Ok Here Goes I will Start The Week End Find Post.

[demgrrrll]

Today I went to a church sale. I bought mid range Italian glass, a vintage sweater, old prints, several german porcelain figurines, a great birch and willow basket, an old mallet and old gate fittings, an ice holder, noma christmas lights, an art deco marble Nefertti lamp, a few old primitives, Italian metal floral candle wall sconce, one of those bell shaped glass arangements for covering a piece of porcelain and a kitchsy light up picture. Forgot, cute little cottagey rag rug. Total bill, fourty two dollars. None of these things are worth a ton of money but I did get volume. Yay.

[grasswire]

1. estate sale

Family run. Nine blocks from my house.

Six squeaker postcards with moveable eyes from the 1950s. They were in a big bag of old greeting cards. I knew there would be a modest find in that big bag. The rest of the paper stuff will be used for collage paper lots -- lots of real cute stuff in it. A bakelite meat tenderizer mallet. Beautiful pairs of embroidered crochet-edge pillowcases. (Does anyone else here like buying linens? I do.) Maps. Bags of fabric pieces that contain many silk and brocade and fancy ends. Sewing patterns from the 1950s. Envelopes of B&W photo negatives and I don't know what I will do with those yet. The pics are very middle America iconic views that could make interesting artwork somehow.

I heard the woman say that everything had to be out of the house by Tuesday 5 p.m. as the house sale closes then. Might be a good time to cruise by the curb to see what's free.

As you said above, nothing spectacular. But fun.

[demgrrrll]

3. I love to buy linens but they have dropped off in price around here so

I try to buy them in big lots if possible. Madeira linens still sell well.

[Vinca]

2. My "find o' the day" came from the dump.

Some people dropped off some items from a house cleanout and I found a box of old German mercury glass Christmas decorations - 3 reindeer and a reindeer pulling Santa in a sled. The other sales were mediocre at best - some Kings Crown ruby thumbprint glass, a stoneware bean pot, a bright yellow dial telephone - nothing to retire on.

[demgrrrll]

4. That is a good find. I wish we had a dump around here like that!

[sufrommich]

23. Hi Vinca, just curious

does the stoneware bean pot have a potters mark on the bottom?

[zabet]

5. It was a 'sale' weekend for me...

A local Vineyard had their annual 'grape stomp' this weekend.
Some friends and I set up a booth and minus money spent on
gas, investment in pieces, and a little for time - I cleared
a little over $400 for about 8 hours of time. Sold some glassware,
some books and 3 pieces of Danish Modern furniture.
I did get an artglass double heart suncatcher for free along with
a little brass turtle lamp with 'tortoise glass' shade for free (the
people I were with gave them to me for helping move their stuff - I
have a BIG trailer :))

Sounds like you did well. I love Church sales!! It is amazing
what some of the little old ladies at our local churches drag out
for these sales. We have one woman who moved here after her husband
retired from Fenton, her son worked there also, and did/will until they
close. She always donates 3-4 excellent pieces of older Fenton to the
sale her Church has.

[demgrrrll]

6. That sounds great to me. I am interested in learning more about

Danish Modern Furniture. Are there any books I can buy?

[zabet]

7. I probably learned more

about Danish Modern furniture by searching for
it on ebay. There are a lot of knowledgable
sellers of Danish Modern that go into some detailed
info on their listings. I got interested in it when
I was looking for a 9' sofa for our house.
High end is the geniune Danish made. The rest of
the Danish Modern style by different manufacturers
runs a range of prices.

Check out these sites for some examples.
http://www.danishteakclassics.com/
http://www.ocmodern.net/
http://www.gomod.com/

Hope this helps! :hi:

[grasswire]

8. it was interesting to see that auction in NH of stuff...

....brought over from Denmark. So, dealers are gleaning over there just as they have done in some other countries. Incidentally, I saw a pair of chairs in that auction similar to a pair that I got for five bucks at St. Vincent de Paul thrift store.



In my town, a pair of those that have been reupholstered is priced at $899 for two. The original upholstery is on my chairs -- a brownish-orange tweed.

In my town, despite the fact that many people desire Danish Modern and buy it at pricey retro shops, other people simply throw it away or sell for pennies. I got a teak "Made In Denmark" occasional table off a curb for free. It's beautiful. It's in my living room.

[grasswire]

9. here's a link to the web site for a store in my town

http://www.shagmidcentury.com/Furniture.php

These are the chairs that are just like the ones I have:

[zabet]

10. I sold 1 like that this past weekend.

I have 2 at home that we use and love! You are correct, a lot of people
ditch this stuff on the curb or at the dump. The 2 we use at home are the
white upholstered (original) Danish made. I got both of them for $12 bucks
at a local auction. I love deals like that!!!! My 9 foot sofa ended up
costing me $450 but, was still a deal in my opinion.

I would probably get into serious financial trouble if I lived
near that store! :)
I want one of these:


Have actually sold a coffee table like this along with the matching end
tables (coffe table was not long enough for my sofa)

[demgrrrll]

12. Wow Thanks everyone for all of the information. I see this advertised

around town and I wanted to know more. Thanks again

[demgrrrll]

13. I think I may have passed over a lot of great stuff over the years.

[grasswire]

15. for a long time, this was not desirable at all

Danish Modern furniture went begging, or was relegated to the spare bedroom or someone's basement or MIL apartment. After Victorian and cottage and shabby chic and even mission started to lose popularity, mid-century modern took off in certain markets. It's on the rise.

[zabet]

18. My parents curb sided a

3 bedroom house of this stuff in the late 70s
or early 80-81 when they remodeled. I was in the last year or 2 of
HS and did not have a clue what this stuff was - too excited about
getting new furniture.
Man I wish I could turn back the clock.

[grasswire]

19. and you know what?

It's really pretty. The clean lines, the beautiful wood grains, the warm stains. I'm getting a new appreciation for the stuff. Besides, it's kind of crazy funny to be reminded of the sixties.

[zabet]

21. I am always on the look out for it.

I love the clean lines and the over simplicity of many of the pieces.
It is still relatively easy to find at dirt cheap pices. It is getting
harder to acquire the Danish made pieces cheap.
I am hunting a coffee table that my 9 foot long sofa will not dwarf in
comparison.

This is what I REALLY want - but cannot afford..

this particular example fetched over $3000 on auction on freakin'
ebay!! :o

[demgrrrll]

22. Damn and with the ship, even using craters and freighters it had to be

as my grandma used to say a pretty penny. I shipped two big Herman Miller pieces to Japan. Never again. Nightmare central.

[yy4me]

11. I'll chime in on this. Saturday AM, yard sales and then our local

swap shop finds.

YS
Spent $17.00
Sterling pepper mill, blue with tarnish, sterling and glass perfume bottle
old silver plated tea strainer
Victorian tea pot, also blue with tarnish
vintage repro English tea pot, very classic design.
cute pair of sterling earrings(to be Xmas present)
10K ring with green stones and white stones. Cute for 50 cents but not valuable.

Swap shop-all free
Computer desk chair
HP 1520 Printer,scanner,copier. Looks brand new but I don't know if it works, no cords or installation disk...cope with that part later.
6 great old pine floor boards(for our 200 year old house.)

I always try to bring some stuff with me to the swap shop. It is a town jewel but poking around is addictive and it is not fair not to bring something. This week I donated one of the items I bought at a yard sale that turned out not to be what I thought it was, plus an old but very good lawn mower.

Sometimes the pickings are good, sometimes my time best spent cleaning house but oh, the thrill of the hunt is strong.

[demgrrrll]

14. That sounds great. We do not have swap meets around this area

is there no money involved or just a swap of items.

[yy4me]

17. The Swap Shop is not a meet or a charity. It is a town authorized

enterprise. In order to save on costs involved in trucking away perfectly good household merchandise and pay for the right to dispose of it, the town offered land to build a swap shed and have both a covered area and an open area where townspeople can bring their no-longer-needed goods. The stuff donated is to be in good condition and does not include clothes. There is a charity box near for clothing.

Volunteers police the shop to make sure that no junk is left. No money is involved other than the fact that we all have to buy "dump stickers" each year. The town itself does not get involved in the operation of the shed. It is left to those who volunteer. Open March through November 9 to 12, Mon, Wed, Sat.

The town has saved many thousands of dollars of disposal fees not paying for all this good stuff to be put in a landfill. The items are weighed before leaving so the town can get an idea of the weight of goods for which we did not pay a disposal fee. It is an excellent program for the town and for the residents. It is also my favorite library. Tons of books get recycled too.

[Vinca]

20. We've got one of those, too. In fact, I spent about an hour over there

today loading books onto shelves. No great finds today, but it's always a treasure hunt. I also have found really useful household items there - new coffee mugs, a food dehydrator, quilting material, a beautiful crocheted afghan that apparently had never been used. It's my favorite spot to "pick."

[grasswire]

16. who runs the swap shop?

Is it a charity?