The Rescuer

[moonie]

Hello!  Last week was what in our small Iowa town refered to as “Community Clean-up”.  I mentioned it in an earlier post somewhere, but the time had finally come.  My sister and I jumped into my truck and cruised around town looking for FREE treasure.  I like to call it Curb Shopping.  My sister, the artist, was looking for old windows on which she paints beautiful scenes.  She makes me sick.

I’m always looking for mid century stuff that speaks to me.  I wanted to share some of my finds with you guys.

I found this amazing pendant lamp.  It's so late 60's, early 70's!  I took it home, cleaned it up and listed it on Ebay.  Very Brady.  I can't believe what people will throw out!




My next find was this super awesome chiar.  The fabric on the decidedly 'evil' back has been cut by some genius, but I may be able to do something about that.  I have never tried reupholstering anything, but I think that there is a distinct possibility that I have been born with the innate ability, similar to the suckle reflex. I'll have to let you know how that one works out.



I love free stuff!

-moonie

[SecondhandSophisticate]

Moonie, you are the Master (Seso, bowing humbly)

I am so totally and utterly impressed with your fine eye and your magnetic quality to attract dross and transmute it into gold ($$$) 

I LOVE the lamp. Please post how much you sell it for. It is indeed so very "Brady"

The lines on the chair are superlative.  I would be very interested in how you repair it. 


Cheap is good, but free is better. And when it is cool free stuff, that's the best of all.

SeSo

 

[tiamatgreen]

I LOVE that lamp! And the lines of the chair are great, bet it will look amazing re-covered. Definitely post pics when you are done! And Congrats!

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

Ah, yet another chair to be liberated from its plastic upholstery confines! Good for the soul.

Moonie, if you plan to do upholstery I can give you one tip-- get yourself an inexpensive staplegun. It makes the task much quicker. I have one called the Sureshot (it's easier to use, uses less physical power) and it makes life a lot better.

[ChrisMiss]

Great stuff that you found!  Love the lamp, definitely let us know what it sold for on ebay.  Also post pictures of the recovered chair, it has great lines.

[Tammy]

That was a great find on the lamp.  Sure you want to get rid of it?     The town next to us also has a curbside days but they call it GABBY (garage, attic, basement, backyard) Days.  Next year when we go we will definately take the topper off our truck! LOL

[moonie]

Lamp Update....

It broke in shipping!!!  I packed it well, peanuts, bubble-wrap, the works, but alas, the buyer received it broken.  Now I have to do the insurance dance.  I made 10 bucks or so, but now it's a wash.  I hate it when vintage things get broken!  They don't make them anymore, YA KNOW!!  I'm so upset.  The buyer was bummed as well.  We both loved it. 

-moonie

[Good Buddy]

Bummer!
I left a lamp with a glass globe with my parents for safe keeping and one of their cats tried to get inside it and broke it.
I found some replacement glass at a SA for $6. It's not exactly the same, but close enough.

[ChrisMiss]

That is too bad that it broke.  What a bummer.  It seems sometimes no matter how well you wrap the object it is going to break.  I've shipped stuff that was barely wrapped and it arrived safely and then other stuff I double-wrapped with bubble wrap and lots of peanuts and it would arrive broken.  It's hard to figure out how some stuff gets broken.

[Jay2TheRescue]

That is too bad that it broke.  What a bummer.  It seems sometimes no matter how well you wrap the object it is going to break.  I've shipped stuff that was barely wrapped and it arrived safely and then other stuff I double-wrapped with bubble wrap and lots of peanuts and it would arrive broken.  It's hard to figure out how some stuff gets broken.

Sometimes I wonder if the buyer decided they didn't like it so they broke it to collect the insurance.  I remember once I had shipped some pink cut glass depression lightshades to a buyer.  I used lots of bubble wrap, and then peanuts to fill any voids left in the box.  When the buyer shipped it back to me for the insurance claim there was no piece bigger than 3 inches, and these were thick cut glass shades.  I can maybe see that one might crack in shipping, but for both to completely shatter?

-Jay

[Scott]

Shipping glass is a big bummer. I've found the best insurance is to double-box. Pack the item as you would normally, then choose a box that has at least 3" clearance on all sides, top, and bottom, and fit the original box inside and fill the voids with more packing peanuts. There's no 100% safe way to shop glass, but I find this significantly cuts down on breakage, especially for heavier items. That and newspaper as a packing material for glass is useless.