Double Dis in Hillside

 So far so good. This is the age and style of house we like.

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Stuff overflowing into the yard. A good sign.

Unfortunately, it was day 3 of the sale, not much left of interest. And what was left was overpriced. The folks running the sale seemed lethargic and weren't trying to get rid of stuff the way they should have.

I did pick up a 60's coffee carafe. Not sure why this beauty lasted until the final day. Could I be the only one who appreciates these gems?

While in Hillside, followed some signs to a second sale. This one appeared to be people moving out and maybe hoping somebody would buy something. Not gonna happen.

 

All in all a disappointing day in Hillside.

The Paper Boy

I didn't realize I was into paper until an antique dealer who lived nearby informed me of the fact. I realized he was right. Vintage graphics from any era get me excited (to varying degrees; I tried not to get too worked up)

"Here's How to use wine graciously and economically" - screams early to mid '60's

Cooking brochures from the 40's and 50's accompanied kitchen appliances.

Not sure how good the recipes are but the servers capture your attention.

Nice paperback.

Many people oppose the death penalty. But how else do you deal with someone who puts masking tape price tags on vintage paper?

The above was in an envelope addressed to the Hinsdale Nature Center, which I found in the attic of a Victorian house in Hinsdale. Apparently the dam was never built.

The above letters are hand typed by artists to a woman who had enrolled in the Famous Artists Painting Course.

Ed Wynn on the cover of Playbill.

 

Can't beat a vintage paperback with a scantily clad Elizabeth Taylor on the cover.

My old stamp album. One of the few things my dad tried to get me interested in  where it didn't click. I never got that into stamps. Maybe I'm not into paper that has adhesive on the back.

A Quick Trip to EclecticVille

EclecticVille is an antique shop in Westmont that also conducts estate sales. We happened to catch them in a flea market setting as part of the Holy Trinity's Octoberfest.

I picked up this guitar instructional book from 1933. I'm a sucker for guitar method books.

 

Nothing better than box of vintage 45's @ 4/$1.00.

I picked up a red vinyl Dave Brubeck EP, a Walter Wanderley DJ (promo), a Jim and Jean recording of a Phil Ochs tune (never heard of Jim and Jean, but that's a good thing) and finally, a copy of Silhouettes, co-written by Bob Crewe, the prolific songwriter who passed away this week.

Here's a list of songs he wrote or co-wrote. He hit a dry spell after 1975 but Jersey Boys, the musical about the Four Seasons, probably resulted in a nice final paycheck.

• 1957: "Silhouettes", #3.
• 1957: "Daddy Cool", #10.
• 1958: "La Dee Dah", #9.
• 1959: "Lucky Ladybug", #14.
• 1962: "Sherry", #1
• 1962: "Big Girls Don't Cry", #1
• 1963: "Walk Like a Man, #1
• 1964: "Dawn (Go Away)", #3
• 1964: "Ronnie", #6
• 1964: "Navy Blue", #6
• 1964: "Rag Doll, #1
• 1964: "Save It For Me", #10
• 1964: "Big Man in Town", #20
• 1965: "Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye)", #12 ("Bye Bye Baby" on initial release)
• 1965: "Let's Hang On!", #3
• 1965: "A Lover's Concerto," #2
• 1965: "Silhouettes," #5 [Herman's Hermits cover]
• 1965: "Girl Come Running," #30
• 1965: "Jenny Take A Ride," #10
• 1966: "Devil With A Blue Dress On," #4
• 1966: "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine," #13
• 1967: "Sock It To Me, Baby," #6
• 1967: "Music To Watch Girls By," #15
• 1967: "Silence Is Golden," #11 [Tremeloes cover]
• 1967: "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You," #2
• 1967: "I Make a Fool of Myself," #18
• 1967: "To Give (The Reason I Live)," #29
• 1969: "Jean," #2
• 1969: "Good Morning, Starshine," #6
• 1974: "Lady Marmalade", #1
• 1974: "Get Dancin'," #10
• 1975: "Swearin' To God", #6
• 1975: "My Eyes Adored You," #1
• 1975: "I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo," #23
• 1975: "The Proud One," #22 [The Osmonds cover]
• 2001: "Lady Marmalade", #1 [Christina Aguilera cover]

A Visit To Brookfield

Helping cousin Sue prepare for the upcoming estate sale in Brookfield Illinois. The sale will feature  vintage camera equipment, and tons of unusual books.We noticed a lot of interesting smalls: antique harmonicas, magic equipment, old dice, even a very unusual shoe horn. A very nice 5 cent Pepsi machine will be a highlight.

Attic full of books and cameras!

Interesting black and white photography from the 1950's

Nice coffee table books.

Vintage professional lighting.

Spectacular Remington Rand typewriter

Nice clean Pepsi machine

The sale takes place in November and will be hosted by:

Lynn's Estate Sales

While in Brookfield we caught the annual antique sidewalk sale. They always have an eclectic assortment of stuff.

Meanwhile in Oak Brook

I usually avoid the upscale neighborhoods; their stuff is too classy for me. But I had limited time and this was nearby.

 

They did have one of the nicest stereo cabinets I've seen in a long time.

But I'm still focusing on flat things, so I picked up a cuppla nice Elvis LP's and the Knack's first album still in the plastic.

Generally, people running sales think that anything with Elvis or Beatles on it is automatically valuable. At this sale all the LP's were a buck and Elvis was mixed in with a lot of country albums. This is where you get your best deal: when everything is priced the same.

Flea-ing to Kane County

September 9, 2014

Perfect weather at the Kane County Flea Market.

The Green Door
A must-see booth is The Green Door, hosted by Jocelyn (with help from her daughter). She always has some unique treasures. She also has a booth at the Jackson Antique Mall in La Grange.

From the Green Door, a couple of nice books:

 

Can't go wrong with a vintage phone directory, this one from La Grange. The Golden Nature guide is unique in that is hardbound and quite a bit large than the standard Golden Nature Guide. So this will serve as a true field guide for me : durable plus easier to read. In general, we avoid  library editions of books like the plague, but we bought this not as a collectible, but as a functional piece.

Reconnecting with Bruno

We first met up with Bruno at Kane County 20 years ago. Hadn't seen him in years and this is the total truth: we had just been discussing whatever happened to Bruno and - lo and behold - I heard a man talking who sounded just like Bruno....but the source of the words did not look like Bruno. I asked him 'are you Bruno ?' to which he replied 'yes'. I said that he must have lost some weight - he had been a big strapping brute - '...80 pounds including a kidney' he explained...

So it was indeed Bruno. He asked about DD. He has been flea-ing since 1972. I told him it was good to see him again and he said it was 'good to be seen'.

A cuppla interesting finds: an old Car magazine (compact size) and from 1957, an in depth study of the CTA.

I like the looks of this bar. May be the right size for my downsized digs: