When I was a little girl I wanted to grow up and be Nancy Drew, hunting for lost treasure and solving mysteries. That’s why I love my job, because every day I get to fulfill my dreams. We’ve been hard at work setting up a big estate sale in West Kettering, and it has been great fun discovering all the long forgotten treasures tucked away in the house. Some of the things we’ve found…
-The Fisher Price roller chime toy – I’ll have to admit that all of us have taken a turn running it up and down the hallways, just to listen to the music of the chimes.
-The 1940’s era suitcase filled with vintage needles in their original packs, silk thread, tins full of buttons & sewing notions, and a handmade sewing apron that has a measuring tape sewn upside down along the bottom, (so that if you were working on a project you didn’t have to hunt for a measuring tape – you could just flip up your apron!)
-The aluminum Coca Cola six pack carrier, still in good condition under the layers of dust & grime.
-The chrome swivel counter/soda fountain stool with a bright turquoise seat. It reminds me of the drugstore soda fountain that my friends & I would go to on Saturday afternoons – now that was a great treat, a few dollars from our parents and off we would all go to the corner drugstore for a cheeseburger & fries and a banana split to share.
-The marvelous American Flyer train set, with the cars still in their original boxes. We had great fun setting this up.
-The old Tonka toys that we found in a box in the basement. My brother had these as a boy – and if I even touched them severe consequences would follow.
-The sterling silver creamer engraved “August 8, 1894” which was probably a wedding or anniversary gift. It is unfortunately missing its top, something we often come across and which always makes me wonder “how did that happen”?
-The WWII era wood box with the owner’s name & rank stenciled on the top, later used as a toy box. It was probably used to ship his clothes & personal effects (and maybe a few things he bought in Europe during the war) by train & ship.
Well I could go on, but it is time to get to work. I hope to see you at this wonderful estate sale!
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Great finds! You never know what is hidden in the storage area.
Sounds like you have come across some great finds. It is indeed quite exciting every time you go into a place, having no idea what may be revealed. Never a dull moment!