
Today, we hit the Alameda Point Antiques Faire. Mel and I were up around 2:30am to get ready and head out for the faire. The Alameda Point Antiques Faire opens at 6:00am, and there is usually a line eagerly awaiting to get in. We were third in line and managed to score a few items for our collection. Here are our trophies for the day!
Mel was able to snatch up these two pieces of Holt Howard. These little pixieware jars can get pricey!
We have tried to kitsch up our kitchen even more than it already is. When I saw these Holt Howard scarecrow salt and pepper shakers I knew they would look fantastic on our Big Chill cooktop.
This kitschy ceramic cow bank will look great on top of our fridge!
Here are more kitschy cows.
This is a metal doggie bank. He is so cute!
We already have a set of these, but one of them was repaired. This is a flawless set that will be a great replacement. These are so atomic!
Though we do not smoke cigarettes, we love the colors in this set of ashtrays made by Eagle.
This is a great coral fiberglass barrel lamp shade.
Mel was able to pick up these fifties wall fish as well. Ceramicraft produced the fish on the right. Although we’ve seen the set on the left before, we’re unsure of the maker.
These vintage hanging seahorses were a great find. They were produced by Nameth Enterprises.
These of course will end up in our Tiki room. They are vintage Bali Tiki headhunter salt and pepper shakers.
We are always on the hunt for vintage barkcloth, so we knew we had to get this bolt of fabric.
This is an awesome small pink ceramic bullet planter. Something that is crazy in the bullet planter world is that sometimes the smaller ones are more valuable than the larger ones.
Mel and I have really enjoyed staging our rooms such as the kitchen, laundry room and bathrooms. This set of vintage products will end up in our master bathroom. We love all the little starbursts!
I love this novelty shot glass set, it’s fantastic! The imagery on the original box is so cool.
Mel scored this fantastic large vintage plastic aqua and white purse.
These speakers look like UFO’s! They were made by National Home Speaker (model SPT-501) and were mainly used as external speakers for small radios.
For me, this was the find of the day. This little record player is in fantastic original condition. The unit still works, but needs some minor adjustments to fine tune it.
The green felt on the platter is still soft and the fabric on the front is flawless.
The cabinet needs a little touch up, but I am so lovin’ this little guy!
What great finds! I only wish that I lived close…because I would have been standing in line in back of you & Mel! Happy hunting!
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Thanks Ann. If you’re ever in the area, let us know!
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OMG, I’m soooo jealous!! You Guys find the best stuff out there. Congratulations on your amazing finds and enjoy them….
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Thanks Julio!!
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Love the Howard Holts and the tiki kitsch – of course, it has YOU written all over it.
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Thanks!!!
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Wow, those last 2 listed, the record player and speakers, to me are easily your best finds for that day. The record player is flawless! It’s been sitting comfortably for at least the last 50 years. Gotta love it, and I hope repairing it didn’t take much. I’ve owned a pristine Califone Commentator for about 4 year now that was looked at but wasn’t fixed. I’ve just got to get it to the right person somewhere here in LA. Anyway, love those speakers too! UFO all the way!!! I do hope they and the record player have compatible cable connections. Spending an afternoon playing my albums on that record player through those speakers is one step away from Space Age Bachelor Pad Nirvana. Or Valhalla or Heaven or … Dreamy setup for sure. And nice score all in all. You really got a lot of items in nice shape.
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Thanks so much. It was a fun day of awesome finds!!!
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