There were two great neighborhood yard sales today.
Janie had an hour and a half before she needed to go to work, so we checked out this group of 5 sales in the Irvine Park neighborhood, just on the edge of downtown St. Paul. One of the sales wasn't very good. The other 4 were amazing.
Find of the day (tie - item 1)
Hohner tube amp
price - $20
sold
You'll be hearing this on some of my upcoming music videos. It works great, and the reverb is oh so Creedence I can't stand it. Thanks, Mike!
Find of the day (item two)
Tin fire brigade bucket
price - $25
sold
We could have passed this buy, but why not buy it? I quizzed the woman who sold it to me and all she could say was it was from one of the small towns in Southern Minnesota. This was one of those buckets every home had. When there was a fire, everyone grabbed their bucket and came running. For it's scrap value in tin alone, it's worth $17, but that's not going to happen, of course.
Other Irvine Park finds:
Tie-dye wall hanging and jacket (it was a bit cold)
price - both free
The hanging we're keeping; the jacket is in the giveaway bag, but was nice to have for an hour or so.
Big old box/shelf
price - $5
sold
We're using it by the entryway right now. We don't know what we'll eventually do with it, but it's too sturdy and useful to p
