2013 Grimes, IA City Wide Garage Sale

Grimes, Iowa will hold their city wide garage sale on Saturday May 11, 2013.  Contact Grimes Parks & Recreation Department for conformation and more information at 515-986-2143

New Castle, OK 2015 City Wide Garage Sale

New Castle, Oklahoma has set aside April 23 - April 25, 2015 for their City Wide Garage Sale Days.  Three days of garage sales for all you super shoppers.  Confirmation information at 405-387-3232

2013 Adel, Iowa City Wide Garage Sale

If you are in the area of Adel, IA next weekend they will be hosting their city wide garage sale on Saturday April 6, 2013.  Lots of garage sales scheduled = lots of treasures! Come join the fun! 

2012 Crestwood, MO City Wide Garage Sale

Crestwood, MO will host a city wide garage sale on Saturday April 7, 2012 starting at 8 a.m.  Contact and confirmation number is (314) 729-4700

2012 Riverside, MO City Wide Garage Sale

Riverside, MO will host their city wide garage sale on Friday April 27, 2012 and Saturday April 28, 2012 this year from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Contact the Riverside Community Center for more details and confirmation (816) 741-4172.

Garage Sale Find: Griswold Cast Iron Kitchenware

     This week's best garage sale deal was a nice lot of Griswold Cast Iron.  Griswold manufactured Cast Iron pieces from 1865 to 1957.  The first and oldest pieces will be marked simply Erie, over the years the name Griswold and a trademark emblem was added. 
     Collectors always look for the words "Erie", "Erie, PA" or "Erie, PA USA", this identifies the pieces as being the oldest and also of being produced by the original manufacturer.  
     After the company sold in 1957 other manufacturers produced under the Griswold name, however, if you are collecting cast iron always look for the Erie name as it is much more valuable.    
     Wikipedia has some great  information on the various logo's throughout the years.  Also, if you do happen to find some Griswold at a yard sale or garage sale don't try to clean it up until you read about the procedures of cleaning cast iron.
      Flea Markets, estate sales, yard sales, garage sales and of course eBay are the best places to find the older Griswold.  I paid $50 for all these pieces and will probably make anywhere from $250 to $300 when I sell them. 

The above trivet is a vintage Griswold cast iron star trivet.  It's marked  Erie, PA

     Below is a Griswold cast iron skillet marked #10  it a Griswold Skillet # 716, notice the Griswold lettering is slanted inside the emblem.  Griswold with  italic lettering was produced from 1897 - 1920. It is also marked Erie.

The most interesting find is this Griswold cast iron Plett Pan shown below.  This is a vintage piece, probably from the 1950's.  The underside reads NO 34, GRISWOLD inside the Griswold emblem, also there is the number 2980 with an A.
     The Plett Pan is a Swedish pancake griddle, it can make 7 perfectly round pancakes each 3 1/4" diameter.   The pan itself  is approximately 9  1/2" in diameter.  The letter "A" makes this the first lettered Plett Pan that Griswold made. 
     This was a very good deal at $50 for all three pieces!!!



 

Auction Find: Weller Pottery

     Weller Pottery was started in 1872 by Samuel Weller.  Over the years Weller  produced many items including vases, crocks, bowls and planters.  With several pieces made over the years Weller Pottery Collectors enjoy a variety of choices. 

     Weller Pottery went out of business in 1948 so every piece of Weller you find now days will be vintage. If you come across any at a garage sale, yard sale, flea market, auction or thrift store don't hesitate on picking it up.
     This Beautiful Weller Vase is a auction find.  It is signed Weller Pottery on the bottom and like most Weller pieces I have found there are other numbers and writing on the bottom that are unreadable.  This piece of Weller has a lovely white embossed Cameo. This  paticular Weller vase is 9" tall and has a open rose with leaves, stems and closed roses, it is very striking against the light blue.

160 Miles of Garage Sales Bargains Galore on 64 in Arkansas Aug 11-13, 2011

     Bargains Galore on 64 is a yearly garage sale event in Arkansas.  One hundred and sixty miles of garage sales along Hwy 64 and several small towns in between will also be having city wide type yard sales.  This years dates are August 11 thru the 13th, 2011.  Participating cities in Arkansas along Hwy 64 are Alma, Altus, Atkins, Beebe, Conway, Fort Smith, Morrilton, Ozark, Russellville, Van Buren, Vilonia.
     We went to this a couple of years ago, it really bottlenecks in several places and becomes quite dangerous with people walking and rubbernecking everywhere.  We found many professional vendors and antique dealers and lots of traffic on Hwy 64 but not very many bargains.

     We had much more luck finding bargains when we got off the hwy and followed the yard sale signs which are all over the place during that weekend - just about every corner. 
     Check out the website for more information:  http://bargainsgaloreon64.com/

Coming Soon - NY 50 Mile Garage Sale on Route 90

     If you live near the eastern Finger Lakes region in NY and love to garage sale then you might want to make plans to attend the 50 Mile Garage Sale coming up at the end of the month.  For bargains and treasure hunting travel down RT 90 (not the through way) from Montezuma on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake to Homer, NY.  Several homeowners participate selling everything from Antiques to Toys. 
     This event is always the 4th weekend in July, this years dates are 7-30 & 7-31, 2011.  Scheduled times are 8-4pm each day.  For more information contact  the Cortland County Convention and Visitor Bureau at (800) 859-2227.

Beautiful Amethyst Purple Vases

     It must be purple day, I found amethyst purple vases at almost every garage sale I hit today.  This beautiful pair measures a little over 6" tall.  They are from the Imperial Glass Co, both are marked on the bottom with the "I" Over "G" logo.  The base of the vase is amethyst and from there the carnival glass sheen has green, red, and violet.  The pattern has hob star & feather in it, I lent out my carnival glass books so at the moment I'm not exactly sure of the pattern name.  I got these for next to nothing, paying only $5 for the pair. 
     The solid purple vase has a crimped edge, it is 8" tall and there are no markings but very pretty. I only paid $5 for that as well.   I happen to love purple so all of these will look great with my purple glass until I decide it's time to move them out for something new.  



2011 Illinois City Wide Garage Sale

These are all the city wide garage sale listings I have for Illinois, if you have a city that you want to add to the list please email me.

Albion, Illinois 

Albion, IL Citywide Yard Sale - April 23,2011

Information: (618) 375-3671

http://www.cityofgrayville.com/calendar/April2011.html

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Batavia, Illinois

Batavia, IL City Wide Garage Sale - April 29 and April 30, 2011

Information: (630)454-2000

http://www.cityofbatavia.net/

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Grayville, Illinois

Grayville, IL City Wide Garage Sale - May 7, 2011

Information: (618) 375-3671

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Troy, Illinois

Troy, IL City Wide Garage Sale - June 18, 2011

Information: (618) 667-8769

http://www.troycoc.com/

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2011 Oklahoma City Wide Yard Sale

The following is a list of all the City Wide Garage Sales in the state of Oklahoma I know of.  If you would like me to list your city or town please email me with the date, town and state and a contact number.
Just a reminder   :)  If you have to travel very far always call to confirm dates.

Buffalo, OK

Buffalo, OK - Annual Garage Sale Day - August 13, 2011

Information: (580) 735-2521

http://buffalooklahoma.com/Calendar.pdf

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Cordell, OK

Cordell, OK - Town Wide Garage Sale - May 28, 2011

Information: (580) 832-3538

  http://cordellchamber.org/index_files/calendar.htm

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Valliant, OK

Valliant, OK - City Wide Garage Sale - May 7  And Sept. 3, 2011

Information: (580) 933-5050

http://www.valliantchamber.org/

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Vinita, OK

Vinita, OK - City Wide Garage Sale - May 7, 2011

Information: (918) 256-7133

http://www.vinita.com/event_calendar.html

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