major renovation. Once it belonged to his mother or grandmother, he wasn't quite sure, but he was just happy to get it out of the way. It was covered in dust, a tad wobbly and in need of a bit of wood glue. (But that took all of about 15 minutes)What I want to pass on is my source, freecycle. It's the internet's answer to putting that old couch on the street corner with a cardboard "free" sign. Its a series of local groups that members can post offers of or requests for free items. Don't count on getting a free luxury item/high end electronic gizmo/pristine antique, there's plenty of people trying to find new homes for beat up sofas and a glut of CRT computer monitors. But if you're willing to look through the list, you never know what you're gonna find from people who don't know, don't care or don't value what they're getting rid of.
This little mirror is a dresser mirror/shaving stand. I haven't been able to find a
n exact date, it's not a valuable antique, but seems to be the first half of the 20th century. And (I love learning bits like this) was made by a company only about 30 minutes north of me.I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with it, now that I've cleaned it up and brought it home (I don' t have much of this wood tone). But, that's ok, I'll find someplace for it!
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