Saturday, February 26, 2011

Pyrex and Linens Estate Sales

We were able to get to quite a few estate sales today. The hunt is just so exciting.

My favorite find were these vintage, turquoise and silver, Libby, Atomic Fish pattern glasses and Pyrex Bluebird pattern casserole with cradle (1959-1961). I also found four little glass, salt and pepper shakers and a small glass vase.

We also found two silver, "quadruple"-plated pieces by the St. Louis Silver Co. The company, best known for making beer steins, went out of business in 1912 so they have to be from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. I think their shapes are so elegant.
To continue with my habit of finding vintage board games, I found this 1967 edition of Go To the Head of the Class. My favorite character piece is a kid named "Cowboy Joe". In 1967, "Mommy" wore pearls and "brother" wore a turtleneck under his cardigan. The illustrations are classic 60s.

I found a box of lace. Some of the lace is handmade which amazes me with the patience required to make this. There was also some lace collars which I'm not sure what I want to do with them but they are so beautiful.
There was also a stack of unused, white, cotton tea towels. The quality of these towels is so nice compared to modern tea towels. I can use these for crafting projects.

There were also several embroidered towels. My favorite one has a cat in an apron sweeping but it is embroidered in white on a white towel so it is hard to see. There are also two floral baskets, a bird with tea pot and a red and blue design towel. Plus there was a small, pure silk table cloth with embroidered Thai temple images. 





The linens would look a lot better if they were ironed but I am always so excited to post as soon as possible. 

It was a good day hunting for treasures. We had such a great time but I think I need to open an etsy shop soon or I'll be featured on Hoarders. 

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17 comments:

  1. Oh how I love to go hunting! Glad you had fun, you got some great things.....love the vintage linens!

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  2. What a great haul!! I had that exact game when I was little. Terrific memory. Thanks.

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  3. Oh you found some wonderful things. I love the bluebirds casserole and the fish glasses. I've yet to find Pyrex with a cradle. And the embroidery is so lovely. That game looks like it's hardly been used. Great finds all.

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  4. Lovely finds!! The tea towels are so pretty.

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  5. Love the tea towels... I stumbled upon one this past week too. I also love the glasses!

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  6. Estate sales are really the best aren't they. That pyrex dish is great!

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  7. Beautiful finds! That was a great sale!

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  8. Wow love the pyrex! Great color. And the linens are beautiful!

    Jocelyn
    http://justalittlesouthernhospitality.blogspot.com

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  9. Boy did you find some great vintage items. The glasses are so cute. I love the fish design.

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  10. Oh wow! You found some amazing items. I love the pyrex and the flower basket linens.

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  11. Wow! You really have some great items. I love the silver pieces. And of course the vintage linens are beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Karie

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  12. That is a great day of finds, totally amazing. That game seems so familiar to me, I must have had a version of it when I was a kid, or at least played it. Happy VTT!

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  13. You really had a field day at these sales. You collected a lot of neat and interesting things.

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  14. Oh, you found some great things on this day! Love the linens...so pretty. Happy VTT!

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  15. There is nothing like the older linens, is there? And the silver teapots are beautiful! Good finds.

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  16. Oh my what a great collection of linens. I can remember playing that game when I was little. ~~Sherry~~

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  17. Wow; you really did score big with your "found" treasures! I see lots of goodies I like in that stash. You probably do need to open an Etsy shop. Otherwise you might end up with barns full of "stuff" - like me. ;)

    Thanks for linking to the party.

    Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
    http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

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