Antiques Shopping in Charleston

I went back to the Charleston Antique Mall looking for some unique but cheap item I could take with me to the Philippines. I am trying to avoid buying glass, ceramic or porcelain because aside from being heavy, they easily break in transit. I also have a small luggage and there’s nothing more I could add to its contents. Anything that I will buy I have to hand-carry.

LV 320 Charleston Antique Mall

LV 268 Charleston Antique Mall Oct 2017

These dinner sets look modern.
LV 304 set of dinner plates, Charleston Mall

If I see something color white and blue, there’s a high probability that I will like it. This one looks more from the French – Chinois era which I am not a fan of.
LV 305 blue and white tea set

This wedding dress is nice but I think it’s creepy to wear an antique one belonging to a complete stranger. Unless the dress was a hand-me-down from your grandmother or mother, better to just buy a simpler one for the same amount.
LV 269 Antque wedding dress

LV 314 wedding dress

Expensive glass called Mimosa vase.
LV 315 Yellow mimosa vase

This is even more expensive $695.
LV 316 expensive glass

Vaseline glass pitcher $650
LV 317 Vaseline antique vase

Ay nalungkot ako bigla when I saw this anatomy of a pregnant woman. Na miss ko ovary ko. Ayun si Nyke and Oyen nasa tyan ko.
LV 318 pregnant / anatomy

I got so thirsty after half hour of walking-around. They have a vending machine which sells the cheapest softdrinks at only $0.75 a can. In other vending machines, the prices range from $1.25 to $2.25.
Sprite at Charleston Antique Mall
Gandang-ganda ako dito sa Jim’s Auto Repair plastic sign. This is certainly antique. Kung Ed sana nakalagay or Mon, or An or Annie, bibilhin ko ito.
Jim's Auto Repair antique signage

I missed my father after I saw these stack of motor oil cans. Ganyan talaga nung araw, nasa lata.
LV 303 old oil cans

I have two telephones similar to this I bought brand-new from a store on the second floor of Home Depot in Julia Vargas. They used to import authentic Italian furniture pero ngayon hindi na. Mukhang Italian pero gawa ni Space Invader. Those were impractical purchases kasi we never got to use them. Wala na gumagamit ng ganito ngayon. Mabigat. Ang mahal pa naman ng bili ko, tila P10,000 each or even more.
LV 309 antique telephone

Ang cute nitong oil painting of chickens. Pero our house is beginning to look like a poultry sa dami na ng decor kong manok. Krooook krooook.
LV 311 oil painting of chickens

I like the red barn and the cow but the sunflowers killed it. I am not fond of sunflowers.
LV 312 oil painting of cow

Etong old window, gustung-gusto ko. I liked the color and patina. I even tried to move it, ang bigat naman. Maganda sana ito sa bahay pahingahan sa probinsya. I went back to this stall three times kasi I really liked this window.
LV 308 vintage windows

Eto rin, dito ako natagalan, siguro apat na balik-balik ko. I found this water garden faucet with 4 cans unique. I could put our individual names on each of the can- Mon, An, Nyk, Yen. Parang cute. Nagdalawang isip lang ako kasi medyo mabigat at paano ko ikakarga eh mag-u-Uber lang ako. Next time I visit and it’s still here, bibilhiin ko na.
LV 306 water garden spout

Ganito gripo namin sa Binangonan.
LV 307 garden faucet

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2 thoughts on “Antiques Shopping in Charleston

  1. Dear Cecile,

    it’s really unhealthy to eat commercially-raised chickens because of the boosters.
    I hope to grow as many as a hundred native / free range chickens . That would be the time when I will start (sad to say) getting some for our consumption.

    Thanks Cecile for the info.

    Regards,
    Omb

  2. Good morning Ms. Annie!
    I just read your post and It’s really sad to learn pag mga inalagaan mo kahit roosters pa ay sa kaserola ang bagsak. Though I also think that maybe what happened to your roosters is a blessing in disguise so you will prefer eating native/free range than poultry raised chickens. I listened to Scientific American’s podcast, “McKenna’s Big Chicken, Part 1” (https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/maryn-mckennas-big-chicken-part-1/) yesterday. And though I know about poultry raisers use of antibiotics in making their chickens more marketable, I never made a big deal out of it dahil masarap ang fried chicken!
    In the podcast the listener is informed that continuous consumption of chicken meat which was grown with the help of antibiotics can reduce the effect of medicines, and your body’s reception of prescribed antibiotics. This may mean an increase in the dosage of a prescribed medicine or antibiotic to take effect and help a sick person recover. Marami pa pong binanggit na hindi magandang effect ang pag-consume ng mga chicken na pinalaki sa tulong ng antibiotics doon sa podcast.
    Nalungkot naman po ako kasi gustung gusto namin ng mga bata ang fried chicken. At mahal ang native chicken, though mas malasa at masustansiya naman.
    May part 2 rin po pala yong podcast nasa baba nong podcast window ang link.

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