Signed Emaus Madonna Guadalupe Art Plaque Bought $1 ~Sold $39

Signed Emaus Guadalupe Mid Century Madonna Child Plaque Handmade By Monks. Mid century modern or earlier handmade wall plaque signed "Emaus" and made by the monks of the Benedictine Monastery in Mexico. This is simply gorgeous and very modern geometric hand tooled metal that looks like sterling silver, brass or gold plate. I found this piece at a catholic church being sold at a flea market. They did not know what they had! Another great find!! A little history: The Benedictine Monastery of Our Lady of the Resurrection in Ahuacatitlán Morelos, the community of monks who once worked in the garden of the monastery, leaving the poultry and the cultivation of legumes to occupy your hands in the company we know today as WORKSHOPS Monastir (Emmaus). Fray Gabriel Chavez de la Mora OSB artisan workshop founded the monastic community who would work 12 monks and 20 trainees from outside the monastery.

Mid Century Modern Chest of Drawers and Buffet $40

I got these two pieces today for $40! I could not be more thrilled. The chest of drawers is going in the kids room and buffet is going in the living room! Unbelievable price for these two items. Could probably flip these for a few hundred dollars if not more! These are solid excellent condition pieces!

OMG! This Was Free! Mid Century Record 8 Track Player Velvet and All!

Got this today for free. Old school record player with red velvet curtains in all their glory makes me want to play Elvis, Amazing condition! Even came with 8 tracks Doobie Brothers and Barry Manalow

. A true representation of all that is lost today in music playing !!! Love this!!!! SCORE!

40's Florenza Buddha Celluloid Necklace Bought $18~Sold $39.00

1940's Florenza vintage costume necklace with celluloid plastic buddha, beads, pearl and rhinstones on a silver plated chain. Highly collectable and unique. A little history: The Florenza line of costume jewelry was fist produced by a company called the Dan Kassoff Company, which started in the 1930s and then operated under the Florenza name from 1948 to 1981. Florenza was a major player in the costume jewelry industry in New York City. Kasoff first worked in the garment industry but learned about the jewelry trade when hired by Speier Costume Jewelry Co. Kasoff worked there for ten years before going on his own. Florenza designs had a distinctive look. The stones were truly interesting and the metal work was expertly executed. The metals have an antique look to them, in gold, silver or in-between tones. The stones and metals come together in unusual, creative ways and the combination of all these elements is particularly striking. Florenza costume jewelry designs also tended to have an “old world” look and feel to them.

Dark Green Carved Bakelite Bracelet Bought $22 ~Sold $42.19

Another beautiful bakelite bracelet unique and hand carved averaging around a $20 profit. A beautiful piece of jewelry history.

Antique Carved Bakelite Bracelets Bought for $22 Sold~$41

This is one of my favorite things to collect! Here are two antique green bakelite twin bracelets heavily carved and in excellent condition. The carving looks like tree branches and leaves and are heavy to the hand yet light on the wrist making an unmistakable clanking bakelite sound when they hit together on your wrist. These are one of a kind beauties! A little history about bakelite: The name of the plastic is polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, quite a mouth full! This was an early plastic thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from an elimination reaction of phenol with formaldehyde, usually with a wood flour filler. It was developed in 1907 by Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland. One of the coolest things about these bracelets is if you rub them vigorously and then smell them immediately where you rubbed, it gives off a formaldahyde odor that cannot be mistaken for anything else but bakelite. Bakelite was the first completely synthetic plastic. Because of its durability and beauty, its uses were limitless. Its popularity grew very quickly, and within 15 years it had taken the world by storm. You could find everything from electrical plugs to ornate jewelry made from Bakelite. Art Deco was the period that bakelite was most popular!