Cast Iron Floor Register

We live in an old house. Before the 1960s, there were two wood stoves on the first floor that heated the whole house. Each had a stove pipe that passed through a second story bedroom and continued up through the roof.  Those stove pipes heated the second story.
We sell antique cast iron floor registers to other old house dwellers. Floor registers control the flow of warm air from a duct system or just from one story to the next. Most can be opened or closed like the vents in your car.

Collector Cool

OK, now, I'm not really a collector. I'm more a little-bit-of-this-and-that type of antique buyer. I had a small collection when I was a kid, but didn't really hunt things down the way Keith did.  One thing that makes it clear I'm not a collector is my interest in common things. This little leather keychain would not thrill any collector. Collectors focus on the rare and less common, and there were (and are) just too many of these around to really interest a collector. But I think this image of the 1940s car, pressed into the leather and worn just a bit, is pretty neat.  Your father won't be impressed since he probably had the car and not just the key case, but in my opinion this is an authentic affordable antique. (If you're picky about your antiques being at least 100 years old, can I call it a valid valueful vintage?)

Farm Pulley

Here is an antique cast iron pulley with nice embossed lettering on one side. It is marked Whitcomb's Hay Elevator Pulley Patd Feb 2 1864 Oak Hill Mfg Co Oak Hill NY.   This is an attractive, decorative, affordable, authentic antique. (Haven't you been saying you wanted that?)

Mud Boots

I mentioned mud boots a few posts ago, and then found some.

Vintage Dress Form with Cast Iron Base

This is an old adjustable dress form.   An antique dealer we once knew used a dress form like this to display scarves, stick pins, and brooches. The entire form was completely covered with old bling. Very nice. When lowered it is 38 inches tall, so can be used for a tabletop display, too.  The fabric covering is worn and has been tacked to the body in spots, though your jewelry collection won't mind a bit. Price: $95. Local pickup or chance meeting. There are more photos at walkerantiques.com