It has been a very good weekend for me in estate sale land. I hit two sales today and found lots of goodies...Day 2.
Vintage tissue paper in original packaging, a good quantity of prize ribbons, thread covered Easter eggs (been hunting these for awhile), playing cards, cardboard ribbon spools and boxes of corsage pins.
Old glitter, a vintage Baby Ruth candy bar box, Christmas, fabric (3 yards of a great pink and gray pattern), 3 bags of feathers, old greeting cards and old gift tags.
A couple of old tins that I will use for storage in the studio. They were in the workshop and full of nails when I bought them.
My favorite find were two calendars from 1955 and 1957. They are from a local dairy, Alpenrose and feature this little elf called "Tiny Tawker". He "promotes the habits of health and safety and to assist in developing good character in youngsters". He is just about the cutest elf I have ever seen.
It is illustrated by a Andrew Loomis and has little poems like this one to accompany the illustrations.
"Tiny Tawker says:
The market's like a fairyland, of things we like so much. But it's really very hard to learn that we really mustn't touch."
Was happy to call it a "ditto jackpot" day!
The calendars are wonderful! Would love to see the illustration for July 1955-my birthday. Glad you had a profitable weekend.
Posted by: Becky | May 15, 2010 at 10:27 PM
I love those calendars-- so cute!
Hugs,
Jill
Posted by: Jill | May 15, 2010 at 11:34 PM
I swear the garage sale gods put you in sync for these garage sales...:)
Posted by: Gina | May 16, 2010 at 01:53 AM
my dear miss ethel,
i love everything!
you surely do have an eye for seeing the unique!
... and seeing the beauty in something as simple as vintage tissue paper.
you are the best and if we lived closer... we'd lock arms and go thrifting together!
i too, have had wonderful luck this week-- michigan is bubbling with yard sales.
if you'd like... click on over to my blog and check out my $2. vintage basinette and linens. (scroll down a bit)
http://smilewinknod.blogspot.com/
please don't ever quit blogging... i enjoy your's so much!
mich in mich
Posted by: mich in mich | May 16, 2010 at 04:58 AM
Ditto JACKPOT day indeed!!
Posted by: Lynn | May 16, 2010 at 05:07 AM
So much fun!!! I scored at our Community Yard Sale yesterday too! Mostly stuff for the kids, but I got myself a vintage Alpine Village set! I think I'll blog about it too!
It's funny, a year ago, I would have looked at it and thought "Oh, those tacky 70s!" Now I look at it as nostalgic and just plain fun!!
Love all your goodies!
Jill
Posted by: Jill at buckscountyfolkart.blogspot.com | May 16, 2010 at 05:34 AM
Jackpot indeed!! Love that calendar and that Elf!! How cute is he! You do have the eye for finding the goodies!
Posted by: Linda @ A La Carte | May 16, 2010 at 06:43 AM
Great Googley Moogley AGAIN!
Posted by: Shara | May 16, 2010 at 09:31 AM
Looks like the estate sales were a fairyland of things YOU like so much! You must have been smiling from ear to ear, girlie! I did pretty good at the citywide garage sales and the flea market today, even though I got in a little fight over one thing. You can read all about it tomorrow!
Posted by: Carol @ Old Glory Cottage | May 16, 2010 at 10:35 AM
WOW! You really did hit the jackpot! Love every little bit of it. Mimi
Posted by: Mimi Sue | May 16, 2010 at 02:04 PM
I have a Tiny Tawker poster (Tiny Tawker says: Take Home a Quart of Tri-City Dairies "Grade A" Milk.) printed out of Mpls. so Tiny Tawker must have been popular throughout the US (I'm in IL). I also have two of the kiddie chairs like you just got. Can't tell if yours still has the sticker on it but mine are branded as Jack and Jill chairs. I wish I still lived in Portland, I can't believe the stuff you haul home!
Posted by: jp | May 16, 2010 at 03:53 PM
I thought about you yesterday! I was at Vicki's sale at 9:15 and the things I saw that you would have liked. I hope you made it to her sale. Times like that I need your phone # so I can say, "Laurie get over here!!!" It looks like you did pretty good though!
Posted by: My Shabby Roses | May 16, 2010 at 03:55 PM
Wow! Super score!
Posted by: Jessica - Domestic PDX | May 16, 2010 at 08:34 PM
Woo-hoo! At first I thought you said you found a vintage Baby Ruth candy bar (missed the word "box") and I was worried.
Posted by: barbara | May 17, 2010 at 05:46 AM
It's fascinating to see the types of things you buy - you must have so many ideas swirling around that involve all these little treasures. Way to go, Jackpot Ethel! -amy
Posted by: Into Vintage | May 17, 2010 at 06:45 AM
O.M.G. I've been scouring Ebay for prize ribbons but they are a fortune! Ever feel like selling or trading, hollar at me!
Oh, and I have really cute paper coasters that match the "Let's have another Cup of Coffee" napkins you found. If you'd like them, I'll send them your way. No clue what i would do with them! :) Let me know and I'll drop them in the mail. I have a LOT of stamps. ;)
Posted by: rebecca | May 17, 2010 at 08:35 AM
Awesome finds as always! I wish I could figure out what that letter D in your title is, Ive said it before, but I had some of those when I was a kid (probably my moms stuff).
Posted by: Wendy | May 17, 2010 at 08:22 PM
Oh that fabric! GAH!!!
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