Tag: vintage
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Adorable Vintage Disney Children’s Pluto Desk
Check out the cute vintage figural kid’s desk! Pluto is made of wood, the legs are metal. The desktop is complete with lifting chalkboard top (so you can store chalk, etc.). Marked Walt Disney Productions, this vintage bit of Disneyana was likely made in the 1960s. Super cute — and in wonderful shape — this…
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What We Have At SuLaine’s Antique Mall
In case you missed it on our Facebook page, we recently moved into SuLaine’s Antique mall — it’s the largest antiques and collectibles center in Minnesota’s Detroit Lakes area. Here are a few photos from our space (dealer code “YES”).
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Dakota Death Trip On The Radio!
Yesterday, hubby was once again in the media for his Dakota Death Trip website. This time, Derek was at Fargo’s KFGO speaking with Bob Harris about the website and stories of yesteryear. Here’s a link to the short, but splendid, interview!
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Vintage Service Station Automobilia Advertising Metal Tool Cabinets
If you like automobilia, if you’re looking for some cool vintage advertising for your man cave, take a look at these vintage metal auto part storage boxes. Original metal wall-mounted tool cabinets which once hung in Sahr’s gas and service station in downtown Fargo, North Dakota, these were pretty stinkin’ dirty. This is them after…
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Mid-Century Modern Metal Rolling Cart Revamps
We salvaged a number of vintage metal rolling carts, also known as kitchen carts, utility carts, bar carts, etc. And by “salvaging” I mean they were in atrocious conditions… Rusting, covered in funky old contact paper, missing the rolling wheels, etc., they sure were “fixer uppers” for junkers like us. But, after lots of elbow…
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Vintage Furniture, Anyone? Come To The Elkhorn Antique Flea & Get Some!
The opening weekend of the Elkhorn Antique Flea Market may have been rainy and not-so-nice, but we sold over half our inventory anyway! Since then, we’ve been focusing on restoring, repairing, painting, etc. of other furniture pieces in (and outside of) our shop. But here’s a sneak peek at some of what we’ll be bringing…
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A Tour Of Fair Oaks Antiques Workshop
Workin’ in our own workshop today — it’s equal parts storage, office & shipping headquarters, photography studio, and workshop or creative space. Just like us, this space is put to many uses! Since Antiques On Broadway closed, and we left Exit 55 Antiques, this is where we spend most of our work time. (If you…
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Vintage Creativity Featured In Fargo Monthly
Our little Etsy shop, Kindness Of Strangers, which focuses on vintage and retro craft kits, DIY supplies, how to books, and other crestive things was recently featured in Fargo Monthly!
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Recent Offerings In Vintage Collectibles
Sometimes I don’t think we talk enough about the cool things we have in our Etsy shop… So it’s time to highlight some of the items recently listed in our Etsy shop, including additional information about them. We have a fabulous retro mod Sculptura telephone (aka the “doughnut phone”) listed for sale — just like…
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How I Spent My Afternoon: Cleaning Old Feed Sacks (A “How To” Guide!)
As noted before, “farm fresh” is often an oxymoron. Things found in barns are usually anything but fresh. Today’s example, a number of old feed sacks — burlap feed sacks, to be precise. While the graphics can be real beauties, they lie beneath layers & clumps of stuff that is not so beautiful and smells…
