We’re in the process of restoring a medicine cabinet we found in the cellar. We believe it to be original to our 1895 house. It was covered in paint (of course) and it’s been an on and off project for a while now. Fining this little cabinet in the cellar was such a sweet little find. But years later, we’re still being surprised by what it holds. Continue reading
Lost & Found
Lost & Found: the seedier days
We found this wedged in the back of a cabinet, in the garden level. Kinda funny, probably from the 80s.
Lost & Found: toy gun
Pocket doors are a great place to find things. Usually it’s overgrown dust bunnies, but every now and then a more interesting find awaits. Our house has 6 sets of pocket doors: one on the garden level, 3 on the parlor and 2 on top. The first set of doors, off the parlor entry, has a musty smell problem. When temperatures rise, an odor that can best be described as “old house funk” wafts from the crevice between the walls. It’s not terrible, but mildly unpleasant. In an attempt to make the smell go away, we decided to clean between the walls. Using the vacuum cleaner and a long hose, this thing appeared:
Having the vacuum hose clogged by a gun-looking object is a bit of a scary experience. Luckily after a closer look, we realized it’s just a toy. There are no markings on it to indicate who made it, but it seems to have been mass-produced. Here is a photo of the other side, which got a bit rusty:
Lost & Found: Mad Libs with “Use At Your Own Risk” bottle
In the process of restoring our house, we have found quite a few random items hidden in the nooks and crannies. While I’m still holding out for a stash of money in the floor boards, each new find is super exciting because it provides clues to the previous lives of those lived here before us. To catalogue what we’ve found, I’m going to take a page from Throw Back Thursday and post one item per week (yes, I know today is Tuesday). Here is the first one:
“Mix half and half with bottle _____ CAUTION. This product contains _______ which may cause skin ____ certain individuals and a ______ test according to accompanying directions should first be made _____ product must not be used for ___ing the eyelashes or eyebrows. To do so may cause blindness. Use at your own risk. Contains 2 fl. oz. READ DIRECTIONS.”
This is the bottom of the bottle:
I’m not sure what mysterious substance was in this bottle, but I’m leaning towards some kind of hair dye product. What do you think?
A Pink Brownstone in Brooklyn 