Help! Are these Sam Avedon plastic chairs?

These lime green plastic beauties found their way home with me today! After a bit of searching around online, I am leaning toward them being by Sam Avedon for Alladin, from the early 1960's. The trouble is the only marking I can find on either of them is a small capital letter A. Nothing else! Anyone out there know anything about them? Any help is most appreciated... (They are destined for my antique mall booth, of course!)

Are Those My State Name Signs I See?! - 1948 Democratic National Convention

I sold one of the hand lettered state name signs I have in my Etsy shop yesterday - I had a TON of them, and I have sold nearly all of them, though I do still have a few left awaiting their future new homes... My buyer wrote me after his purchase letting me know that he believes they are from the 1948 Democratic National Convention, where Harry Truman accepted the nomination for President of the United States.

 Vintage Florida State Name Sign

I did some digging and found some photos - and a video! - and indeed the signs do look very similar! I don't think there is any way to know for sure, but still, pretty exciting! I had two guesses of what they were from in the description on the listings - political convention or beauty pageant - I couldn't think of two other events that would use state name signs... Turns out my guess might be correct!

Photo from the Encyclopedia of Alabama

Photo from AllPosters.com

I found some Ramona paper dolls! Plus a bit of vintage Beverly Cleary nostalgia...

Beverly Cleary was my favorite author as a kid, I read and re-read her books, especially the Ramona books, until they were ready to fall apart. Once I outgrew her, I moved onto my next favorite author - Judy Blume. I'll save discussing her for another time - both of them deserve to not have to share the blog post spotlight!

Yesterday I was browsing around in the antique mall that is across the street from the one I have my booth in, and this caught my eye:

Ramona paper dolls! It was only $5.00, so there was no way I could leave it behind. I don't remember ever seeing it before, even though it is from 1983, which was probably around the time I was at the height of my Beverly Cleary addiction. All the dolls and outfits are complete inside too, what a score!

I rarely pick stuff up to keep for myself, but you better believe this is going on my bookshelf. I think my old Beverly Cleary paperbacks are all still at my parent's house, so I am happy to be able to add these paper dolls to my little collection.

If you want some for your own, I did find a few available on eBay right now, most of them for $10 or less, which is awesome!

Of course looking around for the paper dolls led me to looking for the Ramona books I remember from my childhood, and I found quite a few of those are floating around out there too:

Vintage Beezus and Ramona Paperback Beverly Cleary

Vintage Ramona And Her Father Paperback Beverly Cleary

Vintage Ramona Quimby Age 8 Paperback Beverly Cleary

Vintage Ramona And Her Mother Paperback Beverly Cleary

Vintage Ramona The Brave Paperback Beverly Cleary

Vintage Ramona Forever Hardcover Beverly Cleary

Vintage Ramona The Pest Paperback Beverly Cleary

Besides Ramona, there were the Henry Huggins books, the Ralph S. Mouse books, Mitch And Amy, and a lot more. Here's a complete list, courtesy of Wikipedia. She also wrote two memoirs, I just discovered as I was searching around - A Girl From Yamhill and My Own Two Feet. How I missed those I have no idea, I'll be reading them in the near future for sure!

Picking Medina - A Thrifting Road Trip!

Yesterday I drove about an 1 hour, 45 minutes away up to Medina, Ohio. I dropped off the Coronel to the winning bidder, and then hit up a few thrift stores and antique malls. Since I've been lax about doing haul posts lately, I figured this was definitely the time to do one! I had a great time and found a few cool things.

The first place I went, where I met my buyer actually, was the Goodwill. It was in by far the coolest building I've ever seen a thrift store in:

I was driving along thinking I would have to hunt it down in a strip mall, then I saw the giant silo with Goodwill written on it, easy peasy!

After that I went to Brother's Antique Mall, Medina Depot Antiques, This & That Antiques, and the Hospice of Medina County Life's Treasures Thrift Shop. Of course I forgot to take photos of all of those places, because I was too busy shopping!

Here's the haul:

A set of gold leaf Libbey glasses new in box, a metal green and yellow flower canister set, a white macrame purse with plastic circle handle, a wooden hand (ring holder, maybe?), and a vintage camera wallet purse.

A huge lot of vintage plastic Solo cups, a black metal lunchbox, some Ekco iced tea spoons, Adidas shoes, and He-Man sheets.

Of course I saw a lot of stuff I would have liked to buy, but had to leave behind because it was too expensive (antique malls tend to have retail prices, of course!) but overall I was happy with what I was able to scoop up. And it is always fun to check out a different town's junk! ;)

This weekend's thrift scores!

I went to one estate sale on Friday, and a few regular garage sales on Saturday - overall I didn't bring a whole lot home, but what I did find is pretty good, so I can't complain!

The red and turquoise butterfly string art was hanging in the basement at the estate sale, so it needs cleaned up - keep your fingers crossed for me, it might be a little tricky! The bear was made in Italy - I think it is a soap dish? It was too weird to leave behind. ;) I found FOUR old safety razors, which are always good sellers, and the wire napkin holder is too cool. The Spice Of Life utensil set was a neat find, and then I grabbed two bags of flatware - one is a huge set of black handled Eldan made in Japan, the other set isn't marked with a brand but was also made in Japan and has a pretty Rose design on it. Also in there were some Epic Prince serving pieces, which are pretty great.

Last but not least is this adorable pair of prints signed Medeiros - I haven't looked around to see if I can find any information on them yet...

As always if there is anything you are interested in just drop me a line at vintagegoodness@gmail.com! :)

This weekend's thrift scores!

I found a few things this weekend - not a ton, but some fun stuff, including a mystery item I need your help with!

I FINALLY found a Burwood word clock (not the CLOCK one - I will keep that if I ever find it!). I haven't tested it yet to see if it works, so keep your fingers crossed for me! Besides that, I scored a Betty Crocker's New Picture Cookbook (check out some of these sold prices and you will see why I never leave one of those behind!). The gingerbread man cookie jar, lighted Christmas tree topper, and Josef Originals Santa & Mrs. Claus shaker set were fun finds all from the same estate sale... And finally a box of 1970's Chemex coffee filters - hopefully someone with a vintage Chemex coffee maker will want some original filters to go with it!

Hiding in the back behind the cool glass bottles with cork lids is a really nice Denby coffee pot, and a Sun Tea jar. Up front is a neat vintage mirror/brush/comb set, and a West Bend slow cooker. The final item is the one I need some help with:

It's a quite large vintage Orange Slice serving tray - it is made of either paper mache or a very lightweight wood, and looks hand decorated. It is signed, but I can't make out what it says:

I did some searching around but couldn't find another one like it - if any of you have any ideas, please do leave a comment and let me know!

As always, if there is anything here that you are interested in, just drop me a line at vintagegoodness@gmail.com!

This weekend's thrift scores!

It's church sale season - hooray!! I hit 3 this weekend, plus 2 estate sales and one thrift store. I didn't come home with quite as much as I was hoping for, but not a bad bunch of goodies when it's all said and done... :)

Forgive the terrible photo, I was having trouble with the lights glaring too much on the globe and the bowling bag... The embroidered flowers in the back are WAY cooler than they look here! And that is an original 1986 Jenga game you see there - did anyone else think that was just the best thing EVER back in the 80's?

Those brass deer are HUGE - they are by far my favorite find of the weekend. The Raggedy Ann and Andy bookends come in a close second though!

I'll probably be getting all this stuff listed this week, but if there is something you are interested in, just drop me a line at vintagegoodness@gmail.com! :)

A small Saturday thrift haul...

I went out this morning to one estate sale and two little independent thrift stores - the estate sale was pretty picked over, but the thrifts came through with a few neat things...

The green bottle was the only thing I got at the estate sale. I never pass up Salton bun warmers when I see them, the only thing I wish is that the cover had a pattern instead of being a solid color, but still, can't really go wrong with green!

These Bloody Mary goblets are too awesome, love the graphics!

This GE can opener I think is the kind that is designed to accommodate tall cans as well as regular sized ones - and it came with fun green patterned cover!

This thermometer looks like it has never been used, which is always a plus. What really sold me on it though was the starburst pattern under the word Temperature. :)

And last but not least, two vintage bedspreads - a white cotton fringed Bates twin size spread, and a yellow, orange and green patterned full size spread.

I will hopefully be listing all this stuff this week, but in the meantime if you see something you are interested in, just drop me a line at vintagegoodness@gmail.com!

Vintage Taylor & Ng coffee mug super score!

I was browsing the photos in an ad for an estate sale last week, and spotted on the kitchen counter what looked like a big collection of vintage Taylor & Ng coffee mugs. I arrived at the sale half an hour after they started taking names, and was #39 on the list - which meant I wouldn't get in until 15 minutes after opening time, in the 2nd wave of customers.

I was SO sure someone else would snatch the mugs up before I could - but, to my amazement, they were still there! I couldn't get them into my box fast enough... TWELVE mugs in all, by far the largest collection of them I have ever found.

I got them all listed on Sunday - 10 to auction on eBay, 2 straight to my Etsy shop. One of them sold already - the naughty Giraffe mug:

The other one, which is a combo of naughty rabbits and a Le Lapin rabbit (I've never found a combo mug like this before!) is still available:

Vintage Taylor & Ng Le Lapin Naughty Rabbit Coffee Mug

I have another one of these at auction on eBay also, it was the only design I had duplicates of...

And, here are the rest, all at auction now!:

Vintage Taylor & Ng Blue Le Chat Cat Coffee Mug

Vintage Taylor & Ng Brown La Bulle La Vache Bull & Cow Mug

Vintage Taylor & Ng Brown Le Canard Duck Coffee Mug

Vintage Taylor & Ng Le Poisson Chat Cat Fish Coffee Mug

Vintage Taylor & Ng Brown Le Chat Cat Coffee Mug

Vintage Taylor & Ng Brown Le Coq Rooster Coffee Mug

Vintage Taylor & Ng Brown La Tortue Turtle Tortise Mug

Vintage Taylor & Ng Blue Penguins Naughty Orgy Mug

Vintage Taylor & Ng Brown Bears Naughty Orgy Mug

My haul from a couple of mid-winter estate sales this weekend!

I've not hit any estate sales since early December - FINALLY a couple good ones popped up this weekend! I posted about them over on Facebook, and got a request for photos - so here I am. :) I don't usually do haul type posts, since I will be posting most things I buy when I list them... But if you all would like me to do more of these I will, just let me know in the comments!

If you are interested in buying anything you see in the photos, drop me a line at vintagegoodness@gmail.com!

Most of this stuff came from one sale - I made three trips in and out and filled up my backseat! Very fun. :)

Will you just look at all this goodness?!?

The owl bookends are cast iron - they weigh a ton!

I finally found a Hull Corky Pig bank!

This horse is huge - 26" tall. A pain to ship but too cool to leave behind!

More goodness...

I finally found a lighted ceramic Christmas tree - it's white!

Cutie owl...

Another genie bottle, and a great city scape painting.

Miller chalkware mirror, and Thermo-Serv mugs and plates!

Yes, there's more... Syroco flower wall plaques always come home with me...

And a pink Detecto bathroom scale!

Love the color of these Anchor Hocking glasses, in 3 different sizes...

I bought albums for the first time - I think I might list them on Etsy, more for their covers (to frame) than for the records themselves...

And that's all for this weekend - not too shabby, especially for February! :)