Wednesday, May 16, 2012

We Went to an Auction...

On Sunday, my husband and I went to an auction - , in my mind, a great way to spend the day, if you can't be with your children.  We bid, we won, and we came home with three items..  I've been looking for a little table like this for a while , I guess you could call it a telephone table, I may refinish it as there's a couple of water marks on it - it's so cute - complete with the little chair.  The original sticker is on the chair - Eastern Furniture Limited - Victoriaville, Quebec.


We love old games - some to play, some for decoration.   The Parchesi game is from the 40's - Parchesi - A Royal Game of India - I used to play this game with my grandmother...




Astro Launch - a game from the 60's - what makes this so special is that it's a tin game - you sure don't see anything like that anymore.  Astro Launch - an exciting Space Race game - that's Control Centre in the middle - a dome just like Trouble, which came a few years later...  The box isn't in the greatest condition, but the game is excellent.


We paid $5 for each game, nobody else bid!

I'm linking up to Rednesday - for all things red, check it out...

5 comments:

  1. I like all your finds, but the telephone chair is the best.

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  2. You found some great items! That is a neat space game!

    Thank you for stopping by my blog. It is nice to meet you!

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  3. I used to have a Parcheesi game! I am not sure if I still have it. Well, not in my game cupboard anyway. Will have to check my mother's house and see if she still has it!

    ~Linnea

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  4. I'm crazy about that Astro Launch game! You're right, you don't see games made out of metal unless it's Chinese Checkers. What a fun find!
    Happy REDnesday,
    Carol

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  5. There is nothing I like better than a country auction. I have spent many of dollars at auctions, now I spend it al in resale shops?

    thanks for entering my
    1st giveaway of course I will mail it to you if your name is picked out of a hat or whatever LOL

    Janice

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