I got a few nice finds yesterday, and since it is Sunday, I'm going to relax and just share my new finds with you. I haven't had a chance to clean any of them up yet, so you get to see them just as they were when I bought them. If you want to see one of the pictures larger, just click on it. First off, I got this great aluminum Pepsi-Cola cooler. The lid is a little dented and the metal on the bottom has a place where it is going bad, but it still looks great in my opinion. It will be great to display and have as storage as well. Secondly, I got this great starburst style electric clock, which does work. The clock was manufactured by United Metal Goods and I love the style. Third, I found these really cool ceramic pheasant wall hangings. There is no marking on them to indicate who manufactured them, but they sure seem to have a great mid-century feel to me! Finally of the things I would like to share today, I found this great green (chartreuse?) and gray planter made by Shawnee. I really like this color combination. Must remember this combination for future use in my house, I'm thinking a spare bedroom. What do you think? I'm thinking gray and green would look really good with my new Heywood Wakefield bedroom set.
I got a few more things that I haven't pictured or discussed, and I'll just quickly list them. I'll probably get around to sharing more about them this winter when the estate sales slow down and I need topics to write on. I got a great working electric RCA Victor AM/FM tube table radio in a wooden case that needs to be refinished. I also got an antique press-back oak dining chair to strip and refinish, a red aluminum serving tray and an aluminum pitcher with three colored tumblers.
I had a question for more pictures of the door knocker and peep-hole in my front door. I'll try to feature them tomorrow.
Church, Sunday School, and an Ad-Council meeting this morning. Have a relaxing Sunday!
1. The cooler is very cool. *snork* I bet it's cork inside. It'll float if you accidentally tip over your canoe. I have one that we keep our winter boots in over the summer on the back porch.
ReplyDelete2. The clock is classic.
3. The pheasants: Are they chalkware?
4. Your guest bedroom will look great in those colors.
Happy Sunday. I'll miss church this morning, home with a kid who has the flu. CDC says designate one parent to be the sick-kid caregiver so you don't both catch it, and I am the one.
The pheasants are white clay slip cast pieces that have been painted and then glazed. I looked for some chalkware but didn't find any yesterday.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the sick child. Hope they feel better soon and nobody else catches it!
Fantastic finds!
ReplyDeleteI pictured my vintage cooler a few days ago. I bought old fashioned style sodas to put in it from Galcos. Makes a great display.
You can order sodas online if interested:
http://www.sodapopstop.com/home.cfm
Nice store, multi-generation owned and they are nice folks.
Grey is the color I'm going with in my living room as that was the original color interior for most of my mid-century home. I have that color in my converted garage/Studio now, and I love it.
Wonderful blog!