Trophy-Urn-Lamp.Did I find a hidden Treasure ???

I am a seasoned treasure hunter !!!

I love "thrifting" ... "junking" ... "treasure hunting" ... "finds" 

or whatever you want to call it. 

I have had many people tell me they have found treasures in the "junk" they buy ... 

rare money in old couches ...

buried treasures in old house ...

gold, silver and diamonds ... 

(you get the picture)

 SO ...

I am always looking for a "for-real" treasure

hidden in the things I buy.

(once I found $20.00 hidden in a book) ... lol

and, oh yes, the cigar box full of "diamonds" ...

will tell you about that later. 

I had been on the hunt for a long time to find a large metal loving cup trophy and for sure they are very hard to find. 

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Well, when I saw this lamp ... 

 

I saw a TROPHY !!!

No engraving ... but the handles were really interesting. 

Patina is wonderful ...
aged thin silver plating over copper on the urn/trophy. 
15" tall including the handles. 

I knew it was hollow, so I knew it was weighted with something.  

It was easy to tell that it was an urn or vase, turned lamp, 

so I did not feel bad about taking it apart. 

It indeed, had something packed inside !!!

 

 

Inside, I found several balls of something heavy wrapped in old, brittle newspaper ...   did I finally find my "treasure"?

 

                                                                        dated April 1951 ... so, this had been packed away for  sixty-five years!

getting a little more excited now ... 

a treasure ???

NOT  !!!     

  ... just balls of  S A N D !!!

well ... it will make a nice vase if I patch the lamp cord hole in the base and I can still pretend that it is a trophy or I can make it a lamp again.    

What would you do?


What treasure have you found? 


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Let's talk Vintage #98. Bella Rosa Antiques

Nifty Thrifty Sunday #245

Vintage Charm

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Junk Yard Treasures

Our son bought several architectural porch posts on Craig's list and I was asked to go pick them up as it was closer to where we lived. 

I had no idea to what to expect, but was so happy to find this place. 

 

First, we were greeted by this huge cast iron eagle. If I remember correctly ... a huge U.S. flag hung on the large metal post. 

After I picked up my son's purchase, I asked if I could look around and take some pictures ... (hoping to find a treasure that I could buy). 

Well ... I found lots of treasures, but nothing seemed to be for sale.

(excuse being ... I might need that or my son wants that)

I did buy a few more weathered porch posts/columns to make legs for a harvest table I planned to build. 

Now FOUR years since the trip to that junk yard and here they still stand in the corner of my workshop.

 Thanks Diana, Adirondack Girl @ Heart for featuring this blog on Vintage Charm # 42.


Here are a few treasures that I saw.    

  

 Large augers for drilling holes in the ground ... 

maybe for fence posts.

 interesting

FORD 2000 Diesel tractor that still runs with the help of some starter fluid.  

 















 SAFEMARK spare tire

 Does not look safe to me.


  Added weigh.

 

Conveyor 

Loved the patina ...

I really wanted this chicken nesting box !!!   
Not for sale. His grandson may start raising chickens and need it  ...
And look at the wire cages with rabbit feeders.

Some child will remember the fun times on this  old scooter. 

Love the blue color.

 This place was originally a sawmill ... just look at the size of that blade !!!


 

... but look at the size of the trees he cut. 

There were several large slices from trees laying around. 
Wish I had asked for some.

This looks like a cedar. 

Don't know what this is ... but interesting.

    It had rained the night before and everything was so fresh and clean.

The old man told me the name of this tree, but this trip to the Junk Yard was several years ago and I have forgotten. 

He described the limbs to feel like rubbing the legs of a lady who was wearing silk hose. WOW!

Most Texans use their hands to illustrate what they are saying. He was good at this by cupping his hands together and giving and up and down motion. lol
  

  Don't fence me in ...

Hope you enjoyed the trip to the Junk Yard ... yes, there was a junk yard dog, but he was behind the fence and he did his share of barking.  

For the pictures, I was looking for something unusual, texture, color and patina ...  I think I found a good variety.



I did find an old galvanized funnel on the ground, picked it up and Mr. JunkYard man gave it to me.


Hope you will hop over and take a look at my  junky funnel blog posted in 2012 

   





























What did you see that you liked?

Thanks for your visit. I hope to get back to blogging full time soon.
Audrey Z.

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