little messes

okay, i’m a little late this week but here are my highights for tomorrow nights auction. there’s some good finds this week kids, so take a peek.

first off there’s a kick ass pinball machine up for auction and for goodness sakes it’s name is even hilariously cool. ladies and gentlemen, Future Spa:

next up is this adorable set of hansel and gretel puppets:

the best darn orioles sign i’ve ever seen:

i know it’s early but this old school santa sign is far superior than any of those damn inflatable beasts that will soon pepper my neighborhood… hmmm maybe i should give this guy a home:

a beautiful old microscope:

old fancy lady catalogs:

why oh why are all the useful things these days not as fancy as this little gem… i mean this match holder is so gorgeous and detailed and well, it’s beautiful, no?:

you can find more photos and info on how to bid by phone over yonder at woodward’s auction house!

so here you go, and this time with a few days to go before the bidding begins.

i love old photos and ephemera and these are just so great:

as it starts to get cold i always get the itch to focus on some winter pasttimes, maybe this year i should finally learn how to actually play mahjong, how about you?

or maybe do some organizing:

or just sit back with good old movies and pop some popcorn:

that’s it for this week, just a few bits and bobbles, and if you fall in love or want to see more of what jeff’s been finding in lots of old boxes lookie here at Woodward’s site.

early last year jeff started working at a new antiques store/auction house that opened barely a block from our house. being that the boy has spent most of his 34 years rummaging through other people’s stuff at yard sales, flea markets, or thrifts stores, you can imagine his delight to now be getting paid to do such digging.

and i, friends, had no idea i would then become the lucky recipient of oh so many treasures in the process. the auctions happen every two weeks on tuesday nights and there is much to be had. so i thought i’d start a new type of post to share my auction faves from each upcoming auction for you to drool over, or heck, call and place a bid on… so here goes.

this week is sort of a cruel post since the auction was actually last night. but well, i was inspired. next time around i’ll give you some time to fall in love.