Talk about quality furniture! East Lake furniture from the late 1800′s was made of walnut or oak and so sturdy. The pin and tail dovetails & spoon carved design are a sign of skilled craftsmanship and this dresser is in great condition for it’s age. The swivel mirror is so old but you can still see yourself in it. It’s got a neat shelf to hold your comb and brush too. This antique oak dresser cleaned up nicely and will be out on the floor in the next week or two. It really has a nice “On Golden Pond” look and I’m really not sure I want to sell it now! LOL! I’m thinking it would also look nice in my cabin in NC, that I don’t have yet!
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Usually when you see the words painting and fungus in the same sentence it means trouble. Fungus can destroy the canvas or other painting surface, or even the media used to create the painting.
This painting turns the tables. The painting is on the Fungus! The artist chose a large (13″ wide) piece of fungus to use as the “canvas”! A common used shelf fungus is Ganoderma applanatum also known as an Artist’s Conch.
Painting on Fungus
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Man Cave Alert!
This full-size 53 galllon whiskey barrel would look good in any man cave or wine cellar. The barrel doesn’t appear to ever been used to age any whiskey, so it has no odor, rust or seepage. Using it as-is or with a glass top it would make a cool pub table.
Knob Creek Whiskey Barrel
Not being a whiskey connoiseur, had to do some reaserch and found that Knob Creek is a specialty small-batch Kentucky Bourbon whiskey made by Jim Beam distillery.
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The Rays pulled a rabbit out of their hat in beating the Boston Red Sox in the 12th inning to clinch the Wild Card spot to compete against the Rangers in the playoffs. Game 3 will be back here in St Pete at Tropicana Field.
The Rays, originally were named the Devil Rays and the stadium was called the Thuunder Dome when the team was awarded to St Petersburg in 1996. Part of the award process included improvements to the Thunder Dome. We’ve come across a cool collectible… an 80 plus page packet of blueprints for bidding on the improvements. Go Rays!
Rays Thunderdome Blueprints
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My Dad was an avid hunter and fisherman. When I was a child, he’d occasionally take me along. I’m not sure why sometimes, because before the day’s end I usually got yelled at for doing something “stupid” which led to me crying. I actually cherish those times. He passed away over four years ago.
Duck Decoy
He liked collecting decoys, and he would have liked this one. So here’s to you Dad for fathers day 2011.
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Back in the 1950s there was a Circus TV series called Big Top, aired by WCAU channel 10 in Philadelphia . The show was sponsored by Sealtest Dairy the maker of Sealtest Ice Cream.
Back then, TVs were Black-and-White and reception in Lancaster, some 60 miles away from Philly, was grainy and noisy at best (no cable TV then!). So the chances of seeing the show at home were slim if at all.
An interesting point is that Ed McMahon of the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, was a writer and one of the Clowns on the the Sealtest Big Top show.
With all the makeup, I can’t decide which clown is Ed McMahon. Maybe you can… the one with the duck, or the one with the horse?
Big Top Puzzle Clown and Duck
Big Top Puzzle Clown and Horse
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My White Picket Fence
This time of year reminds me of my dad redesigning the layout of our split-rail fence. Every Spring at our house when I was a kid he’d add more split-rail fence or tear down some and put it somewhere else! We had split-rail fence everywhere. Along the stone lane coming into the house, along the perimeter of the annual flowerbeds in the backyard, along the hand-poured cement steps up to the front porch and along the side of the house going out to the patio where we had more split-rail fence! The fresh Daffodils, Narcissus, Tulips, Hyacinths, Pansies and Petunias that Mom planted always looked so pretty peeking through the fence rails. So I guess that’s why you might see so many white picket fences here at the Quaint Essential! I got the bug from my dad. I just can’t get enough of them! The tornados last Thursday took down one small section of fence so now we just have to redo that WHOLE area! LOL It’ll look nice once it’s done and I get it planted, so just bear with us.
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- Vintage Ron Jon Surf Shop Skim Board
Just when it seemed like all our surfing themed items were gone, in comes this vintage all wood Ron Jon skimboard.
I just love the classic Florida East Coast surfing theme of this origianl Cocoa Beach - Ron Jon Surf Shop skim board. The VW bug brings back memories of the 60s and 70s. My first car was a blue VW beetle.
I can picture this on display in a Tiki Bar or Rad Surfer Dude room.
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Weiman Serving Tea Table
This Heirloom Weiman Quality Table from the 1940′s has me perplexed. We discovered it over the weekend and have been trying to find out about it’s purpose. It must be a serving table of some sort because of the round brass carrying handle on the top. Perhaps it was carried from the butlers pantry to the guest’s chair. Possibly for serving tea or fancy desserts in a hotel lobby or grand estate.
I love the brass “fence” surrounding the bottom shelf. Why is that fence there and what did that shelf hold? Something that they didn’t want to fall off the table I guess. Or was the brass fence just for decoration? Plus the top is inlaid in leather. Very stylish and ornate.
I’m intrigued by this small Weiman Table and would love to find out more about it. If you have any ideas just send me a message.
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