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Friday, May 10, 2013

Auction Finds

Here's a look at the goodies I found in the trash at the auction
  yesterday!  First is this framed lithograph poem about a Bobolink.
John Drescher Co. NY and it's No. 85.  circa 1900.
Quite dirty, but amazingly not damaged or broken after
all these years and a day of people rummaging through
all the box lots.



And here it is all cleaned up!
I wiped the poem with a dry towel,
used some Windex on the glass and
Liquid Gold on the frame!
And I put fresh cardboard and pretty paper on
the backside.  It's all ready to hang in my home.



I had to look up a Bobolink!
Turns out, it is a distinctive songbird of open grasslands.
And it's the only American bird that has black underneath
and white on the back!  They are found throughout the 
entire northern half of the United States and up into the
southern parts of Canada.  And evidently, as the poem says,
their lovely song can brighten even the greyest of days! :)


A set of brown transferware salad plates was left out in the
yard, too.  Not a chip or crack.  It's called Peach, from
Johnson Brothers.  Lovely!


And this sweet little book printed in 1899.


I have a collection of wood boxes, so this caught my eye.
Pretty dove-tailed detailing and a hinged lid.


Here's the bottom of the box.  Hygieia Chalk from 
The American Crayon Company.


I guess it was a sepia kind of collection I found!
Well, there are my treasures! 
I know I always say this, but the things that are left were bid
on and paid for by customers.  They took what they wanted from the
box lot and left the rest for the trash.  I guess my tastes are just
different from theirs.  haha.  Now, how fun is that? :)


49 comments:

  1. I think you have great taste,

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    1. well, thanks! Something tells me that you would have brought these same things home yourself. :)

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  2. You did great! I really like the plate and that box too.

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    1. There were six plates! I like the box...very nice!

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  3. I always love the things you bring home. Treasures to me for certain!

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    1. there's just something better about old stuff. :) I say that more the older I get! hahaha.

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  4. great finds, I would think you could resell all of it if you choose too.
    I am amazed at the dovetailed chalk box. Things just don't come in real containers like that anymore.

    great restore on the bobolink print- I've never heard of them either. You are Betsy the Teacher today!

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    1. I think you are too far south to have bobolinks! I'm wishing some would come to my yard now! ha.
      I love the box, too....everything is disposable now...but they complain about the waste! haha.

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  5. Now look what you found
    A bird singing around
    Never knew there was such a one
    But it sounds like its song is always well done
    Then in the end you found even more
    Who knows what people throw away at their shore
    For when you are near
    You will kick into gear
    Letting loose your inner pack rat
    And bringing all home to your mat haha

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    1. I like my things better
      than a box of barbie heads that shudder.
      and yes, The Hoarders will be after me
      if I bring much more home to my sea.
      hahaha.

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    2. I think I like my stuff better
      than a box of doll heads that shudder!
      and The Hoarders will be after me
      if I bring much more home to my sea!
      hahaha.

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  6. I posted and it didn't work. Hope I don't show up twice : )
    Great treasures!
    Very nice bobolink poem....kind of melancholy. Love the brown transfer ware. We have a lot of it and love it. You have a good eye for treasure hunting!

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    1. Nope...only once!
      I think the poet liked grey days more than sunny!

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  7. Oh you did get some great finds today. Love that plate. And when you clean something up..it's like it was never dirty. Nice job. Sister is back home, so trying to do a little catch up.

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    1. a whole set of those plates! Can't wait to serve salad on them with my plain white dinner plates underneath! They will look like they go together! Sounds like you had a wonderful time this week!

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  8. I love all but especially the plates, you know!:))

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    1. how people can let these lovely plates like trash?!!! fir me isa treasure too Betsy!

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    2. I know...it's just crazy! I have to rescue them! haha.

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  9. Those are great treasures! You made out like a bandit this week.
    I love the plates too, and don't you just wish that box was still full of crayons?

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    1. I do...that would be so cool to have them lined up in that box! I should see if I can find a photo of one online just to see if they had labels or how they were stacked...vertically or horizontally!

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  10. score! nice...i like the wood box...the poem is cool...your whole lot came out good...neat pattern on that plate too....

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  11. Oh my that's my kind of 'junk' too! All of it. Such a sweet poem, I love it!

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    1. the poem is the best...I have just the spot on my bedroom wall, too! :)

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  12. What a nice haul! Did the bobolink poem have an author attributed?

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    1. No. It just says John Dresher Co. NY and No. 85. It's a lithograph, I think. But no poet given!

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    2. I just found one on ebay...same company and style and they are asking $79 for it. Hmmm.

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  13. I appreciate how you LOVE things back to their original beauty.
    You take "strays" and love them up.
    Each one now has the "Betsy touch".

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    1. haha...strays....four legged and no legged! :)

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    2. any news from Idaho you want to share???

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  14. Oh my goodness - what a great haul of treasure!! And they scrubbed up nicely too! The framed poem, the book, the box, the plate... it's all in the details!! So glad you rescued them and restored them to their former glory! Take care
    x

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    1. they did clean up pretty well! I was pleased!

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  15. That is one heck of a lot of FUN, Betsy!! You scored in this one!! Love all of your prizes... especially the Bobolink poem. Just beautiful. blessings ~ tanna

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    1. isn't it? I love it. Going to hang it in my bedroom today.

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  16. Like all the items that you rescued! That brick house woud be so nice redone also. Pictures of graduation are nice. Exciting for them to be getting started.

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    1. I know...we're having all kinds of celebrations here! So fun!

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  17. Diamonds in the rough...excellent finds, Betsy!

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    1. yes, I think they were! It's always fun to see what people have left!

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  18. Bonanza! I'd say you struck it rich.

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  19. LOVE the leftovers! LOVE! Yours cleaned up nicely!

    Now...I have to comment on the Barbies and Barbie heads...I was telling B that there is just something WRONG with watching grown men rifle through boxes of Barbies and Barbie clothes!!! Just does NOT sit well with this Momma! :)

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    1. any ideas for your buttons yet?

      I know! It's a little weird. But you know GL....he's fine. It's just hilarious to me that it's always him! hahaha. Maybe we wouldn't laugh if we knew how much he sold them for!?

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  20. That poem is absolutely amazing Betsy, what an amazing find, love the other items as well!

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    1. Thanks, Matt! You never know what will be there...that's the best part!

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  21. I love treasure too. These are grand. :)

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    1. thanks, lady! I always enjoy sharing my finds with all of you!

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  22. Hi Betsy .. I love these - and thanks for rescuing me re the Bobolink - what a lovely name for a bird. Gorgeous woods and china .. so clever .. cheers Hilary

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