Antiquing Orgy, Part II: The Mother Lode

I'm sure you've already read Part I, Photos from the Trenches. Without further ado, here is everything I bought during my three-day Antiquing Orgy in Kutztown and Adamstown, PA with Nannygoat Allison, Vintage Rescue Squad Sue, Sue's sister, Michelle, and her husband, John, and my sister Erin. 

I surprised myself a few times as I was digging stuff out of my garage to take these photos. "Oooooo. I totally forgot about that!" Which usually means that I bought waaaay too much.

Two pantry jars and a small Eskimo fan:

Quilted pillow and an aqua Dominion fan:

This old berry crate has two shelves that hold eight pints on each.

How about this big factory bin from the Hershey Baking Company? It would be perfect for holding blankets or firewood. If you buy it from me, you can tell all of your friends that it once held enormous pieces of chocolate or caramel or something. But you would be lying, because J.S. Hershey Baking Company was actually a bread bakery founded in 1889 in York, PA. Not the chocolate company. But we'll keep that our little secret.

Sue and I both snagged a pair of these timecard holders. They originally hung in a sewing factory. Another vintage blogger named Tamarah just wrote about buying timecard holders at a sale in her home country of Australia. Just proves that it doesn't matter what continent you live on - good junk is good junk.

And don't let me forget that pull-down school map (above). That's the third one that I've bought in the past month. Someone stop me.

Green Clover toy truck and turquoise metal tool drawers.

I know - the truck is a little shabby. But the pink front seat sucked me in.

A light green-painted box that someone stored house numbers in:

Here's my factory rack that I showed you on my freshvintage Facebook page. I'm still not sure what it was used for. The seller said shoes, but I'm not so sure. Any ideas?

It has stenciled numbers down both sides. There's my industrial stool in the background (also from the sewing factory).

After I took the photos of everything I bought, I realized that I forgot my typewriter and this aqua wicker table.

And then I stupidly forgot this table, too. It was handpainted by a local Chester County, PA artist. He magically makes it look like it was painted 100 years ago.

It looks nice in my family room, so I might keep it.

Wait! One more thing! In the very first photo, you can see part of my collection of salmon-colored mixing bowls by Watt in the Loops pattern. I bought the tiniest one at Shupp's Grove last week (mold #4). I only need one more piece to complete my collection: the mold #7 bowl (it would fit right in the middle of that photo). I have eight pieces now: bowls, lidded casserole dishes and a pie plate. You can find out who bought me my first Watt bowl in this post. (You also need to read about the flashcards in that post. I still laugh every time I see them).

That's everything! I think. I will probably remember something else that I bought after I publish this post.

UPDATE: Read Part III, where I share stories of friendship, fun and fights to the death.

Comments

[Jessica Dougherty]

I love the quilted pillow. And will you be selling any of the pull down maps? My husband really wants one to put in our home that we will be building in Texas next year! Thank you for the info regarding the town yard sale in Chadds Ford last weekend. It was great! We found some really fun finds!!! Also, if you ever want to sell any of your vintage finds online, I hope you'll consider setting up a shop @ Funky Finds. You can sell for as low as $1.99 per month...and you will receive SIX FREE MOS with the purchase of one month (31 days)! ~Jessica Dougherty

[Johanna]

Drooling on my keyboard over your score! Love the pink seat in the truck too!

[Linda]

Wow, you really scored on these finds- I just love them all!

[Catherine]

chrissy and i will be there ... is there some sort of rule about drinking before noon???

[Isabel ~ Maison Douce]

Oh, my.... You found some great stuff!!! Love it all!
Isabel

[Niesz Vintage Home]

WOW! You really found a lot of treasures!
I'm lovin the green factory rack with numbers and the small teal tool drawers...oh, and the map...and the quilted pillow...and the glass flour canisters...and...LOL

Kimberly :-)

[Magia Mia]

OY! You're killin' me with all that aqua fabulousness....Love.It.

And.....of course you bought more fans. I think it's about time you set up that Fan Museum, or perhaps, publish a fan book....:)

[denise:)]

You have hit the motherlode... you are truly gifted!! All this loot is SPECTACULAR! sooo jealous...

[Chatterbox]

When I saw the shelf and read your suggestion about shoes, I had a flashback to bowling when I was kid. I really think that could be a shoe rack from a bowling alley. You found a lot of great stuff! :)

[Paper Dolls for Boys]

I want to be you when I grow up. (ok, so I'm old but you're picking up what I'm putting down - right?!)

[Kim]

What a haul!!! Wow, if I came home with even half of that, I'd be thrilled. You must have had a great time.

[Jessica]

Any chance you are selling that quilted pillow? Cause I will totally buy it! I LOVE IT!

[cecilia hester]

i luv your blogs, i used to do all that antiqueing but now i'm into dollhouses. i'm 75 years old, i'm too old for that running around shit. i'm looking for stuff for the lil orphan annie dollhouse if you see anything. of course i haven't built it yet because like a big dummy i bought the kit with NO instructions. keep on keepin on. cecilia in ohio.