Well, surprisingly, I actually didn't go over budget. The table went for $95; the other table went for $210, and the couch went for over a hundred dollars. (And it just wasn't comfortable, so I really didn't intend to bid after I sat in it.) I bought a Dormeyer stand mixer from the 1950s (with both bowls, beaters and a meat grinder attachment) for $7.50, a box of vintage Pyrex and Glasbake custard cups and a glass jar for $10, and one of my stick bookcases for $5. The bookcase was once painted yellow, poor thing, and they painted over it in black. It looks terrible, but it's sturdy. I also bought two Plymouth Pewter candlesticks with three candle holders each for $5. It's really a nice design. I can't seem to find many Plymouth Pewter pieces on ebay, surprisingly.
(And tomorrow at Burlington, there will be stick bookcases there for $65!)
The mixer works. Now I don't have to worry about finding another beater and the right bowls for my 1930s Sunbeam Mixmaster mixer. And it sure beats the price of a Kitchenaid. :)
Dad bought an art deco coffee pot, a little clock that has a spring instead of a pendulum, and some pictures. One of the Ruthven prints (the big fox one) went for over $1000. There was a nice little iron patio set there that went for $125, which was cheap but again, out of my price range.
Dad and I bought one of these (just the percolator) for $30. Ours has butterscotch yellow bakelite on the top and the spout, though.
Tomorrow, I am looking for a mortar & pestle (reasonably priced, of course), but if I don't find one, I may just get one from ebay or see if someone can make me one from etsy. Other than that, I'm not looking for much of anything.
(And tomorrow at Burlington, there will be stick bookcases there for $65!)
The mixer works. Now I don't have to worry about finding another beater and the right bowls for my 1930s Sunbeam Mixmaster mixer. And it sure beats the price of a Kitchenaid. :)
Dad bought an art deco coffee pot, a little clock that has a spring instead of a pendulum, and some pictures. One of the Ruthven prints (the big fox one) went for over $1000. There was a nice little iron patio set there that went for $125, which was cheap but again, out of my price range.
Dad and I bought one of these (just the percolator) for $30. Ours has butterscotch yellow bakelite on the top and the spout, though.
Tomorrow, I am looking for a mortar & pestle (reasonably priced, of course), but if I don't find one, I may just get one from ebay or see if someone can make me one from etsy. Other than that, I'm not looking for much of anything.
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