Antique Odds & Ends

This page is home for miscellaneous items discovered in salvaged buildings & other antique odds & ends I've picked up along the way. We would call this page 'Stuff My Wife Is Making Me Sell" but that title is kinda long...

American Pickers would have a ball in my barn and sheds. Have fun!

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For Sale
Updated 6/17/13

Three-headed 'bubbler'/water fountain: NEW  This came out of a MA schoolhouse dating 1869.  This is a 'Standard' cast iron water fountain that accommodates 3 children at once. 

Cost:  $1250

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Cast Iron sink 'base' or legs:  NEW This is a matched pair of cast iron legs that supported a large, double basin slate or soapstone sink.  The sink was badly damaged, but I was able to save the legs which are in perfect condition.  Nice decorative profile on the front. 

Cost:  $300.

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17C. Wooden bust: This carved wooden bust, which we affectionately call 'Shakespeare' came from England and is dated between c.1650 to c.1680.  It is a rough carving with the rasp marks very visible.  It has a great patina, and any damage is very old and has patina also.  It was made to stand and was perhaps a study work or preliminary model.  It measures 20” tall x 10” wide at shoulders x 6.5” wide at lower chest.  A unique and very old piece. 

Cost: $3,200. 

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Chest #2: 18C six-board blanket chest made from single board maple.  Original condition with ox blood red on all sides.  Box measures 40”wide x 16” deep x 17” tall including lid.  Lid measures 42” wide x 16&1/2” deep.  A really nice original piece and made from maple.  Came from a N.E. CT house. 

Cost:  $1,450.

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Cupboard #6:  18th century built in cupboard that I salvaged and turned into a stand-alone cupboard/shelving unit.  All original except for front face trim.  Original ox-blood red paint on inside.  Shelves have plate groove.  All hand wrought nails.  Measures 30”wide x 82” tall x 18” deep.  Shelves are 24” wide x 16” deep. 

Cost: $950.

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Antique Black Boards: Approximately 50 pieces all 42” tall and 3' to 6' +/- wide and 1/4” to 1/2” thick.  Great for restaurants, bars, delis and natural food stores or for use at home. 

Cost is $75 per linear foot for pieces under 4' wide and  $100 per linear foot for 4' and longer.  Discount for 5 or more pieces.

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Cart set #2:  I've just gotten in 20 industrial carts that are in very good condition.  No over spray, not very dirty or greasy. 

Cost per cart is $500.  Discount on multiples.  Pick-up only.

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Chestnut Scaled Board

This unique, home-made pallet is made from a single chestnut board and edged to create a raised edge. The hash marks scribed into the board are at 1" intervals.

Cost: $350

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Table #1

Rustic antique painted table, approximately c.1850. It measure 27"+ wide x 8' long x 32" tall.

Cost: $2,850

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Large Iron Pot Rack

This pot rack is only 30 years old or so, but has great character and cast iron double hooks. It measures 68" long x 13" tall x 24" wide.

Cost: $750

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Wooden barrel #1

Most likely an 18th C. wooden barrel (short), carved from a single log. ~22" tall and 20" in diameter, but is slightly oval.

Cost: $1,850

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Irish Collection Box

This is a unique, early wrought iron piece I recently purchased. The documentation says that this is an Irish Collection Box from a church which dates circa 1650 to 1680.

Cost: $2,500

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Antique wooden keg taps:
Collection of wooden keg taps and a few plugs. Three are embossed with Palmer's Standard # 7, #8 & #9.

Cost: $125 for collection

Antique augers SOLD
Collection of six antique augers, hand-wrought with wood handles.

Cost: $125 for collection

Antique drills
Collection of antique drills, bits and related. Features a #12 breast drill, Millers Falls CO.

Cost: $120 for collection

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