Sold!

We went to an auction on January 1st

and scored some great finds.

There were only a few things I really wanted.

This was one of them.

I got it at the very beginning of the sale;

It's a bit like the glasses I got at the auction we went to in November.

$10

Fella wanted these. I just went along with it because they were only $5.(for the pair.) 

They are old candy jars (which I don't really get because I don't know how the candy got in or out but whatever....)

I figured, why not? 

No harm no fowl! heehee

These are very cool.

Pinup girl calendars for an electric company in Guelph and Kitchener.

The photos aren't great because they're wrapped in plastic.

One is from 1944 and the other is from 1945.

Cheeky.

$15 x 2 = $30

They'll look great framed.

Fella wanted this clock:

It's cute.

$15

And now what I really wanted.

What I waited until the very end of the sale to get.

I stalked this item.

Kept track of it to make sure it didn't get tossed in with a bunch of other stuff to get rid of it

(this is what they do if there's an item that no one wants. They'll include other similar items and sell them as a lot. So you end up with stuff you may not want to get what you do.

That's how I got the white cup too. 

So they were auctioning off this:

It's hard to see in the photo but it says 

"Hamlin's Wizard Oil". 

It's cool but I wasn't really interested.

Honestly, at this point there was hardly anything left and I couldn't see my item on the table anymore.

Fella went up to check and said that it was on a bench behind the table, which was not where it's supposed to be 

but you have to keep an eye on these things.

Some shifty things can go down at auctions and of course, I always think that other people want the one thing I want 

(when in fact, most of the time what I want is worth nothing so no one is really interested) 

But since no one was bidding on the bottle, they threw in the box I wanted:

Madame Helene's Invisible Face Powder.

It's in amazing shape and very clean.

"Produces that soft velvety appearance which is admired by all".

Amazing.

It was between me and another guy but he came to his senses and stopped bidding when it was obvious that I wasn't giving up (and was willing to pay more than I should have)

The auctioneer even said to the guy

"That's what you've been waiting this whole time for!!"

Seriously - it was 3:30 when it came up.

The auction started at 10:00 a.m. 

I know. Crazy and determined. That was me.

(I was also sick and sneezing the whole time so I'm sure I infected all of the people around me.)

It and the wizard oil bottle were

$30.

Which is kind of steep but I really wanted it and decided how much it was worth to me.

No regrets!

Don't they make a lovely addition to my little tray?

I bought the tray at the Christie Antiques Show for $6.

I can't go to any auctions for awhile.

It's too much fun.