1950 Modernist Lamp
This 1950 Watvic industrial modernist table lamp has beautiful lines and is made from steel with an anodised metal shade and bakerlite fittings to adjust the angle and tilt.
Vintage Justrite 5 gallon tin.
Justrite vintage red 5 gallon petrol tin marked with ‘Underwriters Laboratories’ safety sticker in good condition. Great look.
Vintage Hookey game board
The game of Hookey is played by pitching six rubber rings so as to hook onto the pins laid out around the board and scored by subtracting your total from 401. Popular in the…
Burley Bottle Lamp
When fishing, ‘Burley’ is a mix, that when put into the water will attract fish enabling you to catch them. This one used on the East Coast of Australia was discarded and has been upcycled into an…
Vintage Fun
Roller skates like these came out in the 1950’s and many kids having strapped them on spent hours of fun trying to go fast whilst being chased by the poor kids who couldn’t afford…
Vintage Frames
Old frames are usually discarded because of the picture but these vintage pine and silky oak frames are beautiful in their own right. You can recover them easily and maybe update them with a bit…
Plume Motor Spirit Tin
Recovered from a workshop long since used, this vintage two gallon petrol tin was covered in grease and oil, so much so that none of the colour could be seen. Now degreased and cleaned this…
De Laval Lamp
Part of an old vintage cream separator upcycled to a one off custom lamp.
Gem muffin tray
This is a vintage cast iron gem muffin tray disposed of by someone who apparently doesn’t like muffins or wear earrings. Its a great little item to store any thing that is too fiddley to…
Aussie Placemat Game
This limited edition placemat game was part of a competition prize run for Vegimite spread in 2002. You had to collect tokens and send them in for your prize. A ridiculous innovation guaranteed to…
Dripping Pot
An essential item in the 1940s kitchen this baked enamel dripping pot was used for retaining fat that had melted and dripped from roasting meat. The dripping was used to flavour almost everything…
Drinks Crate
This Golden Circle drinks crate was so far gone I nearly left it behind, but I am a sucker for an old graphic. So I paid a dollar for it and took it…
Pipe ‘n Gauge Lighting
It all started when I found a box full of old plumbing fittings at the local dump. Some were just strange in appearance, others vaguely recognisable, (I’m not a plumber) and I thought…
Remington Portable Typewriter
Circa 1930 Remington portable Typewriter in fabric covered wooden travel case. Still in working condition and hard to believe this typewriter is almost 80 years old. As is often the case this one was discarded…
Rustic Circular Mirror
This wooden wheel, along with several other items, was found in a dumpster out the back of a pioneer museum. They had been made for a display and obviously had served their purpose as…
Osborne’s home delivery.
This is one of those local soft drink companies that was really big in the 70s. They are still running today but not with this crate. This is what I love about recovery…
Success Pump Table Lamp
This table lamp was made from a vintage hand held bucket pump spray which was made by many manufactures as a common piece of farm equipment. This brand “Success” is circa 1940s and is made from brass….
Vintage 1960 Cash Register
1960s National Cash Register. As a mechanical item it may never die, unless someone deliberately damages it. It is amazing inside. To see what is put in play when you depress a number key…
Thermos – Flower Vase
I’m not sure what it is but I just love the look of an old thermos. Whenever I see them I pick them up and then put them down. I just don’t know…
Vintage Tennis Racquet and Vigoro Bat
It’s hard to believe that these tennis racquets were used by professional players as little as 30 years ago, but that is the case and this is a good examples along with the clamp…