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Architectural and Altered Antiques

Facebook Live of the Salvaged Iron Yard

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Antique iron gates & fencing are one of the most popular architectural materials that we endeavor to salvage. From iron balconies to iron doors, from decorative iron items to iron gates & fencing, people love the look and strength of olde good iron! If you are looking for an iron piece to add significance to your design or build, we have many styles from which to choose, including both classic looks and detailed designs. Our decorative iron options vary from practical choices like iron grates and window guards to items aimed at beautiful interior décor such as decorative iron wall hangings. Iron is bold, durable, and beautiful and can become a showpiece no matter where you use it.

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Video: How to Care for your Wood Dining Room Table

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If you are the proud owner of an Olde Good Things handcrafted dining room table or you own a farm table made of the woods listed in the video, you may have many questions on how to well maintain and clean your dining room table.

There are generally two types of finishes we use:

1. Conversion Varnish: We also refer to this as our lacquer finish. This finish is generally used for hardwoods such as: walnut, maple, mahogany, oak industrial flooring etc.
2. Oil / Varnish: This is three-part mixture which consists of marine varnish, tong oil and mineral spirits. We use this finish on our farm tables, which are made from reclaimed white pine and other pines as well as on our reclaimed oak.

These two finishes are both stain resistant and water resistant. In caring for your dining room tables, we suggest using a mild soap and water for everyday use. This will clean grease and stains etc. We recommend Guardsman, a spray furniture polish to bring back the luster in your table.

For the farm tables when scratched you can easily touch it up with a Minwax pencil stain sold at Home Depot. Use either dark or light depending on the color of your table. A provincial stain is usually good for our tables. Then wipe over with natural Danish Oil and wipe off to revitalize your table. This is also sold at Home Depot.

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How our Farm Tables are made

How we silver antique reclaimed glass

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Over the years here at Olde Good Things, we mastered our unique silvering glass technique. All the glass we use is 80-100 years old. Get a glimpse on how our workers in the glass shop use this technique on a piece of reclaimed clear glass.

For more information call 888-233-9678 or visit www.oldegoodglass.com. Request a silvered glass sample light, medium & dark at http://oldegoodglass.com/contact-us/.

Umbrella Opens in Princeton with Olde Good Things

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Our friends at Umbrella are opening for the Spring in downtown Princeton NJ.  You’ll find lots of Olde Good Things tastefully displayed and up for sale along with their own eclectic line of edited vintage and modern furnishings.  Come take a look, hope you can make it for the Grand Opening!

Doors Open  April 1st
11:00 am – 7 pm

44 Spring St
Princeton, NJ 08542
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Around the Country With OGT: Your Go-To Source for Antiques

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Never will you find another privately owned company spreading it’s handmade and antique wares across the country in one jammed packed weekend of antique fleas the way OGT will this weekend.  From Brooklyn, NY to Washington DC.  From Round Top, Texas to Chicago, IL.  From Bloomsburg, PA to Shakopee, MN.  We’re there… yes we are.  That doesn’t include our retail locations in Scranton, PA, Los Angeles and NYC where you’ll find all the usual array of architectural and handmade altered antiques you’ve grown to love and die for.

 

At these shows we are offering a generous discount.  Purchase any Antique Tin Mirrors & Panels and Farm Tables purchased at any of the shows below and you will receive 25% off. We value our show goers as you can see.

Make sure to connect with us on our Facebook page, we will be shooting a Live Video from the Bloomsburg Fair in Bloomsburg, PA. Be the first to get a glimpse of our booth and all the Sale Inventory. Lucky for you we will be showcasing there until the October 1st.

So if you are trying to source architectural, altered or original antique items for your renovation, building project or for your home, let us know – we are the go-to source.  With so many networking contacts in the field we can most likely find just about anything!  Let us know and we’ll look in our vast inventory or in our travels and see if we can source just what you are looking for.

 

Warrenton, TX Round Top Antique Show
Sep 22 – Oct 2, 2016
S. State Highway 237 Round Top, TX

Junk Bonanza at Canterbury Park Shakopee, MN
Sep 22 – 24, 2016
Canterbury Park Shakopee, MN

Burton Antiques Market
Sep 23 – 24, 2016
The Great Geauga County Fairground, 14373 North Cheshire Street, Burton, OH

Bloomsburg Fair, Bloomsburg, PA
Sep 24 – Oct 1, 2016
Bloomsburg Fairground Events, 620 W 3rd St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, USA

Chicago Antique Market
Sep 24 – 25, 2016
Randolph Street Festival, Plumbers Hall, 1340 West Washington Street, Chicago, IL

Clover Market
Sun, Sep 25, 2016, 10am – 5 pm
Clover Market, 7 N. Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr PA

Eastern Market
Sat, Sep 24, 2016, 9:00am – 5:30pm &
Sun, Sep 25, 2016, 10am – 5pm
Washington, DC – Call to confirm location

Brooklyn Flea Market, Brooklyn, NY
Sat, Sep 24, 2016, 7am – 5pm
Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, on Lafayette Avenue between Clermont and Vanderbilt Avenues, Brooklyn, NY, 10 am to 5 pm

Grand Bazaar,  New York, NY
Sun, Sep 25, 2016, 8am – 5 pm
School Parking Lot, W. 77th & Columbus Ave, New York, NY

Hope to see you there.  Any questions, feel free to call us at 1-888-233-9678

Top 20 Most Popular Farm Tables & Benches Video

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Top 20 Handmade Farm Tables Designs from Olde Good Things on Vimeo.

Tables come in many different shapes and sizes, and can be made from many different materials. At Olde Good Things, we like to keep things simple; we make our tables from only the finest salvaged wood and create masterpieces for our clients by incorporating other salvaged materials we find in our warehouses.

Leave No Stone Unturned

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When the architecturologists at Olde Good Things engage in our architectural salvage work, we often find stunning antique stone and terracotta artifacts. To add an historical and unique element to your home, building project, garden, or patio, antique stone items are a striking choice.

Since so many of our stone and terra cotta items have such a rich history, they are incredible conversation pieces and symbols of past eras. If you are looking for a beautiful garden stone or a terra cotta or cast cement garden decoration to enhance your landscape, look no further than Olde Good Things. Below we have selected a few select pieces including a 40 ft. limestone multi-piece frieze from the Philadelphia Civic Center, figural lady face frieze from the facade of a Times Square building as well as life-size marble angels from a NE Pennsylvania church.  Take a look.  Come shop with us from our vast online selection of unique building stones for your next project.

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Philadelphia Civic Center Transportation frieze

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1930s statue pair from Wezleg Macs estate

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Time Square salvaged stone lady building facade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glazed terra cotta wall

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Pair of life sized marble angels

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Cast stone urn with cherub figures

New Home For an Old Timer

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Tick Tock Diner on 34th Street in Manhattan
There’s nothing more refreshing than renovations using past architectural elements in new designs. Customers at Olde Good Things include builders, designers, architects and innovators who just want to add a touch of old world charm to their installations.

Here’s just one of many of our customer’s re-uses of an antique architectural element in a modern design project. This clock once stood the test of time atop a 1905 meeting hall in Cherryfield, Maine. Now it is catching eyes at the Tick Tock Diner on 34th Street in Manhattan. Send us a few photos of your project with up-cycled elements from Olde Good Things to add to our library of interesting innovations done by our customers. Even if you only have an “after” shot feel free to send your photos to [email protected]. Let us know if you are willing for us to post them to our web site, privacy observed of course.

Recently Salvaged Vintage Aqua Blue Chicken Wire Glass Windows

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One of Olde Good Things most recent acquisitions is unusual aqua blue glass with twisted chicken wire salvaged from the Hamilton Manufacturing Co. in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.  This company was for decades the leading maker of printing equipment for newspapers, magazines, and small printing shops.  They had a prime mid-west Industrial Age factory with a grand foot print right in Two Rivers.  Seen in this picture is the facade of the building with three sections of these unique windows.

Hamilton Factory, Twin Rivers, Wisconsin prior to demolition

Hamilton Factory, Twin Rivers, Wisconsin prior to demolition

Industrial Chic is receiving increasing attention these days by designers everywhere.  And this vintage industrial wire glass in retro aqua color would give an added pop of color to your next design project.  Sold by the square foot and can be cut to your specifications.  Any questions, feel free to inquire at our special glass email:  [email protected] and we’ll get back to you with any information you may need.

 

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