Monday, October 17, 2005
ooh, i called the potter today and finally got an answer. i TOLD him he could use the cell, but whatever, i do spend too much time on puter.
WELL, i went to 2 estae sales fri. one a old 1890? duplex. and the other a 26 year old locatiio location 1/2 mil house. of course i spent ONE DOLLAR at the wawatosa, menominee parkway house. oy did that house suck. so brady bunch, but more retarded. what was that architech thinking???
i grew up in a 1910 duplex, so the 1st was similar. and OOH! the prices i like!25¢,50¢, and $1 predominated. shit, i saw a guy get a old iron book press for $4.50!!!what a steal! i can't believe all the goodies i got for $5.50.
most intesresting was the unused door latch and knobs, WITH a brand new looking skeleton key! and screws!
i did buy far too many chachkas for myself, 13 things, and few ebay items. i did get a mid-century orange ceramic ashtray, made by ALLEN-BRADLEY!!! they had a ceramics division??? the globe bookend i can try to sell, but i sort of like it.
the light 'fixture' is gonna be used. well, the old shade is. not many nice 40's (? when did they make those horrid square shades?)
but one of the best buys was a 1914 color illustrated dictionary. and my oh my are their some interesting sections in the back! the meaning of flowers?, the census of american cities in 1910?
the constitution of course. and much more. and some of the illustrations are so nice.
WELL, i went to 2 estae sales fri. one a old 1890? duplex. and the other a 26 year old locatiio location 1/2 mil house. of course i spent ONE DOLLAR at the wawatosa, menominee parkway house. oy did that house suck. so brady bunch, but more retarded. what was that architech thinking???
i grew up in a 1910 duplex, so the 1st was similar. and OOH! the prices i like!25¢,50¢, and $1 predominated. shit, i saw a guy get a old iron book press for $4.50!!!what a steal! i can't believe all the goodies i got for $5.50.
most intesresting was the unused door latch and knobs, WITH a brand new looking skeleton key! and screws!
i did buy far too many chachkas for myself, 13 things, and few ebay items. i did get a mid-century orange ceramic ashtray, made by ALLEN-BRADLEY!!! they had a ceramics division??? the globe bookend i can try to sell, but i sort of like it.
the light 'fixture' is gonna be used. well, the old shade is. not many nice 40's (? when did they make those horrid square shades?)
but one of the best buys was a 1914 color illustrated dictionary. and my oh my are their some interesting sections in the back! the meaning of flowers?, the census of american cities in 1910?
the constitution of course. and much more. and some of the illustrations are so nice.
