Monkey Box Table Lamp
This vintage stucco monkey box, was rescued from the ‘outdated / discard pile’ mainly because of the patina of the galvanised tin and rusted fittings. It has a utilitarian feel about it and…
Vintage Trunk Coffee Table
This trunk was found at a garage sale and the outside was completely covered in rust. It had been in the family for years and in the shed for as long as they…
Industrial Display Unit.
This 60cm (24″) high x 30cm (12″) wide display is a repurposed metal filing drawer that had been discarded and left to rust in the weather – and what a great idea that was….
Vintage Wooden Trays
Two wooden trays circa 1930s made from Australian cedar and old clear pine. Both items have the 100 year patina look and are simply made for use as a utility item. The cedar…
Vintage Barrel
This barrel was used to send Sodium Phosphate from London to Brisbane around 1940. It was recently “cleaned out” of a shed where it had been for the last 60 odd years. The markings…
Plumbers wooden turnpins
These old wooden cones were acquired simply because they are beautiful objects and a curiousness about what they could have been used for. The smallest is 7cm (2.75 inches) tall and the largest…
1952 Ammo Box
This ‘ammo’ box used to transport and store army issue ammunition is interesting in that it was issued to the UN peace keeping forces around 1952 some time after WW2 finished. It was in pretty…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
FORD – vintage hub caps
I’m not sure but understand these FORD hub caps are pre 1950. In their original state they have had a sealer applied to prevent rusting. They can be added to the restoration of…
Vintage Ferrari – Pedal Car
This pedal car by Giordani is a Ferrari design and was made around 1950. It was picked up in a garage sale with a broken axel and with a simple repair is back…
Desk top display
This display unit was made from recycled fence palings cut to keep the weathered edge exposed and has two weathered rods screw fixed across the front to retain the display items. It measures…
Vintage Magnifying Glass
Vintage table magnifying glass. Circa 1930s, this wood framed magnifying glass is fitted to a cast metal stand and has an adjustable arm to lower and raise the glass. Great for stamps and…
Vintage Locks Table Lamp
Vintage door locks taken from demolished country farm houses. I found these in a recycle centre on the Central Coast. There was a box of about 20 of them and I selected seven without really…
Twin barrel Desk Lamp
This vintage twin barrel bucket pump is circa 1940s and was found in a flea market in the never to be used again junk section. I got it cheap because it “didn’t work,”-…