Court Noxon Metalsmiths Roo Chair - Canadian boardroom classic

So Big Up! to the CDR site for posting the link to the awesome Court Noxon website. It's really inspiring, there was so much cool stuff that came out of the Metalsmiths studio. I don't think any of the Metalsmiths is marked, so you have to know what you're looking for. The site has been a great resource, most personally for the fact that it led to the identification of a set of 5 Metalsmiths 922 Roo chairs that we purchased at our local radio station's fundraising garage sale! We got all 5 chairs for a total of $5. When you pick these chairs up you know they're quality pieces - they are so freakin' heavy. "The flexible frame is cold rolled steel with polished chrome or oxidised bronze finish."  The upholstery on them is a bit saggy but is otherwise perfect. I sent a couple of emails to the Metalsmiths site since and have found out that these chairs are still in production. One of the original finish options for the metal was black chrome - I need some of that in my life...

The Futurfone Phone

The Futurfone. Made in Taiwan in the 1980's. In the 'free' pile from a weekend garage sale.

Handmade Fox Feeding Tray Table new back porch Bar

We copped this nice mint green handmade wheeled table at a local garage sale over the weekend for $10. The lady who sold it to us said it was made by the the local furrier, Mr. Zummach,  who used the table daily to wheel out the food to all the foxes in the pens. I love the iron support struts, and the great colour. It's going to get set up on the back porch as the bar once we get new screened-in windows.

Swedish Midcentury Rocking Chair - score of the month

 

This chair warrants a new category - score of the month! The chair is June's score of the month. Sonya scooped this for $20 (negotiated down from the sales tag price of $50) at 2:00 in the afternoon on her 2nd round of garage sales on June 6th (the car was full and the wallet was empty so she had to re-up). The German lady who was selling it said she had bought it while she a student in the early 60s and had carted it around with her for 40 years, and now she decided it was too big for her house (thanks lady!). She said it came from Sweden. I can't get over how awesome this chair is. It's the most comfortable thing I've ever sat in. The proportions are superb, it just feels great. Ka-ching! Score of the month.

1950's GE General Electric Boat Spotlight

We scored this nice streamlined GE boat lamp for $2. It needs to be rewired, but then I might use it in the record room I'm building in the basement.

E. Sewell 1962 naive amateur portrait Painting

We got this great painting for $2 on the July 1st weekend at a local volunteer fireman's garage sale fundraiser. It's signed 'E. Sewell 1962'. I love its white wood frame.

1940's vintage Gas Can

$2 from last week's garage sales

Canadian Office and School Furniture Limited wooden Chairs

We got this nice pair of chairs last weekend garage sailing. They're marked "Canadian Office and School Furniture Limited, Preston, Canada" on their bottoms. These chairs are seriously solid. They have rod supports in the runners, very heavy-duty. 

Ceramic Birds with a bronze iridescent finish made by Sarah Canada

We love birds. These came from the weekend garage sales. $1 apiece, they have this great iridescence to their finish. They're marked Sarah Canada (or is it Canada Sarah...?). Google gave up zero results except for a potentially related jewelery listing on RubyLane. I need more Sarah in my life! 

Dentsply International Dentist Dental Assistant Chair

We copped this cool dental chair for $5 on the last day of school outside of Pembroke. Overall condition is pretty good but the lever action on the seat seems pooched. I think I may make it my new desk chair

Beaver Hi-Fi Master 5-tube Radio

Garage sales are on bitches! We got this gem as part of a 3 radio lot for $5. Kinda lousy reception (maybe it's our remote location though), but I love the colour. I think this was made in Japan.

Mosaic tile metal art Tray

Trays, tea sets, salt & pepper shakers, all of them call out the siren song to Sonya. They find her and she cannot resist them. I would estimate we have in excess of 20 various trays at the moment. This one has a nice mix of metal & other tiles and has a metal underside and rim. We thought it was one-of-a-kind, but then we saw another that a friend scored 2 years ago at a garage sale. We got this one with a huge haul at a great farm sale on the Opeongo Rd. during the summer. The garage sales out here are sick, we killed it this year. I do not miss the city.

Teak bent wood vintage Canadian magazine holder

Here's a nice Canadian-made teak bent wood magazine rack holder. It reminds me of Alvar Aalto. It has cutaway holes on either side. It's a bit chipped & scratched, but it holds records well.

Emeco style, Canadian made metal desk/lounge chair, with arms

We found this nice metal desk chair, which is Canadian made, by H.H. Popham and Co. of Kingston and Ottawa, Canada, at the annual Fireman's May long weekend sale in Golden Lake for $1. It sold a couple of days ago via Craigslist, to an architect student from Ottawa. She said she saw my ad online because I referenced 'Emeco'. Emeco sell a similar 'Navy Upholstered' chair to this one, for $895 on their website.  We always buy all the metal furniture we see. It seems Canada has a good reputation for the industrial furniture of the 50's-60's.