Melissa and I took a road trip last weekend, swapping the concrete streets of Manhattan for the grassy fields of Brimfield Mass. America's largest yard sale sprawls the town but features treasures spanning the world. Check out some antiques the vendors were selling:
Amongst a collection of crucifixes was a baby face bar of soap—totally bizarre.
A miniature diorama of an old kitchen with babies in their highchairs, but where's mom?
The gradients of color spindles captured my eye. I wanted every color. Only 3 for $5—not too bad!
Here's Melissa in the corner of one of the most impressive dealer's booth. Every object grouping was displayed in a shadow box. I don't know who would want to break up and purchase from any of these organized collections!
There was a lot of Native American art and collectibles. Some of my favorite art to look at.
Another favorite of mine is pirate art—that's just what I call it—carved whale bone and sailor valentines. This carving was a replica, the real costs thousands.
The most uniquely hand crafted antique Christmas toys and ornaments came out of Germany. Here is a shepherd and his sheep in pristine condition, still in their original box.
Another German traditional icon is the Cuckoo Clock. I remember my grandparents had one.
I wish I bought this print now that I look back at the picture. A woodcut or linoleum block print of a young boy looking at a dead bird. It made me miss Pico.
Some of the more frightening things people (no sure whom) collect. Can you imagine this hanging on some one's wall—I can't!
The final purchase of the day— Melissa bought this "grim reaper" staff that weighs about 50 pounds. We are not sure what the rusty iron weapon was used for—or who could actually lift it to use it—but we think it might have been used to chop off heads in medieval times?! Is it a Bardiche? What do you think?
After a long day of seeking and searching, digging and rummaging through so many different odds and ends, we were pooped. We probably barely scanned a third of the market and all we really wished we found was an empty lounge chair like this guy did, to pass out in!
