Archive for February 21st, 2009

So, I’ve been slowly taking up a new hobby: Antiquing. I’ve always had a fancy for older things, especially bottles, banks, paintings, and other nick knacks. My collection isn’t very large, because I’m pretty picky about what I will allow in my house, especially if it’s going to fit within my everyday decor. I absolutely love older things. There’s just something special about how products were made in the 1920’s through the 50’s. Sure, this was the time of mass production via assembly lines in the U.S., but at least products were made in the U.S.A. Our grandparents made these things, as did our grandmothers while our grandfathers were off fighting WWII. I was happily able to find a few items while yard sailing with my girlfriend this morning. Today I scored:

- An old 1955-1959 glass Clorox bottle. I was a little disappointed when I came back and realized that the cork at the top wasn’t suppose to be there. This made it look a lot older then 1950. There should really be a cap on the top because there is a small screw indentation instead of it being smooth at the lip. (no biggie… it’s still a great find!)

- An amber liquor bottle. The emboss reads “vina undurraga Chile, M.R.” I researched the name and found this to be a very old wine maker in Chile, but I can’t determine the age of this bottle. The very bottom of the bottle says “13 66″ not sure what that means.

- A “Postum Cereal – Instant Postum” tin. This one was one of my best finds. This tin was produced circa early 1920’s, and this design was the earlier version of another design. Postum is the same company as “Post” cereal, but Postum ended up changing their name to “General Foods Corporation” in 1929. The tin is a little old and weathered, but it still has some of the Postum beverage within it. Which is a plus.

The last item is an old stamp and letter weigher. Unfortunattely, I didn’t find this one today…it’s actually my grandpop’s. I’m still trying to determine the age on that one.
All and all, I think I did really well today! Sure, what I found wasn’t Degas or anything, but it’s a start!