Both of these items today were purchased at the Flea...but different Fleas. The Ashtray Stand - Belleville, the Chemex - Wentzville. Both are kind of a mess...but that's kind of par for the course with the Flea Markets!
Yeah, the Girlfriend thought for sure I should buy this and drop it off in the booth at The Green Shag
Market. I wasn't (and am not) convinced. It looks a little too "Farm Fresh" for my comfort, but she
was insistent and I took that as a challenge! So in the booth it will go and we will see what happens.
It's Certainly cool looking and I was immediately drawn to it at the Flea. We'll see how it goes!
This taller Chemex coffee carafe / maker was plucked from the Wentzville Flea a few weeks ago.
It's a serious mess and I haven't done any cleanup on it at all. It won't take much work to get it
spotless...it IS glass. The weird thing is that it's taller than my other Chemex. I haven't done much
research on these so, does anybody know anything about that?
They make different size Chemex so as to make larger amounts of coffee.
ReplyDeleteHi Hannah.
DeleteI guess that's it, but they don't seem to be that much different in size. I was more concerned about the shape difference but looking at the link below shows MANY different sizes and shapes.
Last week there was a post on the Chemex on Collectors Weekly: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/mr-chemex/
ReplyDeleteHi Cedar.
DeleteI had given that a super brief look before but not when I was posting this. Thanks for the reminder and link.
Hey - thanks for posting your Chemex finds. I've been following your blog for months now since I love MCM and I live in Columbia, MO (just moved 1.5 yrs ago from St. L). Anyway - today at one of the lame thrift stores in Columbia (because Columbia has the worst thrift stores ever but since I live here they are my only chance at stumbling upon some MCM coolness - I go weekly) I spotted a Chemex for $5. I didn't know it was a Chemex, I just remember seeing one on your blog and figured I ought to buy it - though I didn't even remember it was for coffee. I asked if they would take $3 (because I wasn't sure it really was "something" and didn't want to pay $5 for it)...and they did! Was excited to find out what I really had, once I got home and checked out your blog again.
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous.
DeleteThat's a great story! Now you (like me) have to find some place that stocks the special filters for your Chemex. Believe me, regular ones don't work!