Saturday Yard Sales

 

This sign was just so inviting, I had to stop.

And then there was this horse skull that just cried out my name. And you can never have too many English wool tartan blankies or throw rugs.

Save the Date Sept 25

Save the date:

 The Toronto Vintage Clothing & Textile Show, Sat Sept. 25, 2010.

Catch o' the Day

Thrift Store Catch o' the Day: a fine pair of Church Mocs. I don't think they were ever worn.

Thanks Rob.

Thanks to Rob Campbell for the shout out on his blog.

...and we're back

The Toronto Vintage Clothing and Textile Show is the first Saturday of March, the 6^th, about ten weeks from now.

Getting Ready for Fall Vintage Clothing Show

It's been a while but with winning the audit lottery there hasn't been a whole lot of time. It's still going on but looks like they're about ready to submit a proposal. That makes it sound like it's something I get to approve. No, no, my friend. What I get to do is to appeal it. We'll see what numbers they've come up with. At any rate the (first ever) Fall Toronto Vintage Clothing Show is coming quickly, September 19th, just over a month away and there's lots of prep to do. We've pick up a few choice vintage treats in the last few weeks but very little in the clothing department.


Another item is this JVC television: the Videotron. Very cool indeed.

Laundry Bench

I was volunteered to clean out our basement today and found something I'd totally forgotten about. We picked up this bench in Kentucky, probably near Corbin, and it was described as a laundry bench. The tub of wet stuff sat on one end, mangle would be clamped down in the center, with the clothes passed through into the dry tub at the other end. Well that was the story anyway.

It's now living, during the summers anyway, as a garden bench.

Tweed

A 1940s, we think, fitted tweed jacket. No label. Picked up this (holiday) weekend just in time for the CAFTCAD show this coming Saturday.

Cottage

This coming Sunday May 17th we'll be bringing the traditional whack of cottage-y stuff including the large elm bark basket pictured. And also in elm bark, apparently I have a fondness for this stuff, there's a large picture frame and a number of traditional canoes. Not the put in the water canoes, the hang on the wall souvenir of Muskoka/Kawarthas canoe. And speaking of canoes, do try to visit Peterborough's Canoe Museum if you can.

Also mark your calendar for the CAFTCAD movie wardrobe sale May 23rd. We'll be selling there as well.

Looooocy, you got some 'splainin' to do.

We just picked this up yesterday and for some reason this 1950s-'60s lounge suit/ jammies reminds me of something I picture Lucy wearing around the apartment. We'll probably be bringing it to the next CAFTCAD Show on May 23rd.