Featured Finds Thread

This is only the second one I've found with engraved marks. They were the ultimate in utilitarian glassware and a lot were probably used until they broke.

 

Similar to the bottle vase:

https://www.ripleyauctions.com/auct...k-blue-glaze-porcelain-bottle-vase_442442584F

 

Thanks. I figured it was Asian. Finding it sitting on bag sale day surpised me, once I realized it had to be old. Bet I left the stand behind by mistake; I saw one floating around but the wood looked new.

 

I visited a church craft/bake sale Friday. It was the first time they held a rummage sale, too, this year. The rummage sale was a mess. It was in a very small room, and they had turned away public donations stating "they had enough." The line to get in was 15 people deep after I got in line. The checkout line was 10 people deep, and I suggested they might want to set up the check out line in the hall so people could actually get in the room to look at things. Duh. The jewelry was $1, I am sure I missed some goodies, but got some newer costume to flip. There were three antique dealers set up at the craft show (a first, regulars.) I believe they went to get into the rummage room first. This $5 find was missed by them, sold by someone who brought costume jewelry to sell.

 

And I couldn't resist this guy at the craft show.

 

That looks Neiger.

 

I was hoping....

 

Ruthie like.

 

Bear covets.

 

didn't you use to arrest folks with those picks !!!!!!!

 

As a child I opened many locks with bent paperclips or bobby pins

Completely verboten on feebay but fairly cheap on amazon or a myriad of other sites

 

Suitable for locked drawers and fire safes in cleanouts. Also locked rooms. What you do with the skeletons found within is your problem.

 

I know a guy for that.......

 

A resurrection man, eh?

 

A (legal) collector....... We got all types with my co-workers.

 

I half like him already, and half wonder about him.

 

Hahaaa He has lived several extremely interesting lives. In this case though, you may be familiar with the Independent Order of the Oddfellows and their penchant for keeping skeletons for rituals.

From this fun and relevant Atlas Obscura article:

When many lodges disbanded my friend helpfully adopted many of their friendly closet skeletons.