Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

BobHufford said:

Thanks Dale. The neighbor will help and I can get the tractor lift pretty close to the truck bed height.

Picked up three ties ($1.00 each) and a beaded kid’s belt that I hope to repurpose as a hat band ($3.00).

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BobHufford said:

Oh ... also this 1950 - 1964 era Craftsman tool box for $10. Another restoration project.

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BobHufford said:

My wife picked these up at an estate sale. 42” x 30” Navajo rug (with some loose edges) for $23 and a “full” size hand-pieced, hand-quilted “bow tie” quilt for $20. I dig the fabric prints .. especially the polka dots.

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dh66 said:

Both are outstanding finds and mighty good deals on top of that.

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3fingers said:

I think people in general aren't interested in or attached to their family history anymore. Things that great grandma or even their own grandparents made don't appeal to them in the same way. I see it in my own family and in the families of others. I suppose there are many reasons for this, but even oral histories are being lost. I am the last keeper of the history of my family. My own children are at least tolerant of my attempts to share it with them. Some of my extended family simply does not care. I was older when my children were born and my mother was their only living grandparent on either side that they have memory of. I think part of it may be because so many of us are scattered far away from "home" our children have become detached from their extended family. Relationships with grandparents and other relatives are never really developed beyond an occasional visit or phone call, so the things we think are valuable simply are not to many people. I perceive myself as coming from a long line of ancestors. Many, young people especially, see themselves as coming from their parents.

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dh66 said:

I think, sadly, that you are quite correct, and your post prompted me to share this find.

Here's some pics of a vintage hand embroidered kids denim jacket that my daughter found recently at the thrift store. She was super excited when she spied it on the rack, and when I explained to her that it was a one of a kind...that someone's mom or grandma had stitched the designs on it, or possibly even some little girl herself, she was completely taken aback. "How could someone give away something like this to the thrift store?" she asked incredulously. It made me feel pretty good to know that at least one of my children takes after me in that aspect.

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BobHufford said:

^^^^^ Good finds Dale and Ed!

A few things from our Saturday road trip to pick up an old wood lathe.

Another vegetal dyed Navajo rug ($19.99).

A “touristy” mid-century New Mexico tablecloth. Might be a repop, but for $4.95 I’m happy with it.

A hand-thrown pitcher from our favorite local potter (Mark Ohler, Omega Pottery, Reeds Spring, Missouri — now retired) for $16.

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And a Sterling silver / turquoise bracelet in the Harvey Era style. $6.00 at Goodwill.

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BobHufford said:

^^^^^ Good finds Dale and Ed!

A few things from our Saturday road trip to pick up an old wood lathe.

Another vegetal dyed Navajo rug ($19.99).

A “touristy” mid-century New Mexico tablecloth. Might be a repop, but for $4.95 I’m happy with it.

A hand-thrown pitcher from our favorite local potter (Mark Ohler, Omega Pottery, Reeds Spring, Missouri — now retired) for $16.

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And a Sterling silver / turquoise bracelet in the Harvey Era style. $6.00 at Goodwill.

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