Out of Town

These old accordion hinges are really pretty & impossible to find

The old rippled glass pharmacist lamp is definitely my favorite

Was out of NYC for the weekend and stumbled on a real gold mine, a hardware and general store opened in the 20s and closed since the 50s. Everything was still in the glass cases, untouched for 50 years. The building had just been bought and the new owner had just started to clean it out. These are just a few of the things I got and going back in a few weeks when they start pulling things out of the 2nd floor, hopefully to pull out some deadstock denim...

Twin Cities 1924

I initially grabbed it because of the sheer volume of people they managed to pack into the photo and of course the clothes. But there's a little history there as well, did a little research and it seems it's from the 1924 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis.

Haul

Some other nice bits from last week.

WW2 USAF Foot Locker

This little gem was hiding under a work bench in a basement and was completely filthy, I didn't even see the bomber painting on top till I got it back to the studio and wiped it down. I checked in with the National USAF museum and it turns out Capt.Tyndall was a P-47 pilot in the 19th Fighter Squadron who flew missions over Saipan from 1944-45.

Norman of England

This is going to be a fun little project, over all it's in pretty great shape for being pulled out of a barn. Did a little research on the brand, it seems like a lot of  companies, they started out making motorized bicycles around and dropped the motorized versions around the 30's. 

4th of July

giant brass clip & old yacht patch

ivory bangles

just for scale...

A few picks from my flea digging up in Maine over the holiday. I'm dying to know what the story is with this huge brass clip, any guesses?

Studio Garden

Cukes climbing up the window

Unless you've got a backyard with some proper ground, gardening in NYC can be a completely thankless endeavor.  After battling with rats, aphids and ants my little studio fire escape garden has finally yielded some results and it all seems worth the trouble. Those will the world's most expensive cucumbers.