Labor Day scores!

After an unheard of earthquake,

a Hurricane,

and power loss for a week,

this weekend was semi-normal!

Trying to catch up and clean up is the hard part after a Hurricane...

So this weekend it was nice to simply take a break

and go do some junking..

We went to a few thrift stores but came up with little...

Friday for the first time I actually stood in line for an Estate sale!

Usually if there are tons of people I don't bother and come back later...

but it was a beautiful day and there were only maybe 8 people when I got there.

Luckily this sale was only 3 blocks from my house...

The owner seemed to have been a widow.

We walk a lot in our neighborhood but I never managed to see her.

Once inside it appeared to me she had probably lived there since the 20's or 30's.

Our houses were built as the first Federal subsidized housing project in 1918.

They were built to house workers for the local shipyard.

After the war was over they ended up selling the homes as private residence.

(via shophiltonvillage.com)

My point being

everything looked totally original in her home

which is rare I think

because so many have been remodeled and updated.

So wonderful to see the time worn pine floors and staircase.

Here is what I found....

Silver plated tray

$2.00

I am going to use it on the wall in the kitchen with magnets for notes, etc.

Satin gloves, ruched long gloves, sweet ruffled pair

$4 for all

This lady was definitely from the era when you didn't

go out without your gloves on!

Rain bonnet ( white polka-dots) .25 cents

my grandmother always had one in her purse

definitely didn't want to mess up a good hairdo'!

I rummaged through two boxes of ornaments to pull out these

I love Kitschy Christmas

the little caroler even has fuzzy curl coming out from under his cap

all for $2

Two tiny pillows made from an old feedsack quilt

.50 cents for both

Scoop and tart tins(4)

$3.50 for both

I think I am going to use all of the tart tins I have collected to make

candles out of for Christmas...

anyone ever done this?

Large biscuit tin that both sides come off to use as trays

$1.50

Jewelry set $2

and the most exciting to me....

I found this First Aid kit in the kitchen....

it is in such great shape.

The back and inside look brand new,

no rust or scratches...

It even still has some of the original contents...

I paid $5 because I thought it would look great in my house...

it fits in with the time period.

I've looked around online and seen two others with no contents
and in not sogreat condition 
They were asking $50-$100!

I'd like to try and find out when it was manufactured...

ever seen one?

Any clue where I could look?

SO what did you find this weekend?

Linking up with herlibraryadventures
and
2nd Time Around Tuesday

Have a great week after this nice long weekend!