We all like to go out and find those big finds, but sometimes it seems that some of the biggest finds aren’t very big at all. Lately it seems that for all the square-footage eating things I drag home, it’s still often the little things that make me smile the most. Here’s a round-up of [...]
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Weekend Finds: A Bang and a Fizzle
My shopping plans for this past weekend looked strong at the outset—freestyle garage saling, bookended with major events. Indeed it started with a bang as I took a half day from work to hit an early fundraiser sale on Thursday. Tammy had been hyping the sale since last year and I knew if I missed [...]
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Private Stash: Westclox Baby Ben
I snagged this vintage alarm clock at a tag sale the few weeks ago. It is a Westclox Baby Ben. Westclox first started making Baby Ben alarm clocks in 1910. This design was first released in 1964 and had a run that lasted until 1981. The bottom edge of the face has “made in U.S.A.” [...]
Weekend Haul
This past weekend turned out to be great for whetting our chops for spring thrifting, when every weekend is an endless buffet of sales. We set out early with only one sale on our radar, but we ended up at three estate sales, multiple thrift stores and went home with a van load of goodies. [...]
Private Stash: Seiko World Clock
Clocks, radios, telephones—I’m a sucker for a pretty dial. Although I’ve done a pretty decent job of populating my house with vintage gadgets galore, one little gem in my living room garners more comments from guests than everything else combined—my Seiko world clock. Made in Japan, probably in the 1970s or early 80s, this quartz [...]
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