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Occasionally, we receive a donation that [for whatever reason] we can’t sell. We’ve been holding a collection of coyote and rabbit fur for a few years. We sold some of it, but we discovered that the market for real fur … Continue reading
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This chair is ours. We love it! You can’t have it! It came to us from the Miss Rockaway Armada, who both used our reclaimed material in their flotilla AND donated material at the end of the project. We were … Continue reading
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Our vintage print plates are going fast! These unusual metal plates were once used to print wrappers for candy, and were donated by an individual. We made a print of our own, to advertise TECOLA-AID: Some of our favorite plates … Continue reading
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Old forks and spoons lend themselves to creative reuse. We love this example of fork art, which was given to our Executive Director when she lived in San Francisco. The artist reshaped these two forks by hand to create a … Continue reading
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We get wallpaper donated from film and theater productions. Often more wallpaper is bought than needed to decorate a set. The excess would be sent to landfills if we didn’t step in to reclaim them. There are gems within our … Continue reading
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The vintage hardcover Horizon arts magazines we have in our reclaimed books section are very popular (only two left!) And check out the amazing find spotted by a customer in the Spring 1964 issue…a “No Place for the Rabble” article on The … Continue reading
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Move over, Don Draper. This vintage stereo is all the class you need. A customer snapped up our Rotel turntable as soon as it hit the shelves, but this stereo, a vintage radio, and two sets of speakers are still … Continue reading
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It’s a new year, and things are looking up at RE! Here are some items you might not notice in the shop… unless you do some looking up, too. This gorgeous enlarger was donated by an individual. We’ve got Ilford … Continue reading
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We spent a few hours last week sorting fabric, trying to get some of the smaller bits into packages that show off how awesome — and worth reusing — they are. As part of this, Ali [one of two new … Continue reading
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I had such plans to woo you all with exciting stories about this awesome collection of books. And just when I start writing, the whole set sells! Thus, here begins a post in memory of the nineteenseventyfourin’-est sewing guides around. … Continue reading
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Can we talk about our collection of sewing books from 1974? See you in the 70s! Stay tuned!
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Vintage Mole-Richardson Fresnels, that is! These babies, formerly used to light film sets, are being stripped of their 1kw or 2kw lamps and converted for home use. Our converted lights are perfect for a CFL, but the conversion possibilities are … Continue reading