{"id":210,"date":"2014-10-26T19:24:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T19:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drivingfordeco.com\/staging\/3617\/?p=210"},"modified":"2017-01-22T11:06:43","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T16:06:43","slug":"hunting-deco-thrift-stores-junk-barns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingfordeco.com\/staging\/3617\/hunting-deco-thrift-stores-junk-barns\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunting Deco in thrift stores and junk barns."},"content":{"rendered":"
Some of my best Art Deco items did not come from any fancy New York City antique show, Miami gallery or San Francisco shop, but from thrift stores and junk barns. I will grant you that junk barns and thrift stores are hit and miss, and to be honest, mostly miss. But every once and a while a real treasure can be found. The trick is to find a store that is located in an old established neighborhood, town or city, rather than one located in a suburban stripmall, and then go back often. Stock comes in every day, so one weekend there might not be anything of note but the next weekend might be the jackpot.<\/h4>\n
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In a junk barn a half hour south west of Allentown, Pennsylvania, I came across this Chase Corn and Pancake set<\/em><\/strong>, designed by Russel Wright (1904 – 1976). Wright was an industrial designer who worked in New York City and is probably best known for his spun aluminum products made in the 1930’s and his famous lines of dinnerware such as American Modern (1939 – 1959) for Steubenville Pottery and Casual (1947 – 1967) for Iroquois. The Chase Corn and Pancake set was sold by the Chase Speciality Line between 1935 – 1940 and originally sold for $4.50 ($78.00 in 2014 dollars). It consists of a syrup jug, salt and pepper shakers and a chrome and blue glass tray. This set has a book value of $250 -$400. I was lucky to find this set in unused condition for $6.00.<\/h4>\n