Scissors
A collection of scissors that have been used mainly for dressmaking for the last 80 years.
1950 Tecnico Radio
This brown bakelite art deco style radio was made in Australia in the 1950’s and is a beautiful example of a mantel radio from its time. The radio is in working condition and…
Vintage door knobs
These vintage Australian door knobs are a regular find in sheds, recycle centres, demolition yards and second hand supply yards. They can be tin brass plain ornate in pristine condition and quite beat…
100 year + Butter Churn
This butter churn was purchased cheaply because it didn’t work. Not that there is a big call for churning butter at home these days. It came fixed to an old board and was badly rusting…
Vintage Scale. – S.A. Scale Company
This refurbished scale now utilised as a fruit plate was discovered in a shed and had been colonised by mud wasps. Looking good now this vintage scale needed quite a bit of help to come…
Coca-Cola vintage crate display
Hung on a wall or placed on a side table this old Coca-Cola bottle crate has ‘the look’ to be utilised as a display frame that only gets better with the addition of…
Anti-Shok Vintage Table Lamp
This 20cm high electrical transformer box stood out in the discard pile at the local dump because of its retro name plate and its distressed and faded industrial paint finish. Long past its use-by…
Upcycle Vintage Lamp
This vintage Willow tin funnel was found in a home workshop amongst many old tools. The original finish has oxidised giving it a deep rich appearance that is enhanced by the designed roll top…
Vintage Olympia Portable Typewriter
1977 Olympia Traveller mechanical portable typewriter. Great little unit in good condition Serial number 15-3535175. This one is white with black trim complete with case. Fully mechanical, no power needed, just take the case…
Vintage smokers stand lamp
Smokers stands were a convenient way of having an ash tray at elbow height while you listened to a radio and shortened your life smoking cigarette after cigarette. Not in great demand these days this…
Homing Pigeon carry box.
Circa 1940 three compartment vintage carry box for homing pigeons. Just a fantastic piece with well worn wire cage imbedded into a pine painted frame. There is still a decent hint of the…
Hardwood Crate Display
This hardwood crate was recovered from the tip face where it had been dumped. These crates are usually manufactured from pine, so it is interesting that this one is hardwood. It has the faint…
Vintage Oil Pouring Can
One pint oil can with pouring spout and cork stopper in well used condition.
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…
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 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…
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…