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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Vintage Thingie Thursday

My Vintage Thingie is our antique icebox. Last week I showed my hoosier cabinet, and this sits next to it. When we got it, it had been sitting out in the "wash house" on my MIL's farm. They had stored clover seed in it through the years, so it still smells like clover inside. The icebox is now in excellent condition, after I removed the old varnish and cleaned out the inside. It has the original sticker on it on the front, as well as on the inside door. All of the shelves are originial, and the only part that is missing is the pan that held the drippings, that usually sat underneath. Ice box pans were made of metal, so it is very rare to find them. Also, ice boxes are usually found with the legs and bottoms rotting, but ours is in tact.

Thanks for stopping by, and hope you enjoy my post. I should have taken a photo of the inside! Well anyway, inside I have antique milk bottles, and a fake apple pie. Just a little surprise when people open the door!

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24 comments:

  1. Oh my,,,this is just gorgeous. I want a sneak inside now too,lol

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  2. That is just a fabulous antique icebox! Oh you are so clever, how cute to have something inside of it!

    Glad I dropped by, great blog, I'll be back!

    Nancy

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  3. You have a great piece of furniture! And quite the surprise when people open the door, what a cute and clever idea.:)
    Blessings,
    Ann
    @
    The Tattered Tassel

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  4. Wow, what a special piece of furniture you have there! I love it:)

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  5. I love seeing these old iceboxes. The are very popular now for storage cabinets. Yours is very nice.

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  6. I have never seen one in such amazing condition! It's a really gorgeous piece, and I like that you are keeping things in there that should be refrigerated!
    Happy VTT!
    Carol

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  7. I love those old iceboxes. Yours is beautiful.

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  8. What a lovely icebox...I really love all your vintage pieces. Have a great VTT!

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  9. I have never seen one of these before. very interesting piece of history and in such good shape. I too would love to see the interior.

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  10. Wow what a beauty. It is in amazing condition. Great vintage piece.

    Jocelyn
    http://justalittlesouthernhospitality.blogspot.com/

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  11. The ice box is in beautiful condition. Cute idea to have those things inside.

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  12. It's just beautiful..and is such wonderful condition. You're so lucky to have such a wonderful piece.. Happy VTT..

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  13. How fantastic! I imagine that the clover smell is really sweet and wonderful, is it? This is definitely one of the best of these I've ever seen. So nice that you saved it and treasure it.

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  14. So pretty and what a great idea with the things inside. Blessings, Vicky

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  15. What a beautiful treasure! You are so lucky that it is in such good shape.

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  16. Love, love, LOVE this. It is sooooo gorgeous - - - natural wood finish and all.

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  17. I was drooling over the hoosier cabinet, but the icebox is even more fabulous. I am so envious. It would look good at my house.

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  18. How wonderful! A real treasure and I love that you have a surprise inside!!

    Love,
    Susan and Bentley
    xxoo

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  19. Love it!!!! My Dad used to tell how they stored things in the ice box in the summer kitchen on the farm. Back in 1930. What a treasure you have.

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  20. This is wonderful! It is just gorgeous!

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  21. You did a wonderful job of restoring it, so charming!

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  22. It is in beautiful shape. We have a small (about 1 foot tall) salesman's sample antique ice box.

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