Original Sasquatch Books by John Green, 1968, 1970, 1973

What a great grouping of rare vintage softcover books by John Green. These are dated 1968, 1970, and 1973.

They are - On the Track of Sasquatch, The Year of the Sasquatch, and The Sasquatch File.

Great grouping, hard to find them all together.

These are on ebay and can be located here.

They can be purchased at ebay or you may email me for information or to purchase at
gizmosetsy@gmail.com

Hawaiian Carved Pikake Wedding Necklace

The fragrant pikake flower of Hawaii is represented in many pieces of jewelry from Hawaii. The pieces made in the 40's are especially beautiful. The little flower beads were carved of ivory, or bone and formed into a beaded necklace. Usually, with matching earrings and bracelets.

I have listed in my shop on Ebay  a pretty vintage set, choker style with hidden screw in clasp and sterling silver screw on earrings. Very lovely patina!

Here is a photo from the listing:

 

If you are interested in purchasing this item, the link is here.

Or you can email me at gizmosetsy@gmail.com

Fire King Apple Grease Jar and Shakers Set, Apples and Cherries

Newest addition to Gizmos on Etsy is this matching set of Fire King ( Fireking) glass Apple and Cherries pattern Grease jar with lid and Salt and Pepper shakers. Other than normal wear to the lids on the shakers, this set is in excellent condition.

The link to the listing is  here

 

I have other full sets I will be listing in the future as seen in my previous blog.

Fire King Splash Proof Bowls Mother Lode

Well.....it's not often in my neck of the woods to find a lot of Fire King..... but almost unheard of to find what I found. Lucky enough to be the first in the door at a "self run" estate sale. One where I just happened to see the sign after it had been put up.
Walking in I saw that there was very little at this sale. Not like a "real" esate sale.  Much ado about nothing....then I turned the corner into the kitchen.... Stacked in sets were Fire King splash proof mixing bowls, with matching shakers, and grease jars...Ivory tulip, Apple and Cherries, Red Dot, Black Dot and the holy grail ( for me at least, since I had never actually seen one  piece "live") the Kitchen Aids. I just could not believe it. Almost pinched myself.

I bought the lot. While packing them up, the owner brought out another box that had a complete set of the Modern Tulips, so bought those too. There was a couple misc. shakers and grease jars too.
Here are a couple pics after we laid them all out when I got home.

Six sets in all. I have not included a picture of the ivory tulips. And they are all in really nice condition. No chips, cracks. Very little if any wear. Just the shaker lids have some yellowing. I believe there are 3 replacement lids. There was one spot on the black dots, one on the modern tulip, thats it.
What a fun day that was...

Onward and Upward! Back to Business......

A New Year, A New House Almost settled into new house. Well, not so new house, but darn near with all the work that has been put into it. Basically top to bottom.

Refurbished pool

Remodeled two bathrooms

new garage door

new water heater

new laundry room

new paint

new doors

new floors

remodeled two fireplaces

added patio and other brick walkways, planters, features

and last but not least....remodeled kitchen

Now back to business and my EBay and Etsy shops! In both my shops you will find vintage items from all walks of life. From figurines like the pelican and whale here:

to vintage electronic paper ephemera, such as Ampex reel to reel:

and: vintage Apple computer merchandise:

or perhaps some vintage milk glass:

There are different genres as well from Mid Century to folk art:

Vintage shops where you never know what you will find....