Featured Finds Thread

Not gracious really, just probably more "poultry droppings."

 

Old women...specially with scowls ....look like old men !!

I think she's standing..( no waist ruffles..) with her arm resting on a ledge , forcing open the book jacket.
You can see the wooden ledge peek out , under her hand.

 

I thought it was a man too. Some artistic guys used to dress in elaborate costumes back when. The face doesn't look feminine and the short hair is more dude than lady.

 

I just noticed that there is not one piece of jewelery being worn -- no pin, no brooch, no ring, no necklace. no earrings. Hmmmmm???????

 

Seems I remember an old movie or something, where a priest of some sort dressed like this--even with the bow under the chin. Or maybe a leader in a fraternal order, like Masons or something...Just ideas.

 

Perhaps Alec Guinness as Lady Agatha D'Ascoyne in "Kind Hearts and Coronets"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kind_Hearts_and_Coronets

 

Hi everyone! long time no post.LOL Actually I haven't had much more than a minute to peek in lately! and it seems forever since I have had any good finds,... but I do today!! I went out to one of my local thrift stores to deliver a couple things to a friend that works there , I took my 9yo with me and when we get there he jumps out of the car and runs in... by the time I get inside he is coming up to me holding a banjo and says you gonna buy this? lol, so I look briefly at it, it isn't marked, it had just come in and I told him to ask how much...I hear the cashier say "Oh, one dollar" HOLY SHIPS!!!! I say "SOLD" from across the store LOL LOL LOL!!! I also got a nice Ikebana basket for a dollar

1908-9 A.C. Fairbanks Whyte Laydie #2 5 String Open Back Banjo. Cost to replace tailpiece,bridge strings approx $50

 

You need to bring that precocious 9-year-old with you everywhere you shop!!!

 

Yes, but he wants a 5% finders fee!!! lol taught him too well

 

Women can go bald too.

They are usually a bit self conscious about it as it is uncommon and considered unsightly.(Mainly by women as far as I can tell) Older women who are only ever seen in hats are likely to be notably thin on top.

 

Hi,
As to the lady being a cross dressing male. The few that I know would not be caught dead WITHOUT a lot of jewelry.. She is in morning and not wearing any jewels.
greg

 

Stern old lady in mourning dress. But maybe it was too early in the morning for her.

 

1) She is old.
2) Women didn't wear makeup back then.
3) She may well be missing some teeth.
4) etc.

 

I didn't find what I went to the sale for but 5 grams of 10K covers the gas

 

Terry, those are lovely!

 

Ha....Terry.....my mom has the smaller one !
Funny eh !

 

Hi Terry,
Are those Avon presentation awards pieces?
greg

 

Yes. Not often you find Avon with PM value.

 

Not a great find, but it was floating around in a bag of icky watches, and I decided to look it up on eBay one more time.
Turns out that even in this condition (Broken band - no idea if it works), they do some times sell.