Table Top Sale

Yesterday's table top sale at the local Salvation Army church proved to be very useful.

 

I found this pair of wooden shoe lasts (destined for ebay) for the princely sum of 50p.  If I had a bit more room about the place I'd be quite tempted to keep these as there is something architecturally very pleasing about them.  Somewhere on the net I saw a suggestion to use old wooden shoe lasts as doorstops - which seems a very good idea to me.  If they don't sell on ebay, that's what I'll do with them.

 

Two small (30ml) bottles of Molton Brown ungents - one body wash, one hand wash - also heading for ebay.

 

And then the absolute creme de la creme of finds - a 1950s Brexton Picnic Set for four people with everything complete (although one cup does have a missing handle.)  It was on a table with the lid shut and at first I thought it was a dansette record player.  I was amazed when I opened it up and found what was inside.  Those must have been elegant days when people used proper china crockery and 'real' knives and forks on a picnic.  Mind you, the thing weighs an absolute ton and I'm glad I didn't have too far to walk to get it home.

I paid a fiver for it and am not sure whether to try it on ebay (although the postage costs would be huge) or whether to go over to Battlesbridge Antiques Centre, which is only a very short drive from here, and see if any of the dealers there would be interested in it.  I'll have to think about it.  It would be, yet another, lovely item to keep hold of but, realistically, I haven't got the space and would be too afraid to ever use it.  Shame, as it is totally gorgeous - and a very nice find.

Comments

[Caroline]

Wow, what a fabulous find - and almost perfect, too - brilliant! I've been using Parcel2go (google it) for sending heavier items, as it's so much cheaper than Royal Mail. They pick it up from your home, and have been very reliable every time I've used them. Might be worth considering if you decide to sell it on Ebay.

[French Knots]

The picnic set is amazing, wonderful to have but as you say unlikey to be used.What a find!

[Laura]

What a gorgeous picnic set! I have a weakness for picnic baskets and have 4 of them. We do use them, especially when traveling. They're great for hotel room use when one brings food along, or brings half a meal back from a restaurant to eat later.

[The Raven]

I love the picnic set! How beautiful. And the shoe lasts are fabulous. We have a few in the basement (from my husband's grandfather). I had not thought to use them as doorstops!