12.18.11

horse hair belt.. thanks to Bobby D for bringing this one to my attention!

lead blocks with copper engravings

linen tape measure in a metal case. 25 footer.

gold silk thread

kitten magnet!

faded photo. family out for a drive.

another horse photo

ferry's seeds box

finger joint, i believe.

interior

sign detail

wooden type. lots of i's, l's and punctuation. one j.

an orange bell

my (partial) collection of orange items

the orange accent wall in my kitchen makes it nearly impossible for me to not get orange things

i received this in a white elephant (yankee swap) among my flea friends

12.11.11

To Camp Curry, May 18, 1920

Hot water bottle. Smells like age.

Mikasa "Sun Circles" stoneware. 3 dinner plates, 3 salad plates, 6 saucers

single dinner plate

single dinner plate

11.27.11

cowhide booklet

filled with graph paper. it even has its own tiny pencil!

gilt page edges, and a pocket on the inside of one cover.

drawers from a Singer G-series treadle sewing machine (created in 1910)

five spools of 100% silk thread, and a well made curved needle

thimble. because i needed one.

a couple of fleece-lined gloves for winter shenanigans

automatic tweezers, age unknown. super cool! see video below:

 

antique wooden cash register drawer. very heavy.

refurbished in 1943

front panel is made of metal enameled to look like dark wood

the cash drawer will be hung curio-style like the smaller one above on the wall.

neat instructional sticker inside the cash drawer

 

11.20.11

notice the fantastic gene wilder art. 

it is the newest addition to the top of my already too-crowded microwave.

seems to be a piece of movable type. 

i haven't been able to find information online about engraved images like this.

neat little leather needle booklet with felt "pages".

contained a few well-made, large sewing needles and...

... a delightfully aged business card.

two lovely frames for a couple of the horse photos seen here.

in the frames:

i think this frame used to hold a three dimensional object

11.13.11

cute little (~6in tall) copper oil can

 polaroid film! $2.00! expiration Dec 1979

wooden latching box with basically unused pastels.

neat file drawer full of sewing notions.

a couple of the dividers within the drawer. these were tacked down.

 containers of metal zippers. there are 16 total.

 thread brands. all wooden spools

J&P Coats. Coats & Clarks. Star. Super Sheen. Talon. Belding Corticelli

 clear nylon "blending" thread

 a bunch of machine needles.

i believe these are medical shears?

how all the thread looks in the drawer of my work table