Todays Yardsale find

[Hotfoot]

Grandma gave my 5 and 8 year old girls her old computer so we needed a place for it. We went to a few discount furniture places and kids desks were around 600 and up. Discouraged we stopped at a few yard sales. Nothing, no furniture or old toys. Bummed we headed home. 2 Blocks from our house we found another and stopped.

We found a Jackson Furniture Desk made in June of 1955. Their motto was "Built like a Stonewall!"



Paid a whopping $40 bucks for it.

[wayne foundation 07]

atleast you didn't have to move it far.And for that price its great for kids to use .I think you did pretty good.

[Zemo]

Looks like some nice Tiger Maple on the right side. Either that side or the left was placed at one time.

[Hotfoot]

Looks like some nice Tiger Maple on the right side. Either that side or the left was placed at one time.

Looks all original. The left side and pencil drawer have a lot of crazing (?) of the finish. Right side may have been refinished. Not sure. For 40 bucks the kids can beat it up or I can attempt to refinish it!

[Megospidey]

Computer: $550
Cool desk from 1955 found at garage sale: $40
Showing all your Mego buds with the Wiggles on the screen: priceless

[toys2cool]

nice

[Hotfoot]

Computer: $550
Cool desk from 1955 found at garage sale: $40
Showing all your Mego buds with the Wiggles on the screen: priceless

Computer was a FREEBIE

Wiggles. Thats what you get with a 5 and an 8 year old!

[HardyGirl]

Nice find. That computer looks like it was just made for it.

[Megospidey]

^^ I know...I'm subjected to pokemon with 6 and 10 year old boys

[sprytel]

What a great looking desk! Nice score.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Cool! And it will probably last another 50 years, more so than a $600 one from today.

[vulcan2074]

Now thats a great price.
Sammy

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Most excellent. I bet the kids are stoked!

[Joe90]

That's a great desk. The fifties were a great decade for so many things!

Produced a great crop of kids...

[megocrazy]

Cool! And it will probably last another 50 years, more so than a $600 one from today.

Without a doubt. Stuff today sucks. Give me vintage any day.