A few finds Central Florida Community Wide Sale this week.

[jnkhntr]

Bell $3.00
Pin .50
Bookends $9.00
Lock .50
Lure $5.00
Sterling Funnel cork screw $15.00
Castanets .50
Type writer keys $5.00

 

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[diggummup]

Good stuff! You should do well on resale. Nice score on the bookends, a pair recently sold for $75 in worse shape. Your Scotch funnel was made by R. Blackington. One recently sold for $80.99. The typewriter keys will probably get you $40-50 or more. The Rush Tango is nice. However, the box is not original to the lure. The box shows the small (midget) version of the swimming minnow yours looks to be the medium sized "junior" version. If your going to sell them, I would sell them separately, since they don't belong together anyway. The rare WW1 "Victory" box is worth good money by itself. I like the 19th infantry pin too, any makers marks? It might help date it, they were used for many years. The bell is cool, I had a similar one, I think it's Austrian versus from India, like most, you should be able to get $30 for it anyway or $20 on a quick sale. Locks are always cool to buy even though most aren't worth much, and the castanets, the same. I have a few pairs of those myself, don't know why I buy them, but I do. All in all you did good!

 

[jnkhntr]

Thanks, diggummup, your knowledge base and research skills always amaze me!

 

[jnkhntr]

I like the 19th infantry pin too, any makers marks? It might help date it, they were used for many years.

No makers mark. On the back is M21 Made in USA. This one is three dimensional, with the bugle raised above the shield. On the newer ones the bugle is enameled into the shield.

 

[Dadsnorz]

We were at a Craft Fair where a booth had jewelry made from those old typewriter keys - She was getting a good price for them - using them to spell out names, etc. Everything was a great haul!