You’ll be absolutely gobsmacked to find out that we’ve got another rabbit hole adventure in this week’s fresh to market vintage. If it seems like we have one every week, that’s vintage for you. The best thing about this rabbit hole is that Pam went down it for us, so all we have to do is appreciate what she found.

In researching her resin brooch, Pam revisited Fordite and discovered Surfite. Both are beautiful materials that are literally made from waste; layers of spilled paint and resin scraped off auto and surfboard manufacturing floors that is cut and polished and is simply stunning. Gobsmacked also describes how we felt when we followed the links she posted to read more about both of them.

Before you head off to wander through the internet world of Fordite and Surfite, you simply must finish reading the rest of our fresh to market vintage post because there are three other things that don’t involve a rabbit hole but are still very nice.

Bold Layered Resin Brooch

This brooch took me down a rabbit hole. While it’s made of plastic resin and NOT Fordite or Surfite, I definitely learned something new. Fordite and Surfite are layers of vehicle paint or surfboard resin literally scraped off the floors of factories, cut, and polished and made into jewelry. The layers in this brooch reminded me of those materials. The colors and shapes can take years to accumulate. Normally scraped off and thrown away, creative artists collect these leftovers and turn them into fabulous jewelry. But, back to the brooch. it’s made of layers of colorful resin, cut and polished in similar style although not as precious. It would however make a fun gift for the holidays.

Colorful Layered Brooch, $23.95

Pam, Vintage Renude

Odd Fellows Lodge Ceremonial Staff, qty 2, c 1920s

Two wooden beehive-topped ceremonial staff from the IOOF (International Order of Odd Fellows) attributed to the Beresford SD lodge, circa 1920s. The beehive is one of the symbols used by both the Odd Fellows and the Masons and signifies prosperity and the rewards of hard work.

Two Vintage IOOF Lodge Staff, $95

Linda, Selective Salvage

Trachten-style Wool Cape

“High on a hill was a lonely goatherd…” Admit it. Your brain spontaneously started singing some song from The Sound of Music as soon as your eyes settled on this wool cape. From the red color to the black velvet collar to the jacquard heart ribbon trim, this cape feels like you’re in a meadow in the Alps. It’s not heirloom quality. It’s probably the kind of cape you might get in a nice souvenir shop. But that doesn’t make it any the less charming or functional.

Bavarian red wool cape, size S-L, $48.

–Laurie, NextStage Vintage

1940s Fire-King Philbe Refrigerator Dishes

You’re going to need somewhere to store your Thanksgiving leftovers, and vintage Fire-King Philbe refrigerator dishes are the perfect option. Storing things in glass has advantages: it’s non-toxic, non-reactive, non-staining, non-odor absorbing and sturdy.

Philbe was introduced in 1942 and continued being produced through the mid 1950s. The sapphire color of the above dishes is the best known shade. With the embossed pattern, it’s as pretty as it is functional.

Two things about using Philbe in the kitchen. First, it should not go into the microwave. It was made long before microwaves were common and can break. And second, it should be hand washed. If you put it in the dishwasher, eventually it will etch and get hazy.

Three Fire-King Philbe refrigerator dishes, $72.

available from Kirstie, Prairie Hippie Vintage

That’s this week’s fresh to market vintage. Raise your hand if you have a vintage Philbe food container in your kitchen. Or if you love ceremonial items from fraternal organizations. Or if you don’t plan to watch The Sound of Music when it’s on TV every year because you have watched it one million times, but as sure as the Baroness goes back to Vienna solo, there you are on the couch every year. Fate is not something you can always escape.

With the busy season launching any second, it might escape your mind to check in on your favorite vintage blog. By that we mean Vintage Unscripted. Surely you can’t have a different favorite vintage blog. If you sign up for our email newsletter, you’ll get one message a week with links to all the posts from the previous week. We’re not going to tip our hand, but we have some things in the hopper that you are not going to want to miss. And no worries, we would sooner root for Rolf the traitorous weasel in TSOM than ever share your info.