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Set of three very sweet little floral print glasses, perfect for little hands!

Price: $10

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You know the pulp stories that start with a cigar-smoking detective watching a dame slink into his office?   Said detective would very likely have had this or a very similar stapler sitting on his desk.

 Arrow #202 desktop stapler in working order.  Marked on top "Arrow 202" and on base "Manufactured by Arrow Fastener Co. Inc., Brooklyn NY USA, Pat. No.2205709, 2312142 Others Pending". Patent dates indicate mid-1940s. Measures 6 3/4" long x 3 1/8" high x 2 1/4" wide.

* Note, you'd need to purchase the staples for this on-line, as standard modern staples don't fit it.

Price: $10

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New posts are coming, dear Trovers, but it may be a day or two as we've had quite the Father's Day Weekend!

On Saturday, we hosted both of our families for a big ole BBQ.  S. deftly handled the grill, and I contributed Moroccan carrot salad (carrots, mint, oranges, honey, red onion, toasted pine nuts) and some lemon-garlic shrimp.  The shrimp were a particular favourite of our one Very Pregnant Guest. 

We spent most of Sunday at the Royal Victoria Hospital, because our Very Pregnant Guest went into labour!   I will say, that spending Father's Day in the Birthing Centre takes the day to a different level of intensity.    At 3:35pm, little Leila Sarah was born, red-faced, round, and utterly enchanting.   S. & I watched in wonder as littlest Leila blinked & slowly waved her little fists up at her Very New & Obviously Smitten new Dad.   Her grandmom beamed, her mom caught little naps while smiling contentedly,  her dad radiated wonder, S. grinned megawatts at everyone and practiced saying "I'm an uncle."   Everyone cried.  It was perfect.

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I've snuck into some older posts and dropped the prices on over a dozen items to $10.
There are now 40 items in that section - plenty of pretties to choose from!

Check it out :)

**PROMOTION  - ends Friday June 24 **

Buy any two $10 items, and receive a third one, free!
Or, put another way, all items in the
"$10 treats" section are 3 for $20!

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***SOLD***  Very pretty & delicate faux pearl pendant necklace, 14kt gold-plated.

Price: $10

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Fun bright red pair of vintage coated wire baskets.

Height:  7.5"

Depth: 9"

Width: 15"

Would be a useful organizing tool in your craft room (ribbon rolls),  laundry room, toy shelves, entrance closet (for pet supplies, or sporting goods),  kitchen (pot lids, tupperware lids, cleaning supplies).

Price: $15 for the pair

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This hefty little dark green darlin' was made in the Michigan by Tru-Point Productions Inc, and was a staple for draftsmen and graphic designers who needed (frighteningly) sharp points for their pencils.  Functional and beautiful item for your desktop.
Price: $10

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Shopaholic trio:  beach reading at its girly best (sans the bodice ripping, but with plenty of gushing about shoes!).

Price: $10

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***SOLD*** Silver-tone vintage necklace duo.  The top one is a scale-style multistrand beauty and can be worn at 24" or 48" - it is shown doubled in the photo above.   The bottom one is silver-tone with three small faux pearls every 2" along its 29" length.
Price: $20 for both pairs

Click for larger photo to see detail, then hit back arrow in your browser to return to the Trove.

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***SOLD*** This is a heavy brass decorative display piece that will cradle and and enhance your favourite framed artwork.   I mean look - it even has a ribbon!   Like the kind they hang on prize-winning items :)

It stands 8" tall and the 'ribbon' is 8" across.

Price: $10

Nicely curved profile.

Holding a needlepoint piece.

Ribbon close up!

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The lovely folk at Toast UK present poet Lavinia Greenlaw's essay on T.S. Eliot.     I think every single CEGEP and university English course I took included analysis of one of Eliot's works.   The Love-Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is still one of my favourite works to hear read aloud.

 A talented local, Julian Peters, has made a gorgeous comic book adaptation of this work.   You can see the first nine pages here.

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***SOLD*** 1920s gold-tone pendant necklace with two glasss stones in amethyst and cobalt.
The pendant measures 1 3/4" across, and the chain is 20" long.
Price:  $20

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***SOLD*** Two pairs of faux-pearl earrings, one of them is vintage.   The silver-tone pair on the left is vintage 70s, dangles about 2", and has six heart-shaped faux-pearls.   The posts also have a tiny silver-tone heart.   The gold-tone pair on the right is new, but references a popular 1940s "caged pearl" design.

Price: $10 for the two pairs

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Very pretty vintage floral tea cup and saucer set. 
Marked Springdale 18EB50 Foley Bone China, made in England.
Price: $10

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Stylishly slouchy - and it looks bigger on the mannequin than IRL.

***SOLD*** Label:  Tommy Hilfiger
Casual leather slouch bag, black, with contrasting saddle stitch in off-white.  Perfect for toting in a book, wallet, a few necessary cosmetics, and a bottle of water.   All the summer necessities :)
Price:  $30 (retailed for over $150)

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Three very different vintage silver-tone bracelets that complement one another very well.

The widest is a "belt buckle" style which was very popular in the 1920s and again in the 1950s and 70s.

The most delicate one has small hammered discs that catch the light.

The simplest one is a classic 80s style that dresses up and down with ease.

Price:  $20 for the set of 3

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***SOLD*** Sculptural gold-tone 1950s cuff, which opens with a secure hook.   It measures 2 1/2" in diameter, and the decorative milky green lucite oval is 1 1/3" x 1."   There is a little wear to the metal, but that's to be expected considering its age.
Price: $15

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Sterling silver (stamped 925) & genuine sapphire earrings, 1 3/4" in length.
Price: $15

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So.  Much. Sparkling.

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Two pairs of silvertone & rhinestone earrings - pierced.   The larger square pair is vintage late 1970s, measures 1"x 1" and dazzles with 16 prong-set rhinestones a piece!  The smaller pair is tear-drop shaped, measures 3/4" in length, and sparkles with a large faux-pearl and tiny Austrian crystal rhinestones.

Price: $10 for both pairs

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Rhodium-plated cuff links for the soccer (football!) lover in your life.
Price: $10

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