Hi everyone – we finally got a chance to update the main feature sale on our site. I think from now on we’ll be switching out this sale every two months or so. We were going to try and do it every month, but have come to realize that we should probably keep the main sale up longer so more people can take advantage of it.
This time around, all vintage electronics in the main shop have been discounted. Apologies in advance – some of the items pictures aren’t available yet on the site. A couple of reasons for this. Some of the items are currently in our Etsy store. But more importantly, we actually need to fix a few of the other goodies (like the record player and the orange Sankyo clock). We decided to show these items anyhow, because they’ll probably be added as soon as we can get them in working order.
In addition, we still have a few electronics in storage which will be added in the coming weeks. This includes two rather rare Russel Wright electric trays, one for Appelman and the other for Cornwall. You might want to check back in a few weeks when we put these up.
We have to admit that the electronics currently on sale in the store are somewhat lacking. It’s just so difficult to find working, undamaged vintage electronics at reasonable prices at our usual thrift / estate haunts. And there are some serious collectors of this stuff that tend to scoop up all the good ones very quickly. Add to this the fact that most electronics are quite clearly marked, and you have the reason why we don’t have many of those items in stock!
We did find this spectacular modern Lloyd Lamp recently which we were almost tempted to keep. In our humble opinion, this little lamp beats other famous small lamps like the Lightolier Lytegem because so much thought has been put into its usability and compactness. The hinged arm lamp folds down into a slim cylinder and can be used like that as a nightlight. Much to love about this beautifully designed gem of a lamp.
Lamps are one of the few items that we’ve been able to find consistently. We were able to score this cool red ball lamp made by a company called Windsor. While this is sort of a “knock-off” of more prestigous lamps (like the Lytegem) and made in Hong Kong in the 70s, this stuff still gets snapped up really quickly in our experience. And it’s nice how it also folds down to a compact size.
OK, so we have to admit we are a little surprised that our Presto Hot Dogger has not found a home yet! We had thought the conversation factor alone should have been enough. Well, if you were interested in it before, it’s now on sale. Come on, you know you want to try cook hot dogs in it!
We also found yet another Mirror Go Lightly makeup mirror at an estate sale the other day. Our other one sold quite quickly – this one is a smaller version called the “Petite”.
Lastly, this little Realistic radio is one of my favorites because it reminds me of a radio that my parents used to have in the 70s. Actually, I believe they still have it – although theirs was a much nicer Panasonic. We actually see quite a few radios like this in stores, but again it’s just difficult to find them in good condition.
OK, hopefully we’ll have more electronics to add to the sale in the next month or so. Check back every so often if there’s a particular vintage electronic item you have in mind. We also have started a sort of “requests” list for items that you’d like to see in the store. So far, we have had over 10 different requests by folks. It’s sort of an informal thing right now. You just contact us about the item your interested in, and we’ll let you know when we get it in stock. Please keep in mind that we aren’t a big store and that many of these items can be difficult to locate – it may take awhile for us to find the item you’re interested in!
