Thrifted for $12.48

I got this cute teacup with a lid and strainer for $2.99. It looked like it was a handmade ceramic piece, and while I initially wasn’t all that excited about the ornate handle, it actually felt quite comfortable in my hand.

This is the strainer part. However, I accidently dropped this teacup, and the strainer was the most delicate part and it broke. Yes, that was stupid. I’ve convinced myself that I was unlikely to actually use the strainer part for loose-leaf tea anyway.

I also got this strainer for $3.99.

And this whisk for 50 cents.

And finally, I got this light-weight black skirt for $5. It has two layers of fabric and slits on both sides. This looks undoubtedly from the 1990s to me. I’ve been wanting a 90s skirt—this wasn’t quite what I had in mind but I like it quite a bit.

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Syringe Wooden Box

My coworker gave me this cool wooden box because he knows I love old things. It’s quite nondescript from the outside—just a plain wooden box (with the latch missing).

But once it’s opened, it has information about Alpha Fountain Syringe and a nice illustration. The only downside to this box is that it has a strange smell that’s slightly medicinal.

1956 Sears Catalog: Set 6

Here are some nice causal dresses.

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Here are some medical supply tins. I really like that Vince tin.

I think both the Ex-Lax and Singer tins are well-designed.

And this first aid tin is perfectly simple.

I adore this Satisfaction Cut Plugs tin.

Finally, this Karbonap tin is awesome. My favorite part is that it’s “non explosive” (which makes me wonder what its competitors were like).

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Vintage Wool Dress

I bought this wool dress at a thrift store for $10. I didn’t need it. Perhaps I shouldn’t have got it. But it was interesting…

The dress looks to be from the 1950s. It has kimono sleeves (which makes the top feel a bit large on me). It sort of fits. But I love all the details the dress has. I love the cute little collar. I like the buttons down the front. I adore the decorative stitching the top has (that goes all the way around). I love the pleated skirt. And the color is nice.

The dress needs some mending. It has maybe two small holes, the buttons are a little loose, and the sleeve stitching may need to be fixed. Truthfully, this warm wool dress isn’t the most useful of dresses (just because it’s only really cold a few months out of the year). But I would totally wear this dress…once I get around to fixing it.

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I thought this Boy Scouts handbook was interesting.

This Fabulous Foods cookbook was rather impressive. I love the script font on the cover.

It was super thick book and divided into many sections. Each section began with a full-color illustration.

And then had cute 2-color drawings throughout the section. I liked this cookbook but restrained myself from getting another cookbook.

And finally, I really liked the cover on this sewing encyclopedia. So cute. But the interior didn’t interest me much.

1956 Sears Catalog: Set 5

More nice dresses. I really like the ones on the right page.

Adorable polka dot dresses.

And more cute dresses.