We don't get a large selection of collectibles in the ReStore but do get some in occasionally. One of the oddities is that we often get these items in more than one donation at a time. About two years ago we had a donation of tools that included an old wood plane. Before that one was sold we got two more as a donation. Recently someone donated a brace drill and, within a few days, another person donated two more. In our selection of sinks we have two vintage pedestal sinks that came from different donations.
Of the three brace drills, one is a Goodell-Pratt and the other two are Miller Falls. All three are in working condition. Miller Falls is considered the higher quality of the two names but Goodell-Pratt was owned by Miller Falls from 1931 until the discontinuation of the company name in 1946.
The pedestal sinks are made by Kohler and
Thomas Maddock's Sons Co. Kohler, of course, is still a well regarded brand name. Thomas Maddock's Sons was the first company to make sanitary earthenware products in the US. The company existed until a 1929 sale to Sanitary Manufacturing Company which later became American Standard.
Some of the collectible or vintage items we have gotten in have been offered on eBay. The pedestal sinks and the tools we will offer in the store until they sell. Old tools tend to be popular among our customers. Pedestal sinks would be difficult and expensive to ship if we tried to sell them online.
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