Showing posts with label 1940s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1940s. Show all posts

Monday, February 13, 2012

$300 (obo) - Deco Dental Cabinet


I can think of a million ways someone could use this cabinet! It looks like it could be in fairly rough shape, and I have no idea what the refinishing opportunities are...but the rewards may be worth it. Love the deco lines and multiple drawer depths.

This one on eBay is way cool.
So is this one on AntiqueHelper.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/fuo/2821586361.html

Saturday, February 11, 2012

$300 (obo) - 1940s Kitchen Table



Love the chrome edge and base details on this guy..."obo" teaser helps the price a bit...? The top looks like maybe vinyl or fomica?

Table dimensions are 4' x 30" without leaf; 5' x 30" with leaf.


Pictures show table with extra leaf installed. $300 obo.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Price Drop!! Pair GoodForm Aluminum Chairs


I posted about these awhile back and thought they were a reasonable deal at $300 for the pair - but the price has been lowered to $200!! Here's the old post for some great info about GoodForm and its cousin Emeco. Don't let these chairs get away from you again!

Monday, February 6, 2012

$149 - Set of 6 Mahogany Dining Chairs


These 1940s mahogany chairs aren't my particular style, but they are gorgeous and would look amazing in someone's traditional DC townhome. The ad leads us to believe that these are $149 for the WHOLE SET OF 6! That should be illegal...

As the seller states, you'd probably want these recovered, but the wood looks to be in wonderful shape and would probably be easy to match to a nice table.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/atq/2836427399.html

Thursday, February 2, 2012

$100 - Vintage John Deere Pedal Tractors!



I'm pretty sure that, if I ever have kids, they will grow to hate me because I'll be the parent who refuses to buy anything new for them (or anything that requires batteries...). They don't make toys like they used to, and they certainly don't make cast metal tractors like these!

In my family, the green and yellow of John Deere is king...our family farm in Tennessee is equipped with (among others) a Model 2030 that's still chugging along. My Grandfather (we call him 'Daddidah') bought it when my dad was a kid, and my cousins and I grew up riding on the wheel wells as my Dad bush hogged around the property - he even taught me to drive it. Good memories;)

The pedal tractors I've found here are eerily similar to the one that my Grandfather bought for my Uncle Tom in 1967 or '68 for $10 at a junk shop in Ethridge, Tennessee...Daddidah remembers Tom riding in circles in the open garage of their Huntsville, Ala. home, tongue hanging out the entire time. How about you make one of those low-tech kinds of memories for yourself? Pick up one of these options and you can do just that - and tell Fisher Price to take a hike while you're at it...

This is a great price - these tractors are highly collectible these days.


Not a John Deere tractor kind of family? Fret not - How about this sweet 40s blue plane pedal cart??

Monday, January 30, 2012

$29 - Industrial Metal Desktop Toolbox

This super cool industrial toolbox is rendered even more highly super cool by its el cheapo price tag! You could use this for anything from pens or paintbrushes, to spices or picture hanging supplies. Great way to add some industrial character to some much needed storage area (in other words, please don't go to the Container Store and buy a crappy chunk of plastic...). 8 1/4" deep, 5 3/4" across, 6 1/4" tall.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/clt/2810828122.html