Household Junk - Vargas Pin-up

Vargas pin-up girl out of a 1948 calendar for a Chicago printing company on Fullerton. The frame housed a 1950's black and white wedding photo. Hobby Lobby did a $6 mash-up.

Art Junk - Nude Lady

1949 Nude

Signed York

Maybe an Albert York school project?

It came from Michigan.

Household Junk - Silvertone Radio/Kentucky Club Tin

Van Livin' Man: That radio is $30.
Me: Ok
Van Livin' Man: Take it up to the shed there and plug it in. You'll hear the most beautiful bass you ever heard.
Me: 20 Bucks?
Van Livin' Man: Aw man, you're killin' me. I paid that for it. $25 is the best I can do.
Me: 23 and you throw in this tin.
Van Livin' Man: No way man, you're killin me.
Me: ...
Van Livin' Man: Aight, let's do it. Give me the money.


I got it home and it works but I didn't hear this beautiful bass.

Sears and Roebuck Silvertone Radio
1951 Model 5

Bike Junk - Raleigh SPRITES!

Junk Toucher - Making girls happy on Raleighs since 2009

Who likes Raleighs? Well, I have two new ones.

I bought this white one in Tribeca last week from a woman who had it her entire life. She was very adamant about it staying "original" but guess what?, the steel wheels were like 300 lb squares, the tires were cracked, and the breaks were really 50 year old erasers.

So now it's clean and sleek with aluminum wheels (coaster brake) and blue wall tires. I like it.

I bought his maroon one last night from a man who thought it was a men's bike. He rode a girl's Schwinn Varsity so I guess he didn't know the difference (He was from France [hand goes limp]). It was kind of expensive for not having a seat but it's all original and in perfect working order. Its a few years newer than the one above but there's not a thing wrong with it.

*Update - It matches my green Sprite with Brooks saddles and Michelin tires.

Bike Junk - Columbia

My newest philosophy is: get junk, touch it, take a picture of it, and get it the fuck out of your house! As soon as you start to get attached to something A&E will be knocking on your door asking you to be on the new season of Hoarders.

I got this girls 1963 Columbia cruiser last night and I don't want to own it for more than a week. It's big and I don't need it so let's get it sold. Come and get it! [The dinner bell rings and the big gals come charging]

Bric a Brac Junk - Tool Box

Two tone tool box. It's my half tackle half tools daily user. Thats it.

Furniture Junk - Birthday Chairs

I was late to my own birthday party last week because I stopped off at a school in the East Village to pick up a couple free chairs. There were about a dozen on the street but I could only carry two.


Envoy - American Seating Co.
Made in the USA

Grand Rapids, MI

They're gonna look real nice...