Still
working on the wax box getting the wavy lines incised. I got them too
deep on the face of the box as the wax was softer. Not sure what I'm
going to do about it. Maybe fill them in and start over. Might finish
today.
Yesterday
was estate sale day and my sister and I went to one of the more
interesting ones. This was a small old house...living room, dining
room, kitchen, utility room (where the bathroom was located) and two
bedrooms. You had to walk through one bedroom to get to the other one
which was filled with cameras! Film cameras and lenses and
attachments and dark room stuff and plates and I don't know what all,
well over 100 cameras and the woman who does these estate sales says
this isn't even all of them. Plenty more in the garage, she says,
which she won't give access to til next weekend.
And
then there was the skunk collection. This is only one of three
groupings of skunk figurines.
And
the glass collection, also just one of the tables with this stuff on
it.
But
my favorite were these little metal miniatures, all 2” - 3” tall
with moving parts.
This
last picture was at a different estate sales months ago but just
thought I would tag in on here.
galoshes
for horses
And that is why I edited ruthlessly, heartlessly, when we moved from the house to the condo. But I have to say, the tiny metal collection is fascinating.
ReplyDeleteOut of all of those things I would have bought the little blue covered dish in the glassware.
ReplyDeleteI know I have too much crap but it is a little reassuring to know that I'm certainly not the worst.
I love those metal miniatures! I don't have room, but I'm tempted to start collecting those too. That rolltop desk!
ReplyDeleteSlightly creepy all these collections, there are stories to be told but we'll never hear them. I'd go for the small things, too many of them.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the wax model, whatever you'll do.
those collections are awesome! Wondering about the cameras and if they could be adapted to digital, Skunks are always a hit- I have a real one passing below my open window at night...hurts my nose. Never pass up a good miniature!! Small and cool and great for the mouse house
ReplyDeleteGood grief. I wonder if there is any value in the cameras - technology has marched on. That is quite the assortment of things. Tucson estates sales are never that interesting.
ReplyDeleteOh, the things that people collect. Like others who commented, I find those miniatures the most interesting.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if horses despise galoshes as much as cats. The miniatures are something else.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adore those cast metal miniatures, and rarely see them. It's a good thing I wasn't there. I would have been sorely tempted. Here's a cool tidbit -- that horse pulling the wagon, the one that's at the edge of the table, in the foreground? I have that one. I got it at a Catholic church rummage sale over by Lost Maples. I haul it out every Christmas and stick some holly in the wagon.
ReplyDeletehow cool is that, that you have one. they wanted $5 each for them. today is half price so I may go back and see if any of them are still there.
DeleteHoly cow! That's a LOT of cameras. Even though I'm a photography buff, I think I'd be a little freaked out in that room. So much equipment, and honestly, a lot of it looks like junk. It would take some effort to sort through everything and figure out what's worthwhile.
ReplyDeleteI kind of like the skunks! I wouldn't want a whole collection, but one or two might be OK.
I love those miniatures. I would not have been able to get out of there without filling my pockets. Collections are always so interesting - makes you wonder what the behind-story is.
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