Vintage Congratulations cards

Where: Estate Sale NJ
Paid: $1 for a box of 50ish cards

Congratulations and sympathy cards seem to be the least used-

I love the paper quality, the design, and fonts used in old cards,
cards today can cost up to $8 and they're inferior by far.

This has the exact message as the previous card !!!

Taylor Candy Thermometer (Hg)

Where: Teaneck NJ Town-wide garage sale
Paid: $1.oo

I like kitchen gadgets and toys that help your cooking go a little smoother.  This one caught my eye because it's a Mercury-filled thermometer. You definitely don't see that anymore, it's all red colored alcohol or digital.

 

'Soft or Hard Ball?... eh- HARD CRACK!!'

More Vintage Red-handle Kitchen Toys

Where: Teaneck town-wide garage sale (Potato masher) & Random Clark, NJ Garage sale (Pie cutter)
Paid: Total $5

Continuing the collection of the red-handle kitchen gadgetry, are these lovely new members of the family!

'Kalkometer' Mechanical Calculator c.1930's

Where: Teaneck Town-Wide Garage Sale
Paid: $1.oo !!

If you read my post about the Japanese Adding Machine a while back, I was very pleased to stumble upon this American specimen of similar ilk. It was complete with instruction booklet, metal stylus and carrying case. There wasn't much info other than this might be from the 1930's. Judging by the numerical font, that might be correct. In wonderful condition, just minor scratches on the faceplate where the stylus was dragged a little too much.  $1!!

It's handy, it's New!!

What times what is 1,277.54 ??

Copal 222 "Zero Jewels" Vintage Flip-clock

Where: Lincoln Park, NJ Town-wide sale.
Paid: $0.50  (Half off!)


Nice clock, working! Iconic 70's drab Olive Green color.  I love flip clocks.  There's an orange neon bulb that illuminates and there's a little white and red striped dial that spins when powered up. Keeps time quite well. Oh, ZERO (0) JEWELS if you were wondering....

Time Recycler!

NO!! NO (0) JEWELS!!

Box Candy included!

Domo aregato, Mr. H. Gocho!

Vintage Lapel Microphone

Where: Lincoln Park, NJ Town-wide sale.
Paid: $2.50  (Half off)


Recoton makes consumer electronics and these microphones. This one is probably 1970's, early 1980's. I had a pile of lapel mics from them back in the old studio. This one is nice, Requires a AA battery to power it up. Very sensitive, similar to a stick-mic on someone's computer. I recorded a bass drum with this and it sounds sick! The downside was the lapel clip was broken. So what?

Power multiplied!!

Vintage Swingline 113 'Strong Arm' and Red 'Cub' Staplers

Where: Lincoln Park, NJ Town-wide sale.
Paid: $3.25 total for both


I love vintage office gear. The Stapler collection is growing.....


This $3.oo 113 was dubbed "Strong Arm" for the big ol' bar across the top and uses heavy-duty staples to puncture through a nice stack of office work.

This (25¢) Cub was the mini-stapler offered from Swingline, and comes in a nice array of cool vintage colors. This one is a nice Fire-Engine Red.

Good Old Long Island City

Vintage Mille Bornes Card Game

Where: Lincoln Park, NJ Town-wide sale.
Paid: $2.oo

Great French Card Game From Parker Brothers, your favorite time-absorbing game company.  In perfect shape, with all box candy. The artwork is definitely 1960's.  Great strategy game where you need to achieve a certain length of a car trip, while slapping your opponent with Accidents, Flat Tires, Speed Limits and other dilemmas.

 

Duck beats Snail....

Crevé!

Tiny Vintage ash tray box

Where: 'Unique' thrift shop, Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ
Paid: 99 cents

Unique thrift shop has a lot of stuff. They constantly rotate inventory, and there can be some interesting Vintage goodies to stumble upon.  They usually take small items like this ash tray, with flip-out cig holder tab, bundle them with similar looking items in a plastic bag, scribble 99c on there and well, there you have it!

Small, about 1.5" square metal box. Pop it open and voila! Ashtray!

Vintage Cast Iron Desk Lamp

Where: "Second Chance" Salvage shoppe, Bay St. Staten Island, NY
Paid: about $5

Ugly-as-heck Cast iron Desk Lamp, 1930's-40's. Dual Inkwells. Needs to be rewired. Nice patina, and with hard-to-come-by hood. The inkwells look like a spider face, a jumping spider to be more precise.

"I Want you to... " Uncle Sam Novelty Poster

Where: Salvation Army, Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City NJ
Paid: $1.

1976 Print date

Uncle Sam: "I WANT YOU TO PRACTICE EVERY DAY!"
Me: "Indeed!!!!"

Okay okay! You don't have to point!!

Ice-o-Mat VIntage Ice DESTROYER

Where: 'Unique' Thrift shop, Jersey City
Paid: $3.61

Nice Tabletop ice chopper. It's missing the bottom receiver bin, but drop a cup under there and you're all set.  Need to get a c-clip to stabilize the turning handle.  Keep fingers out, please!

Tandy Electronic Chess game

Where: a Hoboken Flea Market
Paid $5.oo

Tandy (Radio Shack) Computerized Beginner's Chess. 8 levels of difficulty. Works!