by Community Forklift Team | Jan 17, 2024 | Materials, Vintage History
Book cards as library mementos A donated cabinet at our reuse warehouse came with a little surprise: book cards from the early 1960s! For those who are more familiar with barcodes than book pockets, these book cards were used in libraries before online circulation...
by Community Forklift Team | Mar 1, 2023 | Materials, Vintage History
Sometimes the items donated to Community Forklift come with surprises inside. Have you seen one of these Avis tab buttons before? When I found this one in the bottom of a vintage trunk, they were new to me! The 1.5″ tab buttons were available at Avis car rental...
by Community Forklift Team | Sep 12, 2022 | Materials, Vintage History
In our Vintage History blog feature, a Community Forklift pricing team member tells us about something in the reuse warehouse, with particular attention paid to its style, history, and function. This vintage circa 1935 Chambers gas range (Model A (11-A-22)) sold...
by Community Forklift Team | Jun 6, 2022 | Materials, Vintage History
In our Vintage History blog feature, a Community Forklift pricing team member tells us about something in the reuse warehouse, with particular attention paid to its style, history, and function. If your surroundings dictate your dreams, then get ready to take a trip...
by Community Forklift Team | Apr 25, 2022 | Materials, Vintage History
Whenever I see vintage CorningWare dishes in the housewares section at Community Forklift, I’m instantly transported to dinnertime in Ohio in the 1980’s. The vintage items at the reuse warehouse come chock full of memories — and in the case of furniture,...
by Community Forklift Team | Mar 30, 2022 | Materials, Vintage History
Sometimes the salvaged items that are donated to our reuse warehouse come with fascinating looks into the lives of the previous owners. Photos, letters, Christmas cards, business cards, and newspapers are just a few of the items that we’ve found stashed in the...
