Posted 2 years ago
officialfuel
(328 items)
Variety of items I have collected over the years. Picture is of living room and dining room. Hope you all enjoy.
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The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
Adrift in a sea of digital apps for every imaginable function, we often feel our needs are met better today than in any previous era. But consider the chatelaine, a device popularized in the 18th century that attached to the waist of a wo…
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If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
The mysterious packages kept arriving, some from eBay, others from the Home …
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Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
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In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
While researching her book, "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money," Maureen Stanton came across all sorts of characters. For years, she shadowed her antiques-dealer friend …
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Bizarro Beauty Products, from 1889 to Now
We tend to think of the union of vanity and technology as a particularly modern affliction. It's only recently that science brought the world botox and collagen injections, skin peels, liposucti…
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Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Vintage kites from all over the world hang from the ceiling and walls of Richard Dermer’s popula…
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Pin-Up Queens: Three Female Artists Who Shaped the American Dream Girl
It’s easy to think of pin-up art as a charming relic of the old boys’ club—images that might line the walls …
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Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
It’s not unusual for men of a certain age to have a soft spot in their hearts for the look of vintage guitars and the sound…
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Tokens for Sweethearts, in Times of War
A keepsake, an item that recognizes a loved one, strikes a deep, sentimental chord in each of us—particularly that of a sweetheart. The popularity of keepsakes grew in the United States during the period from 1917 to 1919 as our country ent…
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American Picker Dream, Part I: Mike Wolfe On His Love Affair With Bikes
I was walking to school one day and saw all these bikes in the garbage. I was just amazed because I didn't have one and I found it incredible that anyone was throwing them out. So I gathered…
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Nicely put together collection, you definitely have decorating skills. I particularly like the lightning ball collection.
dave
YardSaleDave, it seem I know where that item is going before I even get it home, thanks for your nice comment.
You have a beautiful home! All of your pieces complement each other very well.
That is so sweet of you Chapeldreamer. I've worked very hard and to hear that complement makes it all worth while, thank you very much.
like alot of you items. I have a few but a little more primitive
Thanks bossy, glad you enjoyed.
Antiques-n-OldThings, Love that Masonic Lodge Furniture, that quartersaw oak is so beautiful and really stands out, thanks for your comment as well.
Thanks chevy59
Thank you DMK678
Thank you rustyboltz
Thank you bossy glad you like.
You home is truly beautiful !
Chuck
HEY!!! You're living in my dream house! What the heck!!! lol Gorgeous! I can't wait to sell my house and move to the historic district downtown. I want to live in an old house so bad I can taste it!
Thank you malta760 very much for the nice complement. I glad you like.
Thank you tikiray, its taken several years to do all this but its all worth while with complements like that.
Great looking place !
Thank you James
As many others have said, you have a beautiful home! It's nice to see people appreciate and take care of the wonderful items they have!
Thank you ForeverDawn68 for your kind comment!
Thank you geekasaurus!
Thank you James!
Great living room,got it looking great, lotta neat stuff
Thank you kerry10456!
Thank you VictorianLady!
Thank you stepback_antiques!
Thank you MooreAntique!
Thank you leighannrn!
Here's another great one I missed... Absolutely love your place! Thanks for sharing...
Thank you toolate2 for the very nice comment! Thank you trukn20!
Thank you rocker-sd and have a great week!
Thank you vintagemad!
Thank you DMMowery!
words can't explain u definitely have a eye 4 beautiful things.
Destiny.g.v., thank you so much for all the nice things you say about my things!!! :-)
Thank you MMM!
Thank you Dottie and have a wonderful evening!! :-)
So,when are you moving out of your beautiful home officialfuel? I would like to move in right awayLOL just kidding of course.If I had beautiful antiques like yours I would be in heaven.
Your more than welcome to stop by anytime. I live right in town. Everyone knows the yellow house on Green Street. Just knock on the door and say hello.
What a nicely arranged collection,lots of love and thought went into your arrangements,thanks for sharing with us.
Thank you for the thoughtful comment!
Thank you AR8Jason!
Thank you sanhardin!
Thank you shughs!
Your home is simply gorgeous..........decorated so tastefully.......love the antiques and different things you have in your home......
When can I move in?
Thank you hotkitties for stopping by! You have left me speechless on that comment! LOL :-) Have a great evening.
hmmm...so THAT'S what a put-together, well-organized, a-place-for-everything-and-everything-in-it's-place, tasteful, eye-for-detail, beautiful house looks like!!!
Mine is more the I-just-found-this-and-left-it-here-cause-it-fits-in-this-particular-place-without-moving-everything-else kind of a home...
Thanks for sharing!!
Esther110, thank you so much for the love and the awesome compliment!!!
Thank you dusty!
Thank you Stonie!
LOVE your collections and things. I wonder, you must be very good at your job when you go picking. I have just started to collect airplane ashtrays, lighters and
anything made by the Allyn Mfg. Co. in California who made wonderful table models and table airplane ashtrays. In case you ever find anything like that. philmorris@shaw.ca
Thank you PhilDavidAlexanderMorris for taking the time to stop by and commenting! Yes, if I see or find some of your items you like I will. Thanks again.
Your items are fantastic! I would Love to just roam through your house, lol...Thanks for stopping to see my toy spinning top
Thank you MarilynD826 for the awesome compliment!! :-)
Thank you wolcott1!
Thank you aycockonxion!
Beautiful home.
Thank you ThriftStoreAddict for the love and the nice compliment!!
Thank you Woman34 and egreeley1976 for stopping by and spreading the love!
VERY BEAUTIFUL HOME !!!! JOB WELL DONE!!!!!
Thank you BELLIN68 for the love and the nice compliment! Have a Merry Christmas! :-)
Really like your collection of lightning rod balls and arrows!
Thank you neat.old.stuff for stopping by and showing some love! There is a newer picture of the lightning rod balls and weather vanes on my site if you care to look.
Michael
Thank you packrat-place for the love!
Michael
Thank you crswerner!
Michael
Thank you chrissylovescats for the love!
Michael
Thank you antiquesareamazing for the love!
Michael
Thank you Designer for the love!
Michael
Thank you blunderbuss2 for stopping in and showing some love!
Michael
Thank you blegoff for the love!
Michael
Very pretty, Love it all!!!!
Thank you Kathycat for the love and the great compliment!
Michael
Thank you Eyewideopen for the love!
Michael
Thank you nldionne for the love!
Michael
Thank you walksoftly for the love!
Michael
Awesome crib Michael!