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Thursday, May 22, 2014

A Week of Curbside Makes a Happy Hoarder





That time we went curb shopping.....all week long!  Every year our town has clean up week. Here is a glance at this year's scores! Like that amazing Victorian attic door above, she sold right away and I may for the rest of my life pine for her.


 After setting out we would come home to unload piles like this, sort, clean and .....yes we are in hoarder phase.
 But who could leave an old Buick oil can in such a lovely rust patina behind?

 Because we are down to one working car, I had to be up early to take my husband to work so I could scrounge,  picture this...5:50 am, sun just starting to rise and a mad woman wresting an amazing old phonograph and a kitchen/bath cabinet into her Durrango, uncombed hair and no morning coffee.
      *shudder
 But wouldn't you for these two!!! yes parts are missing on the phonograph but what is there is pristine.
 Of course that was not the only vintage record player. This one is in tough shape but who could pass on an old tube radio.


There were vintage Christmas items still in the box, lots of small treasures to be found, if you had a good eye, or didn't mind a mini dig.


 My daughter and I, and the lady throwing it out, all loaded this HEAVY 1930's table, with all 4 leaves. I was going to keep it for myself but it needed some work and it was a monster....I mean monster.
After much protest from my husband, we set it up and evaluated......We then decided to put it on our curb and advertise it as a freebie curbside find on facebook. We lugged the beast to the curb, went in the house to get the leaves and in that minute of time a lady stopped and was already struggling with loading it into her car! LOL, I told her she would definitely need some help! It was off on it's way to her sons.
 This charming little piece so intrigued me, even with a missing leg and door, the style, chippy paint and copper liner just screamed, "take me". So I did. After some research I realized we had found an vintage humidor. Score! Now for some restoration.
   You should have heard the glee from both my husband and I as we came around a corner and both hollered, "Tonka"!  but....it wasn't a Tonka but a pile of them!

  Now I ask you, who would throw away a hair dryer? a vintage pink, flawless condition, and working perfectly?
 or a new, in the box , never used triple crock pot set?



   One night we took the dog out for a walk, the garbage had yet to be picked up in our neighborhood, a small box that I would have overlooked in a car, sat by the curb, a quick peek inside yielded a vintage 60's Polaroid.




Just when clean up week was over and emotions ran between - where are we going to put all this junk- to- awe, clean up week is over-
we got a call from a friend in a very small town a few miles away. It was their clean up week! OH JOY!!
 she had a cabinet on its way to the curb and she wanted to know if we wanted it.....
we picked it up, did a circle around two small towns in very chilly 30 degree temps and came home with our last load of the year.


old phones, shown here after cleaning really gross dirt off of them, wooden iron boards, misc pieces and.....


The  cabinet.
sigh.
Happy Curbside!!

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13 comments:

said...

I enjoy estate and garage sales, but never done this. I have a neighbor that goes looking in trash on trash days. She looks for metal to sell. Each to their own.

said...

I love the Tonka trucks!

said...

I have one of those hairdryers. It was my father's mother's and everyone agreed it was too neat to throw out.

Your finds are wonderful -- especially that vintage humidor.

said...

Such a fun post, love the pink hair dryer!

Happy Vintage Thingie Thursday!

said...

Oh, my, YES! What wonderful finds!

said...

Love all those finds. Have a sweet day. Dianne

said...

Just amazing what you found!! I can not believe some of that was thrown out..boy am I glad you save those things. That door was to die for! And I have to tell you that hair dryer is EXACTLY like mine from my childhood...I still have it and would never put it out at the curb!

said...

Oh Dianne, you were so fortunate. I wish we had clean up week here in the Sault. I think they used to have it years ago but long before I became interested in re-finishing furniture. I hope you have fun restoring and re-creating. Hugs, Chris

said...

Shannon, your curbside finds are awesome! I am delighted to share that your post will be featured in this week's Home and Garden Thursday,
Kathy

said...

Just WOW ... you really made it worth your while to go curb-side shopping.
Blessings,
Audrey Z. @ Timeless Treasures

said...

Oh my, I am drooling over that attic window! Love, love it! We don't do curbside here and I am thinking I need to move where you live. lol! Love it all! Fabulous finds for sure. Thanks for sharing with SYC. I will be featuring you this week.
hugs,
Jann

said...

We used to do that every spring in Wisconsin. "They" don't allow that here. I don't get it. You definately found some treasures! Love the phones and the trucks.

said...

WOW - this is pretty amazing that these are all curbside finds! Wish I knew of a town near me that did that. Found you via SYC Thursday. Definitely will keep following to see what other treasures you come up with. You should definitely come over and link up to my party tomorrow morning! I'd love to have you. :)

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