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<p>[QUOTE="cxgirl, post: 10263192, member: 63"]Lots of fabulous pieces you folks have been posting<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>I haven't posted anything for a bit, I'm lazy these days<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I was surprised (but very happy) to find this signed and dated Oiva Toikka Rooster, label still in place and priced under $10 in Value Village and yet in the next aisle they had Pyrex 'Butterprint' pieces for $39 each and the pattern was faded and scratched all to hell. I had the Bird By Toikka pamphlet already, no idea where I ever got it from, lol. Nice little dresser powder jar with Birks sterling lid, a Wallace Bros quadruple silverplate casket that I've been polishing like crazy and it still has black spots. I don't know if those will ever come off - I've put it away for now and will bring it out in a couple of weeks and work some more on the polishing.</p><p>I picked this fellow up on Tuesday, 30% off day at VV - I wasn't sure if I should get him but he is cute, Mr Fox by Freeman McFarlin Potteries. </p><p>There is an estate sale advertised for tomorrow that I'm hoping will be good, I haven't been to a good one for a while.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514298[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514299[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514300[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514301[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514302[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514303[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514304[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cxgirl, post: 10263192, member: 63"]Lots of fabulous pieces you folks have been posting:) I haven't posted anything for a bit, I'm lazy these days:) I was surprised (but very happy) to find this signed and dated Oiva Toikka Rooster, label still in place and priced under $10 in Value Village and yet in the next aisle they had Pyrex 'Butterprint' pieces for $39 each and the pattern was faded and scratched all to hell. I had the Bird By Toikka pamphlet already, no idea where I ever got it from, lol. Nice little dresser powder jar with Birks sterling lid, a Wallace Bros quadruple silverplate casket that I've been polishing like crazy and it still has black spots. I don't know if those will ever come off - I've put it away for now and will bring it out in a couple of weeks and work some more on the polishing. I picked this fellow up on Tuesday, 30% off day at VV - I wasn't sure if I should get him but he is cute, Mr Fox by Freeman McFarlin Potteries. There is an estate sale advertised for tomorrow that I'm hoping will be good, I haven't been to a good one for a while. [ATTACH=full]514298[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514299[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514300[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514301[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514302[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514303[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514304[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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