Yard Sales, Flea Markets and Antique Shops 2024

[Aragorn243]

My big purchase of the weekend. A whistle I'm not positive is military issue or from what time period it is from. I've seen anywhere from WWI to WWII suggested. It is brass and I know the US Army was issuing green plastic whistles in 1943 so it is possible for either. Markings suggest military use but just not sure. At $5, it was worth the risk.







Also shown is the MOPP carry bag I got yesterday. I'm not sure how you carry it. It has straps which could go over the shoulders or attach to a pack but the hooks run in the opposite direction.







All in all today I had a very good day, just not military. First two antique flea markets were a complete bust. There is a small antique center that has maybe a dozen dealers outside and I sometimes stop and did so today because I still hadn't found anything. My first stop the guy had a Hubley dump truck. This is a local toy company so their items generally bring top dollar in the area. So I asked how much and he said everything on the table was $1. I couldn't believe it. So I looked closer at the table. A Corgi tractor harvester in very good condition, two plastic toy figures from a comic strip that I remembered as a kid, I even had the small one at one time, and a played with Ertl backhoe, still worth a buck for my grandson to play with. I got the whistle from another vender and also an HO caboose for $1 from a third vendor. eBay check when I got home, two figures $25 for the pair, they are from 1969, Pogo is I think the lead character, the other fellow is Albert the Aligator. The Hubley dump Truck is $20 and the Corgi was $98 in similar condition.

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