Featured Finds Thread

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  1. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    More stuff not removed yet.

    A Victorian or possibly Georgian folding wine table

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    A Victorian roll top bureau which someone has painted.:rage:



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    6 of these balloon back chairs.

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  2. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    A nice little inlaid clock which works perfectly, presented in 1916.

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  3. Hamburger

    Hamburger Absolute Beginner

    :)

    Having emptied a large house chock full of stuff that had belonged to people we love, I can understand that some people can't or don't want to do this themselves. But I'll never make sense of someone not going through drawers and handbags and just putting jewellery and small stuff in a box or suitcase that can be gone through months or years later.

    As for leaving cash money for the house clearance people ... :inpain::inpain::inpain::arghh:
     
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  4. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    :singing::singing::singing::):):)
     
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Good for you Davey !!!!
    Why do they always seem to leave grandma's jewelry behind??? I dunno ???

    Oh....& when is there not coins and notes....that the Gods of Cleanliness leave 4 u to find ?? LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    if there's writing in the bible.....u may want to see it back to the family....just sayin !
     
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  7. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    @daveydempsey - What was the guide dog's name that went through the house with them??????? :jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::rolleyes::rolleyes::confused::confused::confused::confused::wacky::wacky::wacky::wacky::wacky:

    OTOH WTG Davey as he casually strolls into another honey pot!!!!!! :woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot: :playful::playful::playful: :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
     
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  8. daveydempsey

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    A little bit more silver, including a pocket watch chain, a neck chain and some sterling cufflinks.

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    6 x £5 coins, modern commemoratives but they are still a fiver each which is £30 to me.

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    A large WWI British copy of a German Goetz medal celebrating the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915.

    These were used in a propaganda campaign.
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  9. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    A larger than normal Victorian pine blanket box, complete with a candle tray. its been stripped to within an inch of its life.

    It needs a good dark waxing and a key.

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    A nice old silver topped cane.

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  10. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

    A local purchase, all for only $50 US!
    Twenty-three pieces of 1930s/40s MacBeth-Evans pastel band petalware.
    EBay sold price for even one cup and saucer set is over $100. :greedy::shame:


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  11. bercrystal

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  12. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

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  13. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

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  14. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    always like to read your posts of the house clearouts, truly amazing the stuff that is left behind. Great score for you Dave:)

    lol Peggy:)

    wow, fantastic score bluumz:)
     
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  15. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Davey rides again! Makes me want to catch and spank whoever stripped that poor defenseless pine box and sent it into the world naked. Would it have been grain-painted originally? They often were here.
     
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  16. wiscbirddog

    wiscbirddog Well-Known Member

    I was wondering if the pine box had been 'pickled' or 'white-washed' after being stripped naked?
     
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  17. daveydempsey

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    It may have had half a dozen coates of paint over the years.
     
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  18. daveydempsey

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    They are dipped into a caustic soda tank, this was quite common in the 80's.

    It gets rid of all the paint and original patina, however after a few months the whole thing starts to fall apart as the soda dissolves all the original glues and fixings.
    Its best if they are hand stripped with a blade and a paint stripper for the difficult bits.

    The best in the UK was Nitromors however the glorious EU banned the main ingredient that actually strips the paint.:arghh:
     
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  19. wiscbirddog

    wiscbirddog Well-Known Member

    TY for the explanation, Davey.
     
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  20. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Sadly, @daveydempsey , that 'dip stripping' kinda makes it look like a brand new chest....at least from the images!!!
     
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