Thursday, August 11, 2011

Fancy Pants

My hats off to the hero that chose this pair of turquoise Bates MX leathers. He must have looked bitchen blazing across the desert.

The funny thing about swap meet finds is that normally there is no history with the item. As is usually the case I have no idea where these have been or what they went through over the last 40 years. What I do know is that I found them and brought them here to my warehouse which is exactly 3 minutes from where these leathers were made.

Friday, July 29, 2011

One Piece At A Time


I found these steel boobs in a shitty old falling down ex body shop. I think that they were a bra form store display from way back. I found the cast iron base at another sale. I found a piece of 3/8" round stock just rusty enough to match the rest in the garage with the opossums pictured below. Put all three pieces together, wax and presto!!! Pure class!!!

Thursday, July 28, 2011

What the F@CK!

I've seen a lot of crazy things in houses and garages while attending estate sales. I was not prepared for this though.

A mother opossum thought that she had found the perfect spot for family. Mother and babies were nestled together in a cardboard box on a shelf in the garage at a sale I was at on Tuesday. This was by far the messiest garage I had been in, in a long time. Good thing she wasn't in a wood box, I would've had to kick her ass out!

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Saturday Swap Meet Find

Relax Don't Panic...Go With Moon




It's just a tiny trinket with no real value, but how cool is that...A Moon Eyes freebee first aid kit!

Friday, July 22, 2011

70's Biker Belt




Heres a blast from the past. These primary chain belts were sold out of Easy Rider Magazine in the 1970's. This one is in great shape and will fit up to a 32" waist. Contact me through my profile page if interested.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The Truth Be Told...


I have sold at the antique swap meets off and on for nearly 20 years. I had a retail vintage store for over 10. The one question people always ask is, "where do you get this stuff?" The truth is, it's easy as pie.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Uncle Sam

I love patriotic imagery even if it's on an old can of hand cleaner.

I found a can like this years ago and it has been in my personal collection all this time. I had never seen another until last weekend. This taller version turned up at a local estate sale. I have always like the image of Uncle Sam rolling up his sleeves. People don't do that anymore. It's time to get to work America!