Come on a Treasure Hunt with me...

bethnbijoux · Mar 4, 2013

Okay, this will be fun!!! There is a really nice house about two blocks down the way from me where an elderly couple live. Sadly, a couple of years ago the Mrs. passed away. Well, me being me, when they tossed her stuff, I "rescued" it from the trash. Soooo.... I know these folks have great taste. Now, they are on to Round Two of cleaning out the house.

Tonight, I grabbed over two dozen black Hefty bags full of stuff. I don't know what's in them - yet! Here is a pic of one pile I brought in to work on in front of TV tonight. As I uncover the goodies, I will post them here for you! Anyone want to guess what I *might* find

I can tell you that I did find one bag of old National Geographic Magazines and one bag of old Architectural Digest magazines so far...

bethnbijoux · Mar 4, 2013

HIGHLIGHTS FROM BAG NUMBER ONE:

Travel books and maps:

Small Lion Statuette from the Lion's Club:

A collection of Decorative Turtles:

And some travel (tourist) knick-knacks (sorry about the bad pic quality!)

There were also some greeting cards, a diary, a 50 year of service piece, a couple of owls, LOTS of plastic flowers, and some vintage candles. Whoo!

That's it for tonight... I will be back tomorrow with another bagful of goodies!!!!

Beans · Mar 5, 2013

Let's see some more.
A family moved out of their house down the street last week put a lot of stuff on the curb and now it is just blowing around the neighborhood making a mess. Why can't people toss out more good stuff like you are finding?

bethnbijoux · Mar 5, 2013

HIGHLIGHTS FROM BAG NUMBER TWO:

More Travel Maps/Books and also Cook Books this time:

A Blue Insulator, A Cornhusk Doll, A Cat Stauette, and A Weird Glass Mouse - anybody know what that is? There is some kind of residue inside there - ick!

I think these little children's accordion books are Russian (?):

And last - but not least!!! - these Jim Beam bottles:

There were also a few misc. frames in this bag and some current catalogs that I recycled

More to come!!

bethnbijoux · Mar 6, 2013

"HIGHLIGHTS" FROM BAG NUMBER THREE:

Yeah, so trash bag three turned out to be exactly that... a bag full of trash! Which sent me running for these:

Ha ha ha!!! I guess it's a "hazard of the hobby," right? But did I still dig throw the whole entire bag "just in case" there might be some goodies in there? You betcha!!! :icon_thumright:

More to come...

bethnbijoux · Mar 6, 2013

HIGHLIGHTS FROM BAG FOUR:

You guessed it!!! More magazines...

Some postcards, a brand-new macrame basket holder, and some Blue Ice (I can use that!!):

A nice planter, a brass or copper dish that has a Russian (?) mark, a paw print marked "Tigertoes," a jug (no marks), and an old stuffed dog. He's in bad shape, but so cute!

Here is a close-up from the bottom of the brass or copper piece:

There was also a plastic vase with plastic flowers that I am going to donate to Goodwill and a nice bag marked "MoMa" that I am going to wash and keep for myself!

More to come...

duffytrash · Mar 6, 2013

in your first post those items look russian to me as well...

Produce Guy · Mar 6, 2013

Look under "free items" on Craigslist ,lot's of no sale garage sale items left on the curb.I got a nice new Sears microwave that was only missing a glass turn table plate on the inside,for free.It had a $10 price tag on it.

rickv14623 · Mar 6, 2013

The Jim Beam bottle: jim beam ohio bottle| eBay

bethnbijoux · Mar 7, 2013

HIGHLIGHTS FROM BAGS FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN:

A tower of books/magazines:

Some interesting glass pieces, a tin and a weird little leaf thing. I don't know what that leaf is supposed to be... it is made of a melamine type material, but it has little holes in the middle. I first thought ashtray or incense burner? But wouldn't the junk fall through the holes? Maybe it is for potpourri?

Does anyone know anything about the Sickels' Masonic Monitor?

This is BRAND NEW in the box, still with the factory seal:

There were also a bunch of paperclips, a new 2013 calendar, some picture hangers and a grocery size bag full of USB cables, etc. Not as "glamorous" as the other stuff, but items I use in my day-to-day life that I won't have to buy!!! Happy girl!!!

gord · Mar 8, 2013

Is that glass mouse a bong. maybe?

acevillav · Mar 9, 2013

Great finds ! The Masonic Monitor is basicaly a guide book for cermonies and duties of the officers in the Masonic temple.

bethnbijoux · Mar 9, 2013

gord said:
Is that glass mouse a bong. maybe?

Ha ha! I totally wondered the same thing! But, it only has one hole in its back, so I was thinking maybe it's for liquid potpourri or something. Weird.

bethnbijoux · Mar 10, 2013

Okay, so I have kind of lost count now of how many bags I have gone through. So far, I would say it is about equal parts "TRASH" to "TREASURE." But the hunt is so dang fun!!!

Here are some more goodies to share:

I really love this poster. Sadly, I found it folded up at the bottom of one of the bags AND it had gotten rained on

Condition is not so great, but still really beautiful:

Here are some postcard-sized Japanese prints:

Here is a candlestick holder:

And I LOVE this one... it is an Italian tile on the top and it has matchbox holders that slide out on the bottom. Too cool!

bethnbijoux · Mar 16, 2013

Alas, my Treasure Hunt is over

It was great fun, though! I have a few more pics to post. Here are a few more goodies that the bags produced...

Some sterling silver:

The piece in the middle turned out to be 21k!!!

A neat pocketknife, some foreign coins and a little bit of change:

There's a couple more items I want to share as soon as I get pics. Here's hoping the neighbors do some more "spring cleaning" this weekend!!

northwoods · Mar 16, 2013

Sheesh - there is at least $200 worth of books. List them on AZ. A couple of those books are rare. The Masonic book is really cool, but did not check value. You can also probably sell some of the illustrations and old ads from the mags on Etsy in scrapbooking category and do pretty well. The poster could be worth some good money if you frame it under glass - would take the waves out of it. The "knick knack"s are probably worth some money and the brass lion is cool too. Great haul.

yelnif · Mar 16, 2013

cool treasures you've found and you didn't have to fire up the detector and run the batteries down- sweet. yelnif...

desertmoons · Mar 26, 2013

Thanks for taking us on your hunt. I enjoyed it!

vandaria · Mar 26, 2013

That is just awesome! Really enjoyed looking at your finds!

Winter · Mar 26, 2013

bethnbijoux said:
HIGHLIGHTS FROM BAG NUMBER TWO:

More Travel Maps/Books and also Cook Books this time:

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A Blue Insulator, A Cornhusk Doll, A Cat Stauette, and A Weird Glass Mouse - anybody know what that is? There is some kind of residue inside there - ick!

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I think these little children's accordion books are Russian (?):

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And last - but not least!!! - these Jim Beam bottles:

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There were also a few misc. frames in this bag and some current catalogs that I recycled More to come!!

bethnbijoux said:
HIGHLIGHTS FROM BAG FOUR:

You guessed it!!! More magazines...

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Some postcards, a brand-new macrame basket holder, and some Blue Ice (I can use that!!):

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A nice planter, a brass or copper dish that has a Russian (?) mark, a paw print marked "Tigertoes," a jug (no marks), and an old stuffed dog. He's in bad shape, but so cute!

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Here is a close-up from the bottom of the brass or copper piece:

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There was also a plastic vase with plastic flowers that I am going to donate to Goodwill and a nice bag marked "MoMa" that I am going to wash and keep for myself!

More to come...

Those 2 children books are indeed Russian! one is "family" (the one on he right) and kitten (left)
the plate, I believe it's Finnish. google translated it as "birch", but I'm not sure.
good finds!