Featured Finds Thread

Got a few historic photos. This woman is identified as Linnie everywhere I've seen.

I think the original writing on the back says otherwise

What say you?

 

That one looks like Lizzie.

 

Looks like Lizzie Rogers.

 

Three for Lizzie!

 

A Hewitt Bros Parian ware bust of Rabbie Burns, all of twelve cents. Filthy when I got it, but Magic Eraser did its thing. (I should have done a before and after.)

 

And an odd little Bakelite clip. I grabbed it thinking dress clip, but I suspect it's a tie clip, looking again.

 

A few recent finds...Stunning hand painted enamelware dish,14 inches wide. The detail is amazing! Im sure newer piece,but hey,pretty is as pretty does!



2 adorable enameled mini teapots,maybe Kelvin Chen,maybe Empress arts?
the kitty one is 2 1/2 inches high,the taller one is 3 1/2 inches high



Vase,not so special,until I saw it was made in Cuba! In all my years of thrifting Ive never found anything from my mothers home country,so it was a must have.


2 sterling shot glasses,$1 each. Its not like you cant see the sterling mark ? But who am I to complain!

 

How interesting! I had never heard of la Isla (and didn't even know that Cuba had islands.) Thanks for sharing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/travel/cuba-isle-of-youth-isla-de-juventud.html

Debora

 

I've had that taller wee teapot and it was indeed Kevin Chen, it had a label. The price on that enamelware dish is in dirhams, which fits with it being from the UAE - or at least, it was sold there.

 

Acquired this piece of Roseville Pottery recently. Everything else I tried to bid on I got outbid by a mile.

Roseville Dahlrose Pillow Vase

 

My first thought was Persian design when I saw it, but Islamic is probably more to the point. No surprise it popped up in the Emirates.

 

Your always such a help ! Thank you !

 

very nice piece Joe

 

You're welcome, as ever, johnny. Looks as though it wasn't cheap, either.

 

Picked this vintage coca cooler bag up for free today.

 

Cool! Some Coke collector would jump on that. I've never seen an orange Coke bag before, but if memory serves they make an orange-flavored Coca Cola in Germany.

 

Yeah, I was pretty happy when I found it. I don't collect Coke things exclusively, but I love vintage advertisements. It looks way oranger in the picture than it is in real life. It's the normal coca cola red color in person.

 

Oh well - I was hoping it was something seriously rare and worth $$$$ instead of merely unusual and worth $$.

 

I wish. At the very least, it will make a good cooler bag for when I go to the grocery store.

 

Today I found this huge William Henry Jackson photo, titled “Twentieth Century Limited, Lake Shore, New York Central”, dated 1903.
$14.99+ at my favorite thrift.