Wednesday, April 22, 2015

It's Electric Boogie Woogie Woogie - House of Hawthornes

Philcotron AA radio battery
Ready for a good old-fashioned “thrift store finds” post?  It’s been a while, but thrifting season is heating up and I’m ready to show and tell.  And boogie!

It’s electric. Boogie woogie, woogie!

I started humming that Electric Slide song, Electric Boogie, as soon as I picked up this Philcotron AA glass battery jar last week and I haven’t stopped since.  Get. Out. Of. My. Head.

I never did learn that dance correctly.

I was always the girl in the back row on the dance floor trying to copy the people in front of me, so I didn’t look like a darn fool.  I wanted to get it right, but this girl’s feet have got no rhythm.

The clothespins were added just so you could see the writing on the jar better, but I don’t think it worked out too well, since it’s still hard to make out the name.  Believe me.  It’s a battery jar.

Philcotron AA radio battery

I found a site dedicated to Antique Battery Jars if you’re into them.

I’ve been sort of intrigued by them for a while, but this is actually the first one I have ever found out in the wild, so I was sort of excited to see it setting on the shelf at the thrift store.

In my quest to buy every single thermos every produced, I nabbed this Keapsit Thermos from The American Thermos Bottle Co a few weeks ago.

Keapsit Thermos with cork stopper from The American Thermos Bottle Co

I think it’s going to look super cute and patriotic with a few flags sticking out of it for 4th of July decor.

Look it has a cork stopper!!!

Keapsit Thermos with cork stopper from The American Thermos Bottle Co

I know!  I get so excited about a piece of cork! You have to see me when I pop the cork on a wine bottle!

And I found this amazingly ambiguous vintage metal serving tray last week. The lady selling it said it was a holiday tray.

Vintage metal tray

I see gladiolus or day lily, but maybe it’s a poinsettia or amaryllis?

When I asked on facebook and instagram it was pretty split 50/50 whether it was a Christmas tray or not.

Christmas tray? Or just cool vintage looking tray that can be anything you want it to be, Pam?

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