Resin Owl by Sascha Brastoff (1960s)
New old stock Samsonite Silhouette Luggage Set (1960)
New old stock Westinghouse Toaster (60s)
Vintage Eero Saarinen table by Knoll (owl & coasters were also thrift store finds)
Friday, August 26, 2011
Summer Thrift Shop Finds
Apologies for the lack of updates lately. I've been working a lot and haven't had much free time for blogging. Hopefully I'll find the time to update more soon but I thought I'd share a few of my favorite thrift shop/estate sale purchases from the past couple of months.
Resin Owl by Sascha Brastoff (1960s)
New old stock Samsonite Silhouette Luggage Set (1960)
New old stock Westinghouse Toaster (60s)
Vintage Eero Saarinen table by Knoll (owl & coasters were also thrift store finds)
Resin Owl by Sascha Brastoff (1960s)
New old stock Samsonite Silhouette Luggage Set (1960)
New old stock Westinghouse Toaster (60s)
Vintage Eero Saarinen table by Knoll (owl & coasters were also thrift store finds)
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Well, I am totally disgusted and green with jealousy! How? When? Where? Why? Why? Why can't I find gorgeous stuff like this? :)
ReplyDeleteYou are lucky, lucky, lucky!
Sorry I made you green with envy, Ruth! Sonoma is a great area for thrifting & antiquing. There's a lot of CA modern homes & design up here without the bay area high prices you see in San Francisco/East Bay & Marin or Los Angeles/Palm Springs for example. You should plan a west coast vacation. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's all great, but new old stock items always fascinate me. I can't imagine people holding onto old stock for so many years. You'd think warehouses would have been sold and cleaned out, and it would have been trashed ages ago. Lucky for us some of it has survived the landfills.
ReplyDeleteThe new old stock items were an estate sale find. I went to the most incredible estate sale last month and the home belonged to an older couple that once owned or managed some kind of retail store in San Francisco during the 50s-60s so their house was full of amazing stuff that was brand new. They had a ton of unused luggage & kitchen goods for some reason. I felt like I had went back and time and stepped into a store circa 1961. It was a really incredible experience. My husband bought some great new old stock electronics (TV & radio) too.
ReplyDeleteWow, amazing finds. I love it all but really love the tulip table.
ReplyDeletethat toaster is dreamy!
ReplyDeleteRhan - Thanks! The Knoll table was a $9 Goodwill find. Best Goodwill find ever!!
ReplyDeleteknitxcore - Isn't it great? It's the best toaster I've ever seen and I actually needed a toaster. But it's a work of art so I'm afraid to use it. I'll probably just end up displaying it in my kitchen.
gorgeous finds, love the toaster! I really like your blog!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm glad you enjoy my blog. I've been neglecting it lately but hope to have more free time for updates soon.
ReplyDeleteI found your blog a few weeks ago but didn't realize until this weekend that you are my neighbor to the east. I'm in Sonoma County. I just adore your blog and look forward to reading more.
ReplyDeleteThat Saarinen table was truly a score! I would have been giddy! Maybe you could give a soon to be local pointers when we move to Napa?
ReplyDeleteHi Apron Thrift Girl! Thanks for the kind words about my blog. It's nice coming across other locals who love mid-century vintage as much as I do. Looking forward to visiting your own blog soon.
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle! That Saarin table was a real find. Not something you come across very often but I love thrift & antique shopping in Napa & Sonoma. I've written about a few of the shops I like to visit such as Alice's Consignments & The Community Projects Thrift Shop. If you search my blog you should be able to find my old posts. In the future I'll try and compile a list of good resources in Napa & Sonoma. I'm sure other people would appreciate it too.
ReplyDeleteLoving your blog.....how have I not come over here before?? (I found you because you linked up my modern kiddo Retro Holiday Mix—thank you!)
ReplyDeleteSo ok, the toaster is insane...and THE LUGGAGE!!!!!!! Good lord woman. So good. Also, that owl! I have him. Not sure if you knew this (apologies if you did) but he's actually a hair spray cozy! You used him to hide your Aqua Net so your dresser looked snazzier. Hee!
Thanks, Alix! I'm glad you stopped by.
ReplyDeleteI did discover the origins of the owl after hunting around on google & ebay for awhile. He's currently in my bathroom and keeping my hairspray safe. ;)