I have some vintage finds from the hoarder house Kendra is currently tearing apart to renovate.
She was having an estate sale with all that stuff on Friday. She asked me to come on Thursday morning to see if I wanted any of the things they found beneath the rubble and trash.
Old Isopropyl Alcohol Bottle:
This old glass isopropyl alcohol bottle came home with me. I don’t know when they last made these in glass. But as you can see, it was from Grand Rapids, Michigan, at the Union Carbide Chemical Co.
Frankoma Tea Pot:
I took this yellow Frankoma teapot. It’s heavy. I saw it sitting on a shelf when she first sent me photos of stuff, and I knew I wanted it.
I read that John Frank founded the Frankoma company in 1933. His intention was that the greens, browns, and golds of the pieces reflected the beauty of the prairie.
I found out that Frankoma Pottery is back in business. After closing in 2010, the company was purchased, revived, and reopened in 2022 with a new manufacturing center and retail shop in Glenpool, Oklahoma.
Rhonda’s son and wife live right down the street from it, which is outside of Tulsa. It has another owner who purchased the rights to the name.
The new owners are producing pottery using the original molds, focusing on artware and classic designs.
You can see where I put these two finds on the white bookshelves in the living room.
Old Bottles:
These bottles came home with me, too: two clear and one green. They’re in a corner of the white bookshelves. Lots of things go on my birthday bookshelves!
A Sack of Dice:
There was a sack of dice on a table. I brought them home and put them in this vintage Mason jar. By the way, I washed everything since that place was a real mess.
Tall Brown Bottle:
See that tall brown bottle up on top of the bookshelves. I saw that and knew I wanted it. I’ve never seen a brown bottle that tall before. It fit right in with all the other brown bottles.
Wooden Boxes:
I brought home these wooden boxes. Figured I could use them to store things in. They’re sitting on top of a Chewy delivery box of cat litter I haven’t opened yet.
Terra Cotta:
This terra cotta pot with a saucer on top will serve as a puddler in my garden for butterflies and bees. I’ve created them before…