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Father’s Day Burlington Show – Seller’s Nightmare, Buyer’s Dream

18 Tuesday Jun 2013

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Last Sunday, which just so happened to be Father’s Day, we sold at the outside Burlington Antique show for our third month in a row.  Whether it was the 60% chance of rain, the holiday, or the combination of the two, this month was a total bust for us as sellers.  We sold three items: a telephone, teal-colored vintage fan, and some old metal pieces purchased by an artist for use in a sculpture.  This didn’t even make enough to cover our admission fee and travel expenses, but that didn’t stop me from shopping!  Chaddy Daddy manned the post, happy to People Watch and chat up a stranger, while I got my fix of vintage wares. Check it out!  If you are interested in any of the below for purchase either in the brick and mortar shop or on Etsy, just send me an email at opidells@hotmail.com!

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1940’s Sea Foam green Bath Porcelain Wall Mount Tile Fixtures
Jadite Towel Bar (without the mounts…another bummer)
Cup Holder

T.P. Roll Holder (without the bar…bummer)
Shelf Mounts that can be used as a Towel Hook
W.M. Rogers Vintage Silver Plated Flatware in the Mayfair Pattern circa 1923

Vintage Kitchen Organizer complete with slots for paper towels, foil, and wax paper


General Electric Telechron Mid Century Electric Copper Clock
This clock must have hung above a short-order grill because I spent hours scraping the grime off the white numbering.

Cool atomic age clock hand design…
Vintage Midcentury Teal and Gray Two-Tiered Fiberglass Lamp Shades

Super Fun Celebratory Martini Shaker with 3 shot glasses
It says it all from “Best Wishes” to “Cheers”, “Ding Dong the Bell” “Good Luck”, and “Happy Times”!

Large set of sea foam green dishes by Boonton. These were well-loved and used often. Not a mint perfect set by any means.
Light scratches on the plates…
Some staining in the cups…

…but the butter dish is pretty awesome!
Incomplete set of Rice Island Casual China in the Sea Flower Pattern
…a rarer set with a sweet design.

Incomplete set of Ironstone Sheffield China in the Golden Meadow Pattern
I bought this set mainly for the mustard colored salt and pepper shakers, and cream and sugar…

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Gorgeous Vintage Silver Plate Flatware

08 Tuesday Jan 2013

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Vintage Silver Plate Flatware

I recently pulled out my pile of vintage silver plated flatware for the shop.  I was hesitant to do so because I really don’t want to sell them…and this is reflected in my prices.  I absolutely adore every single piece of vintage silver plated flatware and have spent countless hours polishing and researching patterns with pleasure.  I can’t yet afford sterling silver, especially with the surge in silver prices, but the monetary value is, if anything, second to the artistry and beauty of every single piece and pattern.

There was a time when a meal was more than a quick drive-thru window or five-minute microwave wait away.  A meal was an ordeal…an event complete with dinner forks, salad forks, soup spoons, teaspoons, oyster forks, asparagus servers, and carving knives. Poetry and precision were in the place setting, which is reflected, ironically, in the very fact that silverware tarnishes when unused, but remains shiny when in daily contact with the human touch.

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I worry that the influx of silver and metal meltings for monetary gain will actually impose rarity upon certain, if not all, silver and silver plate patterns and pieces.DSCF5532

Imagine, if you will that canvas was suddenly given an astronomical value, that which surpassed the value of the artwork upon it. Would it make since to “scrap” the Picasso’s and Van Gough’s of the world for a little cash?  I know, I know, it’s a stretch of an example, but these beautiful old silver and silver plate pieces are works of art in my mind and deserve to be used and treasured today as they were in the past.

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