tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91731151033382534902025-06-21T21:21:52.646-04:00A blog about North Georgia Flea Markets, Highway Yard Sales, Antique Malls, Auctions, Vintage Finds and Antiques.Fitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311760860515810736noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173115103338253490.post-25059933572805115072017-01-24T17:55:00.000-05:002017-07-27T12:17:25.550-04:00

Vintage Levi's 501 Red Line Jeans produced from the early 1970's through 1986 seem especially interesting to collectors, but Levi's  from before 1970 generate a lot of interest and impressive auction values on Ebay. Vintage Redline Jeans on Ebay Red line selvedge jean stitching The "Red Line" is the red stitching on the inside of the the legs on the jeans going through the selvedge.

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 Big Beam Flashlights, a trademark is owned by U-C-Lite Manufacturing Company. Big Beam of Crystal Lake Illinois is one of those companies that has withstood the test of time. Their sturdy and rugged lights have been in use in mines, on railroads, by police, firemen and other emergency workers since 1938. Big Beam is still around and you can still find parts and batteries for many of its

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I stopped by the Cherry Log Fall Festival on my way back from Blue Ridge. It is a small event just north of Ellijay. Everything I saw there was hand made or raised. Jams and preserves, fresh produce, folk arts and crafts. Live music and good food. Folk Art Items on Ebay I bought a toy wood tractor for my grandson and some apples to make an Apple Crisp. The Cherry Log Fall Festival runs

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 How To Get Started Selling In An Antique Mall is the subject of an article in the Fort Worth, Texas Star Telegram,  It includes interviews with folks who have been selling for more than 20 years. There is information on costs and what is usually expected. Here in Georgia costs may run a little less outside of Atlanta for booth rental but there is usually a 10% commission charge on

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 Gold Tone Trademark Cigarette Case The trademark Gold Tone with the G-clef music symbol is an expired trademark once owned by Jameco Metal Products Co. Inc. Of New York. The company was founded in 1955. The earliest use of Gold Tone as a registered trademark was around 1956. There were eight records for assorted products. The trademark expired in the 1980s. Vintage Cigarette Cases on

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It use to be most Friday nights you would find me at Main Street Auction Co behind Finders Keepers in Cartersville, GA. If you follow me on Twitter you probably already realize it was one of my favorite auctions. Estate sales are it's specialty whereas the other auctions in my area offer yard sale or cleaning supplies on Fridays. But it closed it's auction house a while back. They still do on

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Stopped by the Jeff Dobson Auction Saturday morning. Had enough fun that I actually bought some things. Primitive Antiques on Ebay The auction sits just south of Highway 108 on old Highway 5 between Ballground and Jasper, GA. Traveling north on I-575 / Hwy 515 from Canton, 108 will be the first red light. Take a right. Go about two miles to the stop sign at old Highway 5. Turn right again.

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The Hill City Auction is no longer in business. : ( Estate Items on Ebay : )  It was located on the left side of Highway 53 just west of Jasper, GA heading towards Fairmount a few miles from Highway 515. There is a BP next to it. I have only been on Friday nights. Both times it was crowded. Friday nights at Hill City Auction are Round Robins with multiple sellers. The first spot is

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At the Dixie Highway Yardsale in Reseca , Adairsville and Calhoun this year, 2014 (This is still true in 2017) I did find a bunch of items for my booth. Reseca is a good hot spot to start at on this annual event. You can find it at the intersection of Hwy 136 and old Hwy 41. Work the area then move South through Calhoun. Found all kinds of stuff through Calhoun on the Dixie Highway Yardsale. On

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Vintage Imperial Pocket Knives on Ebay Vintage Imperial Pocket Knife Tool Kit. Found an old Imperial Pocket Knife in a box lot of tools from an auction about two weeks ago.  It was part of a kit of with some small odd vintage tools. When opened, the knife measures around six inches with a single two and eighth inch sheep foot blade. Even before I saw the stamp on the blade I knew

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Chili Pepper Decor on Ebay Rooster Ice Sculpture The Fire and Ice Festival in Blue Ridge, Georgia is a Chili cook off and Ice Sculpture festival. For a $10.00 (for 2018) entrance fee you can sample all the different kinds of chili. My favorite was from The Blue Ridge Brewery closely followed by the Grilling Gangsters BBQ offering. There was other food and also beer inside the festival area.

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Ebay Daily Deals - Sponsored   I visit the Jasper Flea Market in Pickens County every now and again. What I wrote a couple of years ago is still true. "It was a pleasant surprise.  This small market has cleaned itself up. I found antique tools, glass and ceramics along with the usual flea market thrift store items. One shop had an amazing collection of cookie jars and I spent way too

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The Blue Ridge Flea Market is located just South of Blue Ridge, Georgia on the Southbound  side of 515 (I 575). It is a small market with a lot to offer. Primitive Tools on Ebay Blue Ridge Flea Market - Indian Crafts  I visited on a cold November morning so I expected it to be a little slow.  Even so, there were antiques and chickens. Clothes and primitive tools. I came

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The Dixie Highway Yard Sale runs along old Highway 41 from Ringold, Georgia to Marietta, Georgia along the old two lane Highway 41. The event is held the first weekend in June.  This year, 2012, that will be June 1st through June 3rd. The weekend after Memorial Day. I have set up just south of Calhoun the last two years. The results were very good. While there are many good spots on

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 These John F Kennedy cards were found in a scrapbook amongst other abandoned items and trash in a house I rented a few years back. I kept them for a while but eventually auctioned them on Ebay. Faded, with ragged edges and tape marks these collectable John F Kennedy cards were far from pristine. For a price of $3.00 including shipping I made a collector very happy.The cards were

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Collecting Books has forever been a habit of mine. I tend towards accumulating titles of my current interests and keeping a few of my favorites as I move on to other pursuits. Recently my interest in flea marketing and antiquing has led me into buying and selling books. After a while this led me to look for a book on the topic. The "Official Price Guide  To Collecting Books, Sixth Edition,"

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The F B Rogers Silver Company came to my attention one Friday night in December. Amongst many other treasures of an estate being offered that night were a set of four antique silver plate salt cellars with cobalt blue inserts. They were resting in a box labled F B Rogers Silver Company. Very quickly the bidding went past the wholesale price, ending closer to forty than to thirty dollars.

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Florida Flea Markets make an interesting side trip when vacationing in the Orange Juice State. Because so many folks retire to the state and bring their posessions with them you may find anything from anywhere in a Florida bazaar. Of course, there will be the usual assortment of tools and household goods available in any of the flea markets near your home.  Also there will be some items

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Update: July 2016 Last I checked this was closed I visited the Adairsville Flea Market on a Sunday morning in August (2011). Located in the old Ford dealership just south of Adairsville it is convenient to Cartersville and Calhoun also. In what was once the showroom for new cars you can find furniture and other antiques and collectables.  There is also a jewelry shop. Back in the

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 Landers, Frary and Clark of New Britain, Connecticut was a manufacturer of housewares and appliances as well as many other items.  Their company was formed in 1865.  In 1965 they were bought out by General Electric. I first became aware of the company a few weeks ago when my sister called with a question about an old military first aid kit with L F & C stamped into it. 

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 Hwy 108 Red Garage Flea Market near Canton, Georgia. Update: Last I checked this one was no longer open. Just another piece of Flea Market history. Below is my review from 2011. Just up the hill from the Vault Pawn and 108 Flea Market is the Red Garage Flea Market. A tiny market that specializes in old tools. They have other stuff also, but I have found more antique tools there than I

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The Highway 41 North Flea Market is located on the north side of Calhoun across from Battlefield Lumber and Supply. When I stopped by in early March there were about a dozen vendors set up. Lots of good used stuff. Furniture. Lawnmowers. Tools. DVD's and games. Some glassware, dishes and collectibles. It is an outdoor market with only a couple of dozen tables but plenty of room for a vendor to

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 The 108 Flea Market will be closing at thee end of this month, October, 2011.  I will hat to see it go But I am sure I will see my friends from at other markets and auctions in the area. The 108 Flea Market near Waleska is small but one of my favorites.  You will find a little of everything and it is always changing.  There are antique bicycles, collectible dolls,

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This flea market near Talking Rock, Georgia is one of a kind.  Full of antiques, it is a place you can not walk through without seeing some item that draws a memory out from your past.  Even the market itself is an antique, located in an old school. As you wonder through the old school you will find rooms packed with old iron ware, tools, antique furniture, books, lamps, cooking

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The Trenton Flea Market in Trenton, Georgia sits in town next to the CVS Pharmacy.  It is just an empty gravel parking lot.  Bring your own tables. Throw a tarp on the ground.  Sell out your trunk or pickup truck.   A great location.  Good traffic. I set up at the Trenton Market the Thursday before Christmas with my sister.  I was on my way to spend the

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