:: West German Pottery

Hi Thrifters, 

I have just added to my collection! 

Welcome turquoise blue and mustard yellow!

What is not to love about West German Pottery?

Hope your well?
Pippa.

Taste Setter Spotting

A friend of the Thrift Collective blog tweeted me a photo from a Kitchen Design book.

 Here it is larger:

A quick trip over to Amazon tells me this book, The Kitchen: 100 Solutions to Design Problems, tells me this book came out in 1977. It also tells me that people had way less design problems in the 70's.

So I now have a date! My mystery pattern came out pre-1977. I still have no idea what the pattern name is, Anyone care to take a stab at it? I call it 'Yellow Wink Face' but people have told me it looks like a cat, a sun...Let me know what you think, it'll give me more searches to try.

Check out all that Finel. Don't you want to raid this kitchen? They've got the Finel Sunflower bowl which I adore and already own but whenever I see one I want to buy it and hoard them.

Thanks to @mistertrueB for your keen eyes!

Thrift Core Mod and Summery Finds for a Song

I thrifted five hours south in sunny Sarasota, Florida last week and let myself scoop up summery mod scores to revitalize of my antique store booths. The thrifting is good in Sarasota, I'll definitely be back to hunt through them and document them further! Here's what I found:

This very mod drinking set was actually sent to me by Scott (@zombiedad on Twitter) to sell on his behalf. I just got in the mail this week. I do offer this service, so  contact me if you need assistance there-- or if you'd like to purchase this lovely set!

A veritable skittles-hued variety pack of vintage beauty. These are perfect for a mod themed tiki party. And you can mix up and serve your cocktails on top of...

This dreamy and very mod peacock tray! This was another find send down by Scott. It's in perfect condition. Again, simply e-mail if you want to buy anything in this post. Today I've listed nearly everything with their deal prices (I do Daily Deals on Twitter and Facebook) for ease.

Ready for a picnic on the beach? Just tote your vintage ice bucket, cool vintage style Coca Cola drinking glasses and hip neon sunnies. I've found that sunglasses turn around quickly in the antique store so I always scoop up neat ones.

I used to be a Coca Cola addict so my nostalgia goggles are firmly in place with this find. They have a textured finished with the "Coke" logo on one side and the "Coca Cola" logo on the other. I'm selling the pair for $6.00.

My cup fascination will never cease! Here we have a little mod cup, juice jug, and nifty drink recipe cup.

All of these summery cups really inspire me to do some crafting. Especially the small cup with mod starbursts.

I was sad that the diamond shaped mod wall hanging wasn't a pair; a pair would be perfect hanging above the mid century modern-themed bar. But one is better than none! The little fireplace tableaux wall hanging stands on its own, though. I'm selling these for $9.00 each.

A very utilitarian yet attractive vintage tool box! I love the color and the shape.

I'm letting this one go for only $8.00 for Thrift Core blog readers and social media followers.

Stunning ceramic mushroom glory! It's a red toadstool or Amanita muscaria, everyone's favorite fungi. You have no idea how badly I want to keep this large mushroom coin bank for my kitchen. But a reseller must resell!

Another "Find" I want to keep for impact in my developing office are these large educational cards from 1967. The "workers" and "family" ones are my favorites, butt hey are all absolutely gorgeous. I love the texture and vintage illustrations galore.  I'm selling them at $8.00 each or the whole set for $28.

Each card has a front and back. They're 24 inches wide and 20 inches tall. Each thick cardboard card has that desirable rustic patina.

Front side of the "Family" Card. I love the vintage fashions in this one and the big color blocks.

Back side of the "Family" card. Looks like many children's books, very cute! I love the typography.

I like the very simple design of this one! This is the "Front."

And this is the back of the sample "simple" card. Gorgeous illustrations yet again, and this one is actually making me a little hungry, too!

Another favorite that I picture being perfect in a home office, admire workers in their charming 1960s Mad Men era attire.

Back of the "workers" card. I love every illustration on this page. Look at the detail of the little valentine, even! It has a little damage but I think that adds to the vintage charm.

More cute vintage illustrations. Look at the mod ranch style house and fan on the second line!

And the back of the card above. I especially appreciate the Jack and Jill illustrations! Nice cool colors and graphic shapes.

And now it's time for me to make a strong batch of tea and start this work week off right! So tell me...

What did you find this weekend?

I'm going to lay awake tonight...

because of these two.  Left them behind today because while they look familiar and are of course, lovely, I've resolved to not buy anything that I can't identify -  unless it's a total steal.  Any thoughts?

Thanks!

YAY!

I managed to find another Taste Setter piece. It popped up last weekend on Etsy and I have been waiting not so patiently by the mailbox ever since. I knew this pitcher existed because I lost an auction to it on ebay last year and was living with that ebay regret, you know, not bidding a dollar or two higher and kicking yourself for it.

But now it's MINE and I love it and plan to cuddle it and haul it around like a blanky. Soon the euphoria of this find will wear off and I'll go back to searching in the dark for other pieces...sigh.

PCC Flea

Here are my finds from this Sunday's flea market. The record was the mister's find. He'd been on the hunt for it for a few years so he was a happy boy. I grabbed the Stig Lindberg plate for a steal and the Kobenstyle for another steal. I already have an identical one but this one has the older four ducks logo so I'm undecided on which one to keep.

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:: Red Retro Dial Phone

Hi there 

Thrift Collective, 

I chanced upon this little beauty and I had to have it!

It works well but interferes with the internet connection when plugged in, does any one know a way around that? 

Please let me know :)

Happy Thrifting!

Cheers,

Pippa @ Ouch Flower.

Melbourne Australia.

Friday Thrift Round Up

I have resolved to dedicate this weekend to working on our house, so today was my only day to make the weekend thrift rounds. First stop was an estate sale hosted in the basement of a super charming bungalow.  There wasn't much to my taste, but this girl caught my eye.

Even though I couldn't make out the maker's mark and didn't want to annoy everyone in the small room by tapping on my iPhone,  I could tell that she was Scandinavian.  She was priced to move so I did.  Outside in the light  I was able to  make out that she's Rosenthal.  I haven't researched her yet, but that's a start.  That was supposed to be my last stop of the day, but on my way home I drove by not one but TWO yard sales.  The result of yard sale #1:

A lidless Finel teapot.  What is it with me and lids?!  As I posted on my blog earlier this week,  in addition to the Dansk impostor lid fiasco of last week,  I also recently came across a red Dansk Kobenstyle paella pan with a blue lid?!  Anyway, I have never come across Finel in the wild - you just don't find it in these here parts - so I had to take it.  Plus it kind of felt like a rescue mission as she was surrounded by those horrible Precious Moments figurines.   It's so pretty and in really good shape, despite the lidless situation and will likely go in the shop.  Oh well....Yard sale #2 yielded this:

A Zanesville Stoneage Modern planter.  I learned about these through Steve and his wonderful Etsy shop Prairie Decorative Arts.  I had bought one a while ago at a yard sale for 50 cents but had no idea it had any value until Steve confirmed its provenance for me.  I'll add I also paid 50 cents for this one.  Anyway, I believe the thrift itch has been scratched...for now.

Hope everyone has a fruitful weekend!

All's Well That Ends Well

In the world of estate sales, Sunday is either the day you congratulate yourself for waiting to buy that must-have item at half-price or the day when you endlessly kick yourself for not buying it when you had it in your hands.  Luckily for me, things worked out this time, but usually it doesn't.  Last I posted I experienced a little thrifty fail when I brought home a Dansk flamestone sugar bowl with the wrong lid.  Well, I went back to the sale Sunday and I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw an identical lid on its proper base.  To boot, the lid was cracked so they were practically giving it away!  So now I have a complete bowl and lid set.   This makes me happy.

More at The Scoop On the Loot......

5th Sunday

This Sunday was the bonus flea market in Long Beach, Whenever there's an extra Sunday in a month Long Beach holds a special flea market. It's usually a few less vendors but still full of great finds.

Say Whaaaaatt? A Cathrineholm Lasagna pan? Yup and it was a STEAL at $10. I also grabbed that awesome articulated lamp and fan for twenty each. I've been on the hunt for an vintage aqua fan forever and they're usually much more expensive. The little vintage turquoise safety pin might be my favorite (and only $5). 

Long Beach remains my favorite flea market, and who can argue with my finds? No one, that's who.

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