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<p>[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 308146, member: 106"]Well, since you're twisting my arm <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> ... just one more bunch of stuff before I sleep.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some bargain items from yesterday. The celluloid tortoiseshell item is a push button mechanical fan - you push this metal plunger (hidden behind a fan blade in my pic. - too lazy to go take a better pic.) to make the fan spin. A different company also made these that opened to reveal a mirror, pressed powder, and a little powder puff ... unfortunately, mine is only a fan. The elf and mushrooms are painted Bakelite. The unused badger hair shaving brush has a Bakelite handle. Bought all three for under $2 ... for all.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]101511[/ATTACH] </p><p>Here's a photo I stole from the web that shows a similar fan with the blades nested together and the push button visible.</p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/10MAAOSw9GhYk553/s-l225.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some bargain jewelry from SA ... most expensive piece was the Taxco sterling bracelet @2.99. I need to post the (not yet polished) bead necklace to the NA jewelry group on FB ... I still cannot differentiate handmade beads from bench beads.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]101513[/ATTACH] </p><p>Mid priced finds from Monday (between $7 and $9): coral necklace w/ GF clasp, Sandy Baker S/S earrings w/ 14k posts, funky (modernist? brutalist?) S/S ring. The 2 14K crosses were in a bag of jewelry that I picked up for $3</p><p>[ATTACH=full]101516[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 308146, member: 106"]Well, since you're twisting my arm ;) ... just one more bunch of stuff before I sleep. Some bargain items from yesterday. The celluloid tortoiseshell item is a push button mechanical fan - you push this metal plunger (hidden behind a fan blade in my pic. - too lazy to go take a better pic.) to make the fan spin. A different company also made these that opened to reveal a mirror, pressed powder, and a little powder puff ... unfortunately, mine is only a fan. The elf and mushrooms are painted Bakelite. The unused badger hair shaving brush has a Bakelite handle. Bought all three for under $2 ... for all. [ATTACH=full]101511[/ATTACH] Here's a photo I stole from the web that shows a similar fan with the blades nested together and the push button visible. [IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/10MAAOSw9GhYk553/s-l225.jpg[/IMG] Some bargain jewelry from SA ... most expensive piece was the Taxco sterling bracelet @2.99. I need to post the (not yet polished) bead necklace to the NA jewelry group on FB ... I still cannot differentiate handmade beads from bench beads. [ATTACH=full]101513[/ATTACH] Mid priced finds from Monday (between $7 and $9): coral necklace w/ GF clasp, Sandy Baker S/S earrings w/ 14k posts, funky (modernist? brutalist?) S/S ring. The 2 14K crosses were in a bag of jewelry that I picked up for $3 [ATTACH=full]101516[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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