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Antiques....

by Roy Mackey 

     Here is some pics of junk I have collected and may have or might have sold. Usually I will mark it sold if I don't have it any more. In the meantime some is just neat junk to check out.  

     Here is a cool very old thermous I picked up awhile back. This sucker is so old it even has a pottery lining!! Not sure how far back that dates it but it is old. Considering the age and what it was used for it is a real score. A classic bit of history.

      Here is a set of WW2 German Flak binoculars I just sold. I picked these up somewhere along the line when buying old tools. Apparently they are quite hard to find? These seem to be in quite good shape especially the face pad piece.

      Here is a cool vintage chrome folding chair I picked up awhile back. At first it looked like just every other chair. After getting it home though we realized it was a lot cooler than I first thought. As you can see it folds up which is very cool. It is also in mint shape short of some slight fading on the armrests. What got me most about this chair is the detailing that went into the metal work. (being a metal worker and all)  All the welds have been smoothed out before the chrome plating went on. The chrome plating is also hight quality made apparent by the "wet" feel the chrome has. Very smooth. I am convinced that these details are what make this chair special.  

      Not sure at this point what we are going to do with this one but would like to find more out about it. There are no tags or names on it anywhere.

      Here is a cool antique red pine trunk we picked up. One of our favorite gems. The top has a slight curve to it.

     At a quick glance just another neat old trunk. I have had this one for years and have never came across another like it. This one is old....

     Now the reason that I say this one is old is because of the hand forged hardware on the thing. If you look closely you can see that all the hardware except for latches (which are cast iron) are hand forged metal. This means heated up and beat with a hammer to get into shape. Just after cave man days almost... ok not quite but way older than your run of the mill camel back trunk. This is one gem that I have had for about 25 years and could never sell it. That is until the motheship gets here. I can faintly make out Montreal on it somewhere... I think that is a country just east of Canada if I am not mistaken.

      Here is a cool find I picked up awhile back. The patent date is 1887. Not something you want to drop on your toe. One beautiful pedistal for sure. I have some other parts for it also but are not shown in these pictures.