing strap was added, and there is a metal patch inside as well. Made with square nails, and just has a wonderful look! Measures 18 by 9-1/2 and stands 5-3/4 inches tall at highest point. SOLD!

Buckets and a firkin

Large glue bucket on left is 12 inches tall and has a diameter of 9 inches. Small bucket with bale handle, just the cutest bucket ever, is 5-1/2 inches tall and 5-1/2 inches in diameter. Firkin has traces of blue paint and wooden bands, with lid. This measures almost 7 inches tall and a diameter of 9 inches. All three are SOLD!

Adorable Tom Thumb Typewriter in case

Love the color! Comes with metal case that latches shut for carrying. Measures 10-1/2 by 10-1/2 by 4 inches. Great little 50's toy. SOLD!

Two vintage bears

Smokey Ranger Help Prevent Forest Fires Bear by Ideal and a sweet little well loved teddy. Smokey stands 13 inches tall and wears his little badge.

Very cool leather over wicker trunk!

This has a wicker frame and is covered with leather. Well worn with a perfect aged look after much use! This has a label inside that reads Joseph Last of London. Trunk and Portmanteau Manufacturing. Regulation trunks for travel to India and the Colonies. This measures 33 by 24 and stands 26 inches tall. This would be beautiful at the foot of a bed! SOLD!

Twelve foot brass bound surveyor's ruler

It's not easy to photograph something so tall! This comes apart in three pieces and fits into the included handcrafted carrying box. The pieces slide into one another to complete the twelve foot height. Made in USA! SOLD!

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

If you love this, it was my idea, if you hate it, blame my daughter Kate!

When I bought this piece, it was missing it's back and part of it's bottom too. There was old green paint on it, but it was bubbling. I figured a quick stripping and repaint it! Hah! Well, after several weeks of sanding, solvents, a heat gun, more sanding with lots of paint left on the oak, I was pretty frustrated and not motivated to finish it. One night it rained and Barry and I found ourselves at home. We replaced the back with small bead board and used some old boards to fix the bottom. I had to paint the back anyway, and decided to paint the two sides to match, using a nice colonial color mustard. I wasn't sure about the front and top yet, but my daughter came along and said she liked the way it looked with traces of paint left. She doesn't really like my antiques preferring new and shiny things like lots of young adults! But, she liked this and said it would make a cool entertainment stand for a flat screen tv and you could hide boxes and wires inside. She made me promise to just put a clear coat of polyurethane over the old oak. Even as she was walking away, she said "DON'T paint the front or top!" So, here it is. Maybe you will love it, maybe not! This measures 54 by 18 and stands 37 inches tall. Just in case you wanted to paint the rest, I do have some of the paint left! SOLD!

Handy smaller dolly

Metal frame but has sweet little wooden wheels. I like the way it looks displayed with an old crate too. It still works, I wheeled the crate into another room using the dolly! The dolly measures 37-1/2 inches tall and 11-1/2 inches wide. This would even look neat hanging on a wall for rusty décor! SOLD!

Fabulous tin and wood trunk

I think my favorite part is the repair in top using an old Edgewood tobacco tin! Rustic and cool! Nice and clean inside and would make a great coffee table with storage inside. There is a chain on one side to keep the lid propped open. Wooden detailing on front, back, and sides. One side has embossed numbers on the wood. This measures 34 by 16 and stands 15 inches tall.

Sweet little bunk beds for dolls or teddy bears!

I knew I bought two matching quilts for a reason! Adorable bunk beds can be stacked as shown or used separately. There is even a cute ladder for climbing to the top bunk! this measures 29-3/4 inches tall and 26-1/2 inches long by 14 inches wide. Larger doll size! SOLD!

A whole collection of tool totes

They are great for flower displays on the porch! The largest one on left measures 28-1/2 by 10-1/2 and stands 14 inches tall. The center tote is 18-1/2 by 8 and stands 7-1/2 inches tall, nicely splattered with paint! The tote to right is 19 by 8-1/2 by 11 inches tall. Tool Totes are all sold!

Pair of buggy wheels

Rusty metal center with rubber tire outside. These are 9-1/2 inches in diameter. Wonderful for hanging on the wall or a door decorated or reuse for a project!