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This is a thread to support visiting antique shops. One can find bargains there also.
I'll start off with what I bought two weeks ago...
1. In a bin of silverplated flatware and serving pieces, an American Colonial silver tablespoon for $10. A Philadelphia silversmith circa 1790. Perhaps worth as much as $350 to a collector.
2. A wooden pull toy by Steiff for $12.60. One sold on Etsy for $85.
3. A very tarnished antique sterling silver and crystal rosary necklace for $16. All cleaned up and gorgeous now, possibly worth $150, maybe more. The beads are a deep red colour, like the blood of Christ.
Yesterday, I bought a sterling silver Haynes flute with 14kt gold springs for $375... I'm keeping it for a while. I used to play flute in high school and that's why I knew how good this flute is.
The local shop that I frequent got some old music-not 78 RPM old, but the 10 inch format from the early 50's. Got some interesting pop lp's (Nat King Cole, Rosemarie Clooney) but some vintage jazz (Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, and Cal Tjader) and they were surprisingly in good condition. I was very surprised at the quality, hopefully that seller will bring some more into his consignment space.
I have a little quilt shop in an antique mall. I'm always buying something, but nothing of real value. Just stuff I need. Last purchase was a lovely antique coat rack. I needed it, it was there, so I bought it.
Does the famous 127 Sale, aka the World's Longest Yard Sale, count?? It is about 25 miles from my home so I always drive over and spend a day or two.
I collect antique toys. This time, I found a Japanese toy from the 1910s that lists for around $150 in perfect condition. This one had some damage (repairable) - and the seller wanted $4.00. Score! I took it home, cleaned it up, and checked with a repair source.
This toy is a copy of a German plaything - imports from Germany were cut off during WWI, so the Japanese factories stepped in to fill the demand of the Allied nations, and cleverly copied German designs - which sold for lower prices than the originals.
But they never sold for THIS low a price back then!
We are already pretty well situation with the more exciting antiques like furniture, clocks, decorations etc. But we always have some parts for the house on our search list.
1876 Martini-Henry bayonet at a local antique store on Cape Cod
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