Chris brought home these card file drawers a few weeks ago from an auction. I saw a photo of them on the auction's website ahead of time, and asked Chris to bid on them if they were less than $20 for all three. I figured that I would clean them up, maybe re-paint them and sell them in the shop or use them in our office/studio/guest room.
Chris didn't even look in the drawers before he bid on them and won. When he brought them home, we looked inside and saw a bunch of random junk.
Handles, curtain hardware, keys, extension cords, a container of Metamucil...
that, ironically, is labeled "Wood Plugs".
But as we kept digging though the junk, we found more and more gems.
At least twelve cast iron and brass hooks:
These remind me of tribal masks. Or freaky rhinoceros skeletons.
Heavy door handles:
Here are some escutcheons and drawer pulls, including that beautiful brass Eastlake bin pull on the top left.
Chris read this post before I published it and asked me "What the hell is an escutcheon?", so I am linking to a definition.
These two-inch-high cast iron escutcheons swing open to reveal the keyhole:
Fancy dresser drawer pulls: (I love the ornate set that is painted light aqua.)
This would make a nice handle for your naughty panty drawer. Every time you think of wearing that sexy g-string, you are reminded that you will surely burn in hell.
This one has little crosses all over it.
Yes, that's for the giant-grandma-panty drawer.
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Since we are talkin' panties, I thought I would share some of the Google keywords that have brought people to my blog. Inadvertently, I assume. I've shared some wacky keywords in the past, and they always beg the question: MR. GOOGLE, WHY ARE YOU SENDING THESE FREAKS TO MY BLOG? I know that some of these words are in my blog posts, but c'mon....
♦ vaginal diagram of a goat
♦ a horse made of lemons
♦ the allisons who started the thrift store movement [From here on out, I'm totally taking credit for the existence of thrift stores.]
♦ "her maxi pad"
♦ peter put your nappy and your pink plastic pants on
♦ old lady who makes molds of actors penis'
♦ amish men get freaky
♦ my excellent metal lawn chairs need a little refreshment [I love that they used the word "excellent" in their search. Must be a very optimistic person to think that a website contained those exact words.]
♦ antiques orgy
♦ aprons matron fetish-vintage
♦ homemade sex videos of women of boyertown last ten years [That small town is close to where my sister, Erin, lives. Do these people know something that I don't know? Erin, you slut!]
♦ arab circus poster looks like penis
♦ why does my cork board stink
♦ he saw me in sanitary napkin and belt
♦ chenille dander creates mucous in my lungs? [Note to self: never snort a vintage bedspread]
What a deal/steal!!
I used all different drawer pulls on my kitchen cupboards and thought I was getting a deal at $5 each!!
BTW....I love those last two!!
Posted by: Gayle | July 22, 2011 at 03:13 PM
Did you ever think of doing stand up? That's funny!
Posted by: Mike | July 22, 2011 at 05:32 PM
ditching the work I should be doing and reading your blog is always so worth it!
Maddie, currently ditching laundry
Posted by: maddie | July 22, 2011 at 05:49 PM
Yes, I can totally relate to the Google keywords. Though I haven't had a blog long enough to equal your raunch factor in the keyword search, I can attest to having the most visits to my "flashy eye candy" post.........
Seriously awesome hardware ya got there. Major score for eBay.......
Posted by: Maria (Magia Mia) | July 22, 2011 at 09:41 PM
I hope you're making a LOT of money with your blog. Your sense of humor always shines through gorgeously, but this one has me me laughing/wheezing. You know when your laughter gets physical? That's me tonight reading your blog. So funny. Do stand up or something, or write for the networks.
Posted by: France Geek | July 23, 2011 at 02:50 AM
Holy cow! What a score!
Haha - I love the naughty drawer pull.
Posted by: Maureen | July 23, 2011 at 01:01 PM
Love your drawers and contents! Hmmm....that almost sounds like one of your google searches.
I have typepad too and I used to be able to see what searches brought people to my blog but for the last year or so it only tells me there was agoogle search but doesn't give me the phrase anymore. I thought typepad changed this but maybe I will need to check it out.
Posted by: Charlene Austin | July 23, 2011 at 01:18 PM
Wow! A treasure hunter's dream!!!
Posted by: kim | July 23, 2011 at 01:32 PM
awesome score!
Posted by: steff | July 23, 2011 at 08:38 PM
LOVE vintage hardware. That stuff is awesome!!
Posted by: shannon | July 25, 2011 at 07:19 PM
What a score! It makes you wonder who owned the draws before you did....
Posted by: Linda | July 26, 2011 at 07:12 AM
Just found your blog and am very pleased to see that you have so many past entries. I'm looking forward to reading them all.
Posted by: Nanette | July 28, 2011 at 06:49 PM
I would never be able to buy anything with drawers at an auction for less than $20! Let alone find it filled with awesomeness! Great score!
Posted by: BeckyKay | August 02, 2011 at 04:53 PM
Sweet score! Love your drawers & all that's in them...well.... and where else would you keep the wood plugs? Seems well thought out.
Posted by: Brittany | August 02, 2011 at 10:19 PM
DROOLING over all of these finds!!! Wow! You and I have similar tastes! Congrats on all of them....great haul!
Posted by: Late Night Coffee | August 14, 2011 at 08:48 PM
I also write a blog (check it out...theyardsalemama.blogspot.com) and I usually title them with wacky (sometimes shocking) headings (in an attempt to be funny) anyhow, one was titled Reminiscence, Porn and Forced Heavy Drinking and I've had so many freaks get to my site by googling 'forced porn'!!!! GROSS!!!!
Posted by: christine christensen | August 22, 2011 at 07:07 PM
Puntuación de dulce! Ama a tus cajones y todo lo que hay en ellos ... bueno .... y donde más se puede mantener a los tacos de madera? Parece bien pensado.
Posted by: camisetas hombre | May 02, 2012 at 03:16 AM