How's that for an alliteration? Maybe Fabulous Finds?
So this spring we have had some beautiful sunny days despite the chilly nights that have me hanging onto my winter bedding with the heater still running. The weather warms up during the day and it is perfect to return to the Columbus Auction for treasure hunting. I have a bit of a hoarding problem and I have made attempts to rid myself of the overstock by having yard sales but I have practically given up on that. I am not taking any chances at having a yard sale without purchasing a permit. There are some that might want to call the code enforcer and report me because I have not supported the development that is going up near me. So instead I have resorted to putting surprise boxes out by the road and invariably people stop and carry it away. I get more satisfaction out of doing that than when I take stuff to Good Will.
I will start with my last purchase of the day which was not purchased at the Columbus flea market but at the Grist Mill Antiques Center in Pemberton, NJ on the way home. This Singer Sewing Machine from 1924 is my first collectible machine but I may purchase another one. I found out that these machines do not command hefty prices so that is one reason my interest has been peaked. Another is that we had quite a few Singer sewing machines in our family and we did not hang onto them. We always had table machines so they took up too much room but these portable ones are easy to store (and collect!!) They are decorative, useful, and a testament to an era of fine heavy duty precision machines. The only reason they are reasonably priced is that so many people did hang on to their machines. So I will now be looking for a machine from the 1950's.
We always stop along the way if good photo ops present themselves:
This might be my second purchase from some men that feature hand made African crafts at the Columbus Auction flea market. I could not resist this 15 dollar offer as I started to walk away and declined the 20 dollar price.
This Egyptian collar I got off of Ebay this week. I just thought it was a lot of workmanship for a nine dollar item. I was a bit apprehensive when the package arrived I forgot I had ordered the item but I really did not think it was coming all the way from Egypt but it did!
One dollar tote bag with intricate needlework:
Another one dollar item. I will enjoy painting this one on a rainy day:
A handcrafted school house shadow box. One section chipped off but a little stain will restore this dollar item. For one dollar it also serves as a model to make one of my own with the many yardsticks that I have:
Seven dollars for a very heavy piece of pottery. It is very much like a piece that I made in college only much larger. I always thought of my vase as a tree trunk. This is a one of a kind item. So for seven dollars I have a unique umbrella stand:
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