Industrial lighting
Vintage brass bucket siphon pumps which were common farm equipment in the 1940’s and 50’s have be upcycled into elegant table lamps utilising the foot stands and extension spray rods from the pumps along with the…
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…
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…
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…
Millinery block
Vintage millinery crown and brim block used to mould and shape a hat. It is a 21.5 inch crown and 43.5 inch brim. It is made of Australian hardwood and is in great condition….
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…
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….
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…
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 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…
De Laval Lamp
Part of an old vintage cream separator upcycled to a one off custom lamp.
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…
Party Line – Table Lamp
I discovered this beautiful Australian cedar box in a junk shop despite the fact that it was in a terrible state. It had been part of a phone company equipment supply from around the 1940s and originally…