Featured Finds Thread

Found this Boris O klein, Dirty dogs of Paris at a car boot a few years ago. Water stained on an edge, no frame and glued to fibreboard which I couldn’t do anything about. Eventually found a pine frame to fit, painted that and cut a new mount.

 

oh DAVEY..... Can I buy that Olympic patch from you please? I think you know why.

 

Displaying a US flag upside down is a distress signal. Fitting, considering how you got these.

That Olympics patch is pretty awesome.

 

Does OPP stand for other people's patches?

 

Now that damn song is in my head ! thanks !

 

Oh, fair enough then, that makes sense.

 

Why ?

 

Local interest, shall we say.

 

popsycat, the last high high heels I bought were for my sister's wedding. I always wanted a clear pair of high heels like Cinderella's glass slippers. They were open-toe, lucite, gorgeous, about 5 inches high. Every head was turned in the shoe store when I walked around in them. I had the shoemaker put an extra hole in the ankle buckle strap. I was a bridesmaid, and the wedding was in Pittsburgh.

I was walking with the groom's eldest brother (I am the eldest sister.) I was soooo excited- until we had a pre-wedding barbecue with the groom's family. I am 5' 6 1/2", the shortest sister. My husband is 6 feet tall, and I always dated taller men. The groom's brother was about my height (perhaps a bit shorter.) Well, we were staying over in Pittsburgh and I had to dash out to Walmart and grab a pair of silver flats. I never had another occasion to wear the Cinderella shoes.... after that, I had my series of ankle surgeries and never wore high heels again. My niece got the high heels...so I love yours!!!

Bear, I have a thing for vintage purses, too. I love the style of yours. I picked up a couple over the weekend, some old, some new, but I can't resist. I do this with vintage coats, too. Picked one up over the weekend, need to photograph.

The coat I LEFT at the thrift shop would never have fit me. I was a full length gray wool fitted coat, cinched at the waist, flared out like a dress at the bottom. But the real stunning thing was the collar and cuffs were chinchilla. I don't do much with furs anymore, but I could have resold this. It was marked down to $37.50, vintage size 12 (so like today's size 8).

 

Bit of a long spit, but not far off. I collect Local Stuff.

 

My reply has ended up in the middle of your post. I wondered where it had gone.

 

Bought a grab bag for $4.99 today, it had this quarter plate daguerreotype in it. Six children and mother but no father.

 

Nice one! It looks to be 1850s or 1860s from the hairstyles. The lady is dressed like a widow, so no dad probably available. Civil War widow maybe?

 

Love how the jewellery pops out.

 

Bought it on Saturday, up on Eboo yesterday. Via Dolorosa wall crucifix. Not old or valuable, but I figured it's Lent so now is the time.