Flea market Finds

[helenelizza]

how utterly wonderful

[Radella Thrushwarbler]

After a day of sketchy antique shops, and armed with tung oil and naval jelly (a ridiculously fun phrase to say), I have taken on a new project. For only $40, I am the proud owner of a circa 1880s (or maybe 1890s) Saratoga Trunk. It has all the original bits, aside from the key for the lock, and is in pretty good condition. When it's cleaned and conditioned, it's going to be awesome!!!
Now I just need to figure out what to do with the inside...

[greensteam]

I'm no expert, but surely the 'pegged' wheels are chime timers?

Lucky you anyhow. I think the stall holder deserves one of your craft items too?

[DrArclight]

I'm no expert, but surely the 'pegged' wheels are chime timers?

Lucky you anyhow. I think the stall holder deserves one of your craft items too?

Those "pegged" wheels are actually balance wheels.  They're the kind that has been adjusted to maintain timing in various positions.

[Captain Morgan Arkwright]

Picked up a rather nice replica flintlock for about £10 in an Icelandic flea market.

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Here it sits atop my fairly messy desk -

Regards,
Captain Morgan Arkwright.

[Major Willoughby Chase]

As I mentioned in the other thread, you've got a good deal there.  I bought my first Denix pistol in '97 and it's still going strong at the time it was about £20 give or take a couple of pounds.  Some are double that now (unless you have a friend with a trade account and the company is having a big sale atm).

[Captain Lyerly]

Picked up some phones; paid too much for some (but still less than market, thank goodness!) but got some fantastic deals on others.  The prize was a perfect Western Electric BRASS candlestick phone with no dial, like this one:



Other than replacing the felt on the base, I won't need to do anything to it, just plug it into the wall.  I can't dial out on it, but I make all my calls on my cell these days anyhow.  Funny thing - not far away was an identical unit, in poor shape with cracked bakelite and badly in need of polish - that had been made into a lamp!  For 65 dollars more!  

Also found a couple of newer retro phones that I can take apart without worry.  One was like this:



But with brass instead of chrome and copper.  Another had a smaller body with a similar hand set.

Oh!  And a Brass Clinometer for the Beast.






Cheers!

Chas.

[aligov]

I bought these items, the leather bag was £10.00 and we think is Swedish Army issue -sadly interior is mildewed, anyone have any ideas for mildew removal?
The lovely bottle cost £3.00, and we have no idea of age, any ideas?

Thankyou.

[pewtersmith]

I bought these items, the leather bag was £10.00 and we think is Swedish Army issue -sadly interior is mildewed, anyone have any ideas for mildew removal?

Vodka or denatured alcohol

[aligov]

I bought these items, the leather bag was £10.00 and we think is Swedish Army issue -sadly interior is mildewed, anyone have any ideas for mildew removal?

Vodka or denatured alcohol

Thankyou.

[Lady Ashgrove]

vinager works for mold removal on leather too

[Sulla]

Nice finds.  I like the bag.
Here's a few I found.

How to remove mildew from leather: http://www.doityourself.com/stry/mildewmoldtest
How to clean mold from leather: http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Mold-from-Leather
How to remove mildew from leather: http://www.ehow.com/how_4627224_remove-mildew-leather.html

[Maets]

Great weekend for flea market finds.
Small sectant $10
Wind up phonograph with great brass horn $30
Box of brass napkin rings $2
Old time cherry pitter $5
and misc other fun stuff

[Kathy_Davidson]

I made my other half buy a pair of jeans just so I could lay claim to the belt they came with. It's webbing with a leather strip down the middle and will be perfect for my engineer outfit....Besides, he needed new jeans anyway so getting the belt technically is a free extra 

[Professor Griffiths]

My flea market haul from today.

[Captain Shipton Bellinger]

Rain put a severe dampener on today's car booting activities. This is the first time I can recall coming away with absolutely nothing. 

Never mind; on Wednesday night on of the youngsters turned up to battle practice with two huge wooden chests in his car - he'd been asked to clear out his grandmother's shed. Both chests were packed with junk treasure accumulated by his grandad and my first reaction was to say "I'll take the lot".

Sadly, he wanted the chests back, and I could see the stormy look on the Memsahib's face ("Where are you going to store THAT lot?"  ) so I had to content myself with being quite selective. Still, I came away with a fair selection of old tools, brass fittings and fixings, old electrical parts, padlocks, chains, and a zinc washboard marked ACME! (Hydrogen production here we come  ). My favourite was the old bellows camera with a roll of film still in it.

Rattling around in the bottom of one chest I also found three live rounds: one standard .22 long and two most unusual ones that I guess were about .25 or so.

The best is that this was just the first intsallment. He'll be back next week with the chests refilled.

[howtimeflys]

Goggle. Envy.

 

I know right?

[Major Twangy Rubber]

Rattling around in the bottom of one chest I also found three live rounds: one standard .22 long and two most unusual ones that I guess were about .25 or so.

Fortunately they turned out to be dummies, thus not bringing the wrath of the constabulary on all present. Didn't they?

[Captain Shipton Bellinger]

Rattling around in the bottom of one chest I also found three live rounds: one standard .22 long and two most unusual ones that I guess were about .25 or so.

Fortunately they turned out to be dummies, thus not bringing the wrath of the constabulary on all present. Didn't they?

No, they turned out to be live and, in my estimation, quite old. I packed them in newspaper and sealed them into an old tobacco tin for safe delivery to the local constabules.

[Grumfoss]

After a day of sketchy antique shops, and armed with tung oil and naval jelly (a ridiculously fun phrase to say), I have taken on a new project. For only $40, I am the proud owner of a circa 1880s (or maybe 1890s) Saratoga Trunk. It has all the original bits, aside from the key for the lock, and is in pretty good condition. When it's cleaned and conditioned, it's going to be awesome!!!
Now I just need to figure out what to do with the inside...

That is a beautiful thing indeed and at such a good price. I have a soft spot for old trunks and I am always on the lookout for more (much to the good lady wifes dismay)
My recent finds (unfortunatley no pictures as yet) were a set of 'The Times' History Of The War 1914 (illustrated)  (21 volumes) for £30.00 all in good condition, and my favorite is a wicker basket with a travelling tea set including a small spirit Kettle (away being repaired) , two small enamelled cups and saucer as well as all the tins and jars for tea, milk and sugar. Once I get the kettle back I will post a piccy as I am so proud of it - oh yes a bargain at £15.00

Grum

[jmes_de_hagethorn]

Greetings,

I play in the SCA. I am working on a pair of bucket top boots for use on the rapier field. (knee high folded) After a great deal of looking. I saw this post. I thought that is was  a good plan was to take a pair of boots, (used), remove the current upper or add to the current upper the (bucket top upper). Then re dye and clean and polish them up. The problem is that I really can't find a pattern for the upper, or the right way to fold the top of the boot. Most places will sell you a pair. (for big bucks, I don't have). That said I really don't what to do that. I have got every thing to make a nice pair. Plus I can resole and reheal them myself as they age and ware out. . As i understand the upper is basicly made from the shaft if the boot and the "bucket top" that either gets folded at or just below ones knee. (depending on boot hight) or unfolded to cover above your knee. all the pairs I have seen pictures of, have a piece of leather on the spur strap in the front of the boot. I can't fig. out why it's there? Any thoughts on either making the upper of how to fold it? As well as the reson for the piece of leather on the front of the boot that the spur strap runs through?
I searched google for a article on bucket-top boots in Military History Illustrated from back in the 1990's but I did not find what I was hoping to "the article" maybe in PDF. Any help would be great
Thank you for reading.
 Jim Cameron
kc9pxz@earthlink.net

[jmes_de_hagethorn]

I used to be in a 17th century reenactment group, so these were inspired by an article on bucket-top boots in Military History Illustrated from back in the 1990's. The article showed that the tops of 17th c. bucket tops were sometimes made in three pieces: the main shaft, and then two pieces of leather to form the upper "bucket".

I cut the leather for the "buckets" to a shape based on the illustrations in the article. To attach the buckets I simply cut out the thread from the stitches around the top of the original boots to separate the top of the lining from the outer leather. I then inserted the bottom edge of the buckets between the outers and the lining and then I simply stitched them together using the original holes.

I used aluminum(?) tanned leather that was pre-dyed on the "finished" side since it was the closest thing I could find to pebbly finish of the original boots. Part of the reason I let them get so scuffed/dirty was to disguise the difference between the leathers which is more obvious with the buckets unfolded as you can see below.

Here's what they look like with the buckets unfolded

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The leather I used for the buckets was not thick enough to properly butt-stitch front seam so I compromised and put another strip of leather down the front to cover the seam down the front. The back edges of the buckets are not stitched together this makes it easier to fold and unfold them. I just have a leather lace at the top of the back to hold them together.

Front view

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Greetings,

I play in the SCA. I am working on a pair of bucket top boots for use on the rapier field. (knee high folded) After a great deal of looking. I saw this post. I thought that is was  a good plan was to take a pair of boots, (used), remove the current upper or add to the current upper the (bucket top upper). Then re dye and clean and polish them up. The problem is that I really can't find a pattern for the upper, or the right way to fold the top of the boot. Most places will sell you a pair. (for big bucks, I don't have). That said I really don't what to do that. I have got every thing to make a nice pair. Plus I can resole and reheal them myself as they age and ware out. . As i understand the upper is basicly made from the shaft if the boot and the "bucket top" that either gets folded at or just below ones knee. (depending on boot hight) or unfolded to cover above your knee. all the pairs I have seen pictures of, have a piece of leather on the spur strap in the front of the boot. I can't fig. out why it's there? Any thoughts on either making the upper of how to fold it? As well as the reson for the piece of leather on the front of the boot that the spur strap runs through?
I searched google for a article on bucket-top boots in Military History Illustrated from back in the 1990's but I did not find what I was hoping to "the article" maybe in PDF. Any help would be great
Thank you for reading.
 Jim Cameron
kc9pxz@earthlink.net

[Prof_Von_Grumbleflick]

You might be better off posting that question as a new thread in Tactile (the parent section for this topic), or in "Anatomical" - (a dedicated section for clothesmaking and suchlike) than here, to be honest. Question is, which though. Leatherworking might fall more into tactile than anatomical, although it is, however, a pair of boots! I'd personaly go with Tactile, myself, but that's just me and I have a habit of pickingthe wrong place for threads!

Tactile: http://brassgoggles.co.uk/forum/index.php/board,2.0.html
Anatomical: http://brassgoggles.co.uk/forum/index.php/board,9.0.html

Only post in one of those though.

[Miles (a sailor)Martin]

Out doing the resume dropping off this week and noticed several of the local Methodist churches are doing  rummage sales / flea market/ white elaphant sales this weekend , is this limited to Maryland,USA or is it a bit more widespread? I am hopeing to do a bit of shopping this weekend myself ,who knows i may find a bargain or two.                      miles

[Gregor]

Sadly, the missus and I were unable to attend the first round of Brimfield (MA) last week, so we did a mini-tour of the shops and thrifts down here in south-central CT.

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Larger Image Here http://www.highlandt.com/brasgogl/14may11b.jpg

Red tin box (faux leather) purchased for 2$, I may someday attempt a leather or stone box make in the future with this as a model
Leather wrapped letter box was 12$, but it was an 'icebreaker' buy and I may spruce it up and use it
Leather ammo pouch - 2 pouches with flaps but it is upside down in image - 15$ bought at a consignment antique shop
Edison wax cylinder container (center) with wax cylinder inside 5$
Red glass lamp, level (missing level in hole in side), brass gas lamp arm, commercial 'trench-art' copper mug 5$ buy-a-box-and-fill-it
Pile of knobs, handles, door-knob plates, and a mini clock-in-a-brass-pipe  9$ at a yankee-yard shop.

Total: 48$, less than gas to go to Brimfield and no crowds : )

The trench art mug was made by a French person who scrounged the brass shell up from nearby at the end of the war, so it isn't really trench art, more like post WWI found item art

And the 2 door-knob plates will make wonderful trigger-button plates on a set of dueling pistols (again, someday soon).

Cheers - g