Treasure Chest

[D_Mac 8,221]

I have a very good friend who is a realtor. She calls me from time to time to see if I want things that some of her clients dont want to move. She called the other day to see if I wanted an old chest and some old bottles and a sewing machine."  Why wouldnt I ? " I replied. I went to the house and loaded them into my truck and brought them home. The bottles were old quart glass milk bottles and some old glass soda bottles. The bottles as far as I can tell are from the fifties. I washed them all and added them to my antique ice boxes and cooler collections. The trunk needed some help. Was pretty dirty. I washed it down, then took some steel wool to it. Cleaned off the rust, steeled wooled the wood. I took some paint and painted the stamped metal. As far as I could tell I think it was gold. Took some gold paint and painted just the stamped metal. let it dry then took steel wool again and rubbed it all to age it. Then took some boiled linseed oil and rubbed all the wood with it. Then wax polished it. Came out so nice I am giving it to my mother for her 80th Birthday tomorrow. The sewing machine is a Singer 404 Slant Needle Machine. It is a very nice machine in a cabinet. I know we once talked sewing machines on here so I know I am not the only one who has interest in them. I cleaned the gears and ordered some bobbins for it. Here are some pics of the chest. Before and After

[The Tuul Crib 7,332]

Wow !! Thats I really cool looking old chest! That it is quite a transformation. What does the inside look like?

Edited July 26, 2020 by The Tuul Crib

[bc.gold 3,399]

Is there any images on the inside of the lid.

[D_Mac 8,221]

Lol i was hoping no one would ask !! Inside not so good. I was going to paint the inside but dont have the time. It is paper linned but paper all coming off. It is missing the lift out tray. I will take photos of it along with the bottles and sewing machine. I just got it yesterday so I had to bust my butt to get it this far before her party Thanks

Edited July 26, 2020 by D_Mac

[WHNJ701 4,164]

can you line the inside with thin cedar, post pics of the bottles, I used dig alot for them

[formariz 11,849]

That is a very nice chest and relatively valuable if kept original. Can you post photos of the inside as it is now anyway?Please.

[D_Mac 8,221]

Like I said... I didnt have time to mess with the inside. If my mother wants me to paint inside I will. Here are the bottles and sewing machine. I also got the ginger ale 6 pack holder as well. Believe to be from the 50s. Not a bad Chest full of Treasures !!

[Tractorhead 8,609]

Chest is looking very cool.

 

one man‘s trash is another man‘s Treasure.

You bring it back to shine.

excellent work.

 

 

[ebinmaine 63,081]

Love the milk bottles. I have a few here that my parents had set aside maybe 40 or 50 years ago. 

 

Super nice work on the chest. 

[D_Mac 8,221]

I like the saying on the one bottle .... " You can whip our cream, but you cant beat our milk " Phone 2334

[ebinmaine 63,081]

1 minute ago, D_Mac said:

Phone 2334

From the days when we only needed to dial 4 numbers.... That was awhile ago. 

[8ntruck 6,363]

Mom had a Singer very similar to that one.  Hers had bakelite cams that loaded in the top of the machine to produce different stitch patterns.

[bc.gold 3,399]

1 hour ago, D_Mac said:

Like I said... I didnt have time to mess with the inside. If my mother wants me to paint inside I will. Here are the bottles and sewing machine. I also got the ginger ale 6 pack holder as well. Believe to be from the 50s. Not a bad Chest full of Treasures !!

 

 

Prolonged exposure to the sun will eventually turn your jars amethyst in colour.

 

Some dealers go to great extent by using other methods, near the bottom of this URL are some good examples.

 

Purple line jewels are another example of sunlight irradiation, the more years exposed the deeper  the colour.

 

Edited July 26, 2020 by bcgold

[WHNJ701 4,164]

30 minutes ago, bcgold said:

 

Prolonged exposure to the sun will eventually turn your jars amethyst in colour.

 

Some dealers go to great extent by using other methods, near the bottom of this URL are some good examples.

 

Purple line jewels are another example of sunlight irradiation, the more years exposed the deeper  the colour.

 

only certain clear glass will, has to have magnesium in it.  

[bc.gold 3,399]

4 hours ago, jabelman said:

only certain clear glass will, has to have magnesium in it.  

 

Perhaps you meant manganese.

 

During the mid and later 1800s virtually all American glass companies were using manganese in their glass formula. Around 1915 the use of manganese was discontinued and selenium became the chemical of choice as a clarifying & stabilizing agent.

[WHNJ701 4,164]

25 minutes ago, bcgold said:

 

Perhaps you meant manganese.

 

During the mid and later 1800s virtually all American glass companies were using manganese in their glass formula. Around 1915 the use of manganese was discontinued and selenium became the chemical of choice as a clarifying & stabilizing agent.

yeah that's it.  how about uranium glass that's pretty cool stuff too with the uv black light.

[AMC RULES 36,945]

 

[bc.gold 3,399]

Few years ago brought one of these old trucks home, made a new insert and Pat restored the rest, this afternoon brought this one home but it seems that her enthusiasm or perhaps the lack of room for storage. Anyhow she is taking a pass on this trunk, now I'll have to find it  a new home.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 27, 2020 by bcgold

[D_Mac 8,221]

Thats a cool trunk. Looks like alligator skin on the outside. Shouldnt be hard finding a home for that one.

[bc.gold 3,399]

37 minutes ago, D_Mac said:

Thats a cool trunk. Looks like alligator skin on the outside. Shouldnt be hard finding a home for that one.

 

Went to a recently retired RCMP cop in town.

Edited July 28, 2020 by bcgold