Show and Tell Friday......some thrift store treasures.

Time for Show and Tell Friday! Thank you to Cindy at

, http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

, for hosting us.

I almost forgot to do my post, as I was up North part of the day seeing my son and taking my DIL and him some things for the baby's nursery and visiting with him.

But here I am, late but here.

Thought I would share some recent thrift store treasures that I found.

(Click on their photos to see closer or larger)

A couple weeks ago when I had a chance to take some things to the Goodwill store, I also did some thrift shopping there.

I found this interesting looking old box there.

It really caught my eye.

Marked on the bottom Chas. Tollner .

That peaked my curiosity, so I had to Google Charles Tollner.

I found out he was a prominent business man of Pulaski N.Y. and his father started manufacturing and established a Box Factory there.

This all in the late 1800's around the turn of the century.

I found some interesting things to read about this man and the company.

I haven't tried to polish the metal details to this box. I think they are silver but not sure.

I actually like them tarnished and old looking. Do you?

And the other day here in town at our local thrift store I found these delicate little, I think nut dishes. I found the makers marks on them and they are English silver by Walker & Hall dated to about 1900-1910. Pretty little repousse' dishes, I was thrilled to find them for $7 for the pair.

I just love all the delicate details to these pieces.

I just wonder what stories they could tell of where they came from, who owned them, what parties they have been set on a table for etc!!