Tuesday 14 June 2011

And It Was Half Price

On Friday I was visiting a friend in the bayside suburb of Wynnum, so I decided to have a quick look through all the op shops (charity shops) while I was there.  Wynnum has the highest concentration of thrift shops in the whole of Brisbane.  I don't know why?  In the end I made two purchases.









The tray is a reproduction but it is A1 silver plate and nice and heavy.  I liked the leaf scroll pattern around the edges and figured if I wasn't able to remove the tarnish I could always paint it.  It was $10 but when I went to the counter the lady said "It's 50% off bric-a-brac so that will be $5".  Bargain!

Armed with my trusty Autosol car polish, I did a test patch on the back to see how it would turn out.  This car polish is amazing.  It does a much better job that silver or brass polish.  I used it to restore my antique brass bed, and the result was almost too new and shiny.





Yes I think it will come up beautifully, and it did.






I also bought 3 lovely old tourist pictures of Rome for $1 each.


There's the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, and The Piazza Navona.


This is stamped onto the back of each framed picture.  I figure if somebody went to the trouble of packing these in their suitcase and bringing them half way around the world back to Australia, then they are special.  I wonder who owned them and when they bought them?  I am going to hang them in the guest bedroom.



7 comments:

  1. Your silver tray is beautiful and what a bargain. Love the Italian prints too. Clearly a good day's shopping. x Sharon

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  2. Wow what a great find/bargain! I bet the lady who sold it to you in the thrift shop would fall over. Thanks for the Metal Polish tip too!....B:)

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  3. Your tray is gorgeous! It really cleaned up beautifully. Double woohoo on getting it half-price!


    I wonder if we have Autosol around here? i'm going to have to check on that.

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  4. Great find Kylie...I love bits of old silver and am finding lots here in England. There's a bloke at Portobello market that has lots of bits for £2 each...I just love having a rummage through. Robx

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  5. Lovely bargains! Love the silver and the framed pics. Thanks for sharing at Beach Cottage Good Life Wednesdays.

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  6. Wow , That tray looks a million dollars !! I'm off to get some autosol ! Xx Ava

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