Boy, did those seats look uncomfortable. There were six of those old cast-iron tractor seats, concaved with cutouts that pained me just by looking at them. They had been set up in the parking lot…
Antique tractor seats as bar stools
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I was about to pass right by a large box of flower pots when I did a double take. I stopped to make sure my eyes were not fooling me. But there it was, hard compacted lifeless…
Collecting shells and other sea life
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It was hard to miss that strange and scary-looking creature among the sea items scattered over the long auction table. It was a replica octopus modeled into a stool, its tentacles (with suckers exposed) forming…
A witch ball for capturing evil spirits
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The gold ball was colorful but un-enticing there among the cataloged items on the auction table, looking too much like an oversized Christmas ornament. Nothing interesting about something to hang on a tree for a…
The art of ornate vintage door handles
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Some time ago, I bought several vintage door handles not so I could replace the simple glass door knobs that have been in my home since it was built in the early 1920s. I bought them because they…
Save money by buying at auctions
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I’m always astonished at not only what turns up on the auction tables but also at how little it sells for. I’ve watched many times as dinnerware sets go for 5 or 10 bucks, or practically…
“Did you see the goldfish lamps,” my auction buddy Janet asked me as we stood among the furniture at one of my favorite auction houses. I had not. She pointed to a group of lamps…
Gumball machine with lamp
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As soon as I saw the gumball machine with the white globe, I thought it’d look nifty on my windowed front porch. It stood out among the indoor and outdoor furniture set up on the pavement…
Didn’t I see that at Marshalls?
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A couple years ago when I used to shop until I dropped, two of my favorite stores were Marshalls and T.J. Maxx. They both sold quality merchandise at a price that was kind to my…