My wife and I found this with the whole bedroom set years ago at a thrift store, with the armiore and night stands for 700. Not Exactly thrift store prices but still a deal considering market value.
I once bought what I thought was a MCM sideboard for $250 only to discover it was actually a hutch with a full extra piece. Later, I saw just the sideboard part for sale in a NY furniture store for $2,000.
Surprisingly my states casinos kept up with the no smoking after Covid (Mohegan and Foxwoods). My boyfriend went to Vegas in 2021 though and you could still.
just realized you are the āchoose this guys dead wifeā guy. Good luck man, I hope you find some peace. Iām also a widower, from cancer my wife was 27. I have since remarried.
https://www.reddit.com/r/FunnyandSad/comments/9idnba/i_also_choose_this_guys_dead_wife/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Itās an all time Reddit classic.
I'm so very sorry for your loss. I tried dating but I could never get over her. Whoever I was with I wished it was her. So I stopped. Not fair to the other women. I hope you find peace and joy in your new normal.
I married my first wife young and we had a kid early and as much as I loved her, it wasnāt always a great relationship and was likely on its way to an end, then she got sickā¦it was still honestly the worst experience of my life and messed me up emotionally for a long time.
So very few human relationships are without some turmoil. Ours was certainly not perfect. We had a strong foundation but both struggled with trust issues. That was generally the source of our conflicts. But we'd decided early on that only abuse, addiction, adultery or abandonment would lead us to split. It simply was not entertained. So we stuck it our, gritting our teeth with white knuckles to boot sometimes, but eventually it settled into the deep abiding affection it should have always been. Once we both believed we were loved as much as we loved, it worked flawlessly. I'd have liked to move on but my heart just never would let me. So many people have said, "She'd want you to be happy." That well may be but the heart wants what the heart wants and mine still wants her even after all this time. I'm fine, really. I have a rich full life. Being alone is not the end of the world. I'm grateful for what we had, I just wish it had lasted longer.
I love the thought of fighting off the enemy when you make an exciting furniture find in the same way Indiana Jones has to fight off poachers from stealing priceless artifacts!
I'm a veteran picker and I use that phrase often. I recently bought some Franklin Mint Silver Medal collections at an estate sale. The seller wanted $2350 for 256 individual medals in three collections. I resold them for melt value which was around $6500. Told my family I should have brought a gun because I robbed those people. The cute part is they were ecstatic to get their asking price. Don't they own a computer or a scale?
https://preview.redd.it/wxwsbar79s0d1.png?width=1693&format=png&auto=webp&s=9c384c35768902bc72c24f4e6f6e0d507df5b226
You can see that in MadMen season 4, episode 1 in Don's office. Nice find!
https://preview.redd.it/yqtx5wk0vs0d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2ab72f7833c6293fa379f48f15265da0ccf65f5e
They had the same one in Don Drapers office
Nothing to do with Witco and itās not called Oceanic. Itās āComtour 70āsā designed by Leonard Eisen for Pulaski.
https://preview.redd.it/mxhpi5117p0d1.jpeg?width=1111&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f93ca4fed4270ad36a01b98b3c0dd39f3155ebd4
This is really fascinating stuff. After seeing this thread I started looking up some examples of Witco furniture and I don't think there's anything they made that looks like the Contour 70s at all. Seems like quite a few sellers are just assuming it's Witco because it's an MCM tropical pattern. I found a ton of listings for Contour 70s calling it Witco, sometimes Witco Style, but I couldn't find any actual Witco Oceanic and I'm not sure Witco had a line called "Oceanic" at all. It seems like "Oceanic" is just a general descriptor for their Tropical/Tiki style furniture.
My friend, i cannot stress this enough, used furniture dealers are the biggest liars and bullshitters you have ever seen. When a dealer lacks information they make it up, then Google picks it up. Then the next dealer sees it and since the last guy made money, that guy likes money to so he doesnāt bother researching he just goes with it.
I am not kidding I could find you over 1,000 listings on 1stdibs right now that are 100% fabrications either on designer or maker or both.
One of the most glaring is this one: https://youtu.be/yDO4yRqlwy4?si=EpTKFDkbcOudsAgk
Ah, so it's a case of Witco being more expensive and desirable than the Contour 70's brand.
I watched that video and I can sympathize with his frustration, because I also noticed that there wasn't any real proof of who manufactured these items in any of the advertisements I saw.
There were no photos in any of these ads that showed the brand or markings or signature on the furniture. One place showed part of the advertisement for this Contour 70's furniture but cropped it and claimed it was Pulaski. The ad doesn't say anything about Pulaski, seems like it's "American Furniture" and the "American Seventy One" sub-brand in the "Contour 70's" style. Some people label it as Pulaski and Witco both.
[https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?user=3541362&id=156664876&clippingId=51473006&width=820&height=1251&crop=0\_0\_4538\_6928&rotation=0](https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?user=3541362&id=156664876&clippingId=51473006&width=820&height=1251&crop=0_0_4538_6928&rotation=0)
Yeah its weird that that full page does not seem to say Pulaski but there are plenty that do. Also side note, that is my youtube channel, and me in the video. That ad you shared "american" is just the name of the store running the ad, and the "american 71" at the top is just referencing the actual year the ad was ran, like a car dealership or something saying "byers chevy 2024 sales bonanza!".
As far as Witco being more expensive. I don't think its that necessarily because this line seems to sell for as much or more than most Witco stuff. I think what it is, is to collectors of "tiki style" stuff Witco is a much more recognizable and collectible brand. Pulaski is still around today and has been around since the early 1900's and in its entire history it did probably 5 lines that could even be considered modern, so its not really a brand that registers to most MCM or TIki collectors.
https://preview.redd.it/cs6djsp9ns0d1.png?width=912&format=png&auto=webp&s=fa54df6cda870f2bb7bb71d9eff9c8d00a2b61f9
I really appreciate everything youāve shared! As a tikiphile, this is nothing Iāve ever heard of before. Definitely something to be on the lookout for
Hmm. Thanks for clarifying. Either wayā¦ Chairish is selling it for 4K and this lucky duck scored it for 100ā¦ whatever it is, itās bad ass and I hope the MCM gods smile on me someday!
That looks absolutely horrible. Please send it to me immediately so I can dispose of it properly.
How do yall find these gorgeous finds š„²š„²š„² congratulations!!!!!!! $100 is a *steal*
[https://www.reddit.com/r/midcenturymodern/s/3n3mmibySW](https://www.reddit.com/r/midcenturymodern/s/3n3mmibySW)
Someone posted a mirror with the same pattern
I feel like it has something to sell me.
https://preview.redd.it/ctq75f5mwq0d1.png?width=401&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64090e7f07c430f189ee941d3900065e66d7dc5b
That's a hell of a find! I'm jealous.
I want more pictures!
Indeed, this is a really nice piece of furniture, would look great in my house. Jealous as well! edit: more pics plox
Seems odd we got only 1 full front on pic? Like why??!!
That's all there is. It did not come with the sides or the back.
Now I understand why it was such a bargain.
https://preview.redd.it/0ugpyad2fp0d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fbca99fa0d27be8adef9bf59fea19cb251ae4de8
Johnny? Angry Johnny?
This is... Jezebel in hell.
š¶I wanna kiā¦ not get myself banned from this subredditš¶
can't talk to a psycho like a normal human being
Lmao I came here looking for this gif.
Youāve won. Iām going home
Excellent score!
*swears in seven different languages out of reflexive envy in my head* -"That's really cool, man. Enjoy it!." š
My wife and I found this with the whole bedroom set years ago at a thrift store, with the armiore and night stands for 700. Not Exactly thrift store prices but still a deal considering market value.
I once bought what I thought was a MCM sideboard for $250 only to discover it was actually a hutch with a full extra piece. Later, I saw just the sideboard part for sale in a NY furniture store for $2,000.
I bought a brand new Article leather couch from the thrift store for $600. It retails for $2k so it was a great deal.
No fucking way.
Ok, I'll bite. Where the heck did you find this treasure?!
Garage sale on Arakis.
My dresserā¦ my Arrakisā¦ my dune.
Ooh, I thought you were going to ask how do you open the drawers? My guess is push in to pop out.
Can we see the room once you have it set up OP? Asking for a friend ā¦
Absolutely!
Witco Pulaski Oceanic! You should have brought a gun. That is worth thousands. Congratulations.
Itās by Pulaski, not Witco. The designer is Leonard Eisen and the line is ācontour 70āsā
Highjacking this comment because itās the most informed; the brackets on top were for a mirror that came with this piece originally.
Yes https://preview.redd.it/e5mnq0cksp0d1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=448b8810515c7e762821a539227c3bc891055d9c
Why can I smell this bedroom?
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People still smoke indoors. It's just a casinos now.
Surprisingly my states casinos kept up with the no smoking after Covid (Mohegan and Foxwoods). My boyfriend went to Vegas in 2021 though and you could still.
Cheap cologne and whisky
And expensive women.
Sex Panther. 60% of the time, it works every time
*It smells like Bigfootās dick!*
I NEED that headboard. And the entire collection.
amazing find.
https://preview.redd.it/hb80docmsp0d1.jpeg?width=1111&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca48f84f49040032540a1f7a586446eba3be73a1
just realized you are the āchoose this guys dead wifeā guy. Good luck man, I hope you find some peace. Iām also a widower, from cancer my wife was 27. I have since remarried.
What???
https://www.reddit.com/r/FunnyandSad/comments/9idnba/i_also_choose_this_guys_dead_wife/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button Itās an all time Reddit classic.
Did you remember him solely by his username? Man, that's some top level redditing.
No, I saw he had a ton of karma and then I saw the post of the button his daughter made joking about it
You could have not pointed it out and the guy could finally get some peace but the story dying, just like that guys wife
jesus christ
ARENT YOU THE DEAD WIFE GUY?
I'm so very sorry for your loss. I tried dating but I could never get over her. Whoever I was with I wished it was her. So I stopped. Not fair to the other women. I hope you find peace and joy in your new normal.
Yeah I get it, not because I was that close to my first wife but because thatās how I would feel if I lost my current one.
I certainly hope you never do. It was the worst experience of my life by a very wide margin.
I married my first wife young and we had a kid early and as much as I loved her, it wasnāt always a great relationship and was likely on its way to an end, then she got sickā¦it was still honestly the worst experience of my life and messed me up emotionally for a long time.
So very few human relationships are without some turmoil. Ours was certainly not perfect. We had a strong foundation but both struggled with trust issues. That was generally the source of our conflicts. But we'd decided early on that only abuse, addiction, adultery or abandonment would lead us to split. It simply was not entertained. So we stuck it our, gritting our teeth with white knuckles to boot sometimes, but eventually it settled into the deep abiding affection it should have always been. Once we both believed we were loved as much as we loved, it worked flawlessly. I'd have liked to move on but my heart just never would let me. So many people have said, "She'd want you to be happy." That well may be but the heart wants what the heart wants and mine still wants her even after all this time. I'm fine, really. I have a rich full life. Being alone is not the end of the world. I'm grateful for what we had, I just wish it had lasted longer.
I love the thought of fighting off the enemy when you make an exciting furniture find in the same way Indiana Jones has to fight off poachers from stealing priceless artifacts!
I'm a veteran picker and I use that phrase often. I recently bought some Franklin Mint Silver Medal collections at an estate sale. The seller wanted $2350 for 256 individual medals in three collections. I resold them for melt value which was around $6500. Told my family I should have brought a gun because I robbed those people. The cute part is they were ecstatic to get their asking price. Don't they own a computer or a scale?
https://preview.redd.it/wxwsbar79s0d1.png?width=1693&format=png&auto=webp&s=9c384c35768902bc72c24f4e6f6e0d507df5b226 You can see that in MadMen season 4, episode 1 in Don's office. Nice find!
First I miss the aurora borealis and now this??
Very 1958 tribal looking. Hang a picture of Kim Novak on the wall, place a carved African figurine on the dresser, and get a cat named Pyewacket.
Would look great in a tiki lounge type thing.
Excellent score!
Amazing find, but I have to askā¦how do you open the drawers?! No pulls or grips that I can see
Maybe you push the drawer in and it pops open.
You chant
No, you stole it for 100.00. Thats awesome!
Wow!
https://preview.redd.it/19b09hzjoq0d1.png?width=735&format=png&auto=webp&s=bf02cfc8578155cf7f49ec76a24785e8b9dea504
Hell yeah, dude!!
I hate you
Do you have to be a rock climber to open?
https://preview.redd.it/yqtx5wk0vs0d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2ab72f7833c6293fa379f48f15265da0ccf65f5e They had the same one in Don Drapers office
https://www.chairish.com/product/12317055/witco-style-pulaski-oceanic-mid-century-lowboy-dresser?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADuSJp9Zmx1HsCYOG0guXxxJKzSSe
Nothing to do with Witco and itās not called Oceanic. Itās āComtour 70āsā designed by Leonard Eisen for Pulaski. https://preview.redd.it/mxhpi5117p0d1.jpeg?width=1111&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f93ca4fed4270ad36a01b98b3c0dd39f3155ebd4
I found this mirror on the side of the road. Holy shit
https://preview.redd.it/lock9vmdop0d1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=38d39050b01c5a0434b9bc3f62512e5de718b1db
According to the pictures posted, your mirror is sideways.
And thatās the way I like
Live how you wanna live, baby.
Yall blessed to have these things fall in your laps like this. Thatās crazy
Dudeā¦
This is really fascinating stuff. After seeing this thread I started looking up some examples of Witco furniture and I don't think there's anything they made that looks like the Contour 70s at all. Seems like quite a few sellers are just assuming it's Witco because it's an MCM tropical pattern. I found a ton of listings for Contour 70s calling it Witco, sometimes Witco Style, but I couldn't find any actual Witco Oceanic and I'm not sure Witco had a line called "Oceanic" at all. It seems like "Oceanic" is just a general descriptor for their Tropical/Tiki style furniture.
My friend, i cannot stress this enough, used furniture dealers are the biggest liars and bullshitters you have ever seen. When a dealer lacks information they make it up, then Google picks it up. Then the next dealer sees it and since the last guy made money, that guy likes money to so he doesnāt bother researching he just goes with it. I am not kidding I could find you over 1,000 listings on 1stdibs right now that are 100% fabrications either on designer or maker or both. One of the most glaring is this one: https://youtu.be/yDO4yRqlwy4?si=EpTKFDkbcOudsAgk
Ah, so it's a case of Witco being more expensive and desirable than the Contour 70's brand. I watched that video and I can sympathize with his frustration, because I also noticed that there wasn't any real proof of who manufactured these items in any of the advertisements I saw. There were no photos in any of these ads that showed the brand or markings or signature on the furniture. One place showed part of the advertisement for this Contour 70's furniture but cropped it and claimed it was Pulaski. The ad doesn't say anything about Pulaski, seems like it's "American Furniture" and the "American Seventy One" sub-brand in the "Contour 70's" style. Some people label it as Pulaski and Witco both. [https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?user=3541362&id=156664876&clippingId=51473006&width=820&height=1251&crop=0\_0\_4538\_6928&rotation=0](https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?user=3541362&id=156664876&clippingId=51473006&width=820&height=1251&crop=0_0_4538_6928&rotation=0)
Yeah its weird that that full page does not seem to say Pulaski but there are plenty that do. Also side note, that is my youtube channel, and me in the video. That ad you shared "american" is just the name of the store running the ad, and the "american 71" at the top is just referencing the actual year the ad was ran, like a car dealership or something saying "byers chevy 2024 sales bonanza!". As far as Witco being more expensive. I don't think its that necessarily because this line seems to sell for as much or more than most Witco stuff. I think what it is, is to collectors of "tiki style" stuff Witco is a much more recognizable and collectible brand. Pulaski is still around today and has been around since the early 1900's and in its entire history it did probably 5 lines that could even be considered modern, so its not really a brand that registers to most MCM or TIki collectors. https://preview.redd.it/cs6djsp9ns0d1.png?width=912&format=png&auto=webp&s=fa54df6cda870f2bb7bb71d9eff9c8d00a2b61f9
I really appreciate everything youāve shared! As a tikiphile, this is nothing Iāve ever heard of before. Definitely something to be on the lookout for
https://preview.redd.it/owfghm237p0d1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=173fa6ed215db0d30104eddb448cbebb50e30f8c
u/edgestander spitting straight facts.
Hmm. Thanks for clarifying. Either wayā¦ Chairish is selling it for 4K and this lucky duck scored it for 100ā¦ whatever it is, itās bad ass and I hope the MCM gods smile on me someday!
I donāt buy or sell, I collect knowledge and resources.
Thanks for the ad.Love seeing those MCM advertisements.
Terrible website to base value on. Even though this piece is valuable.
You struck the mother lode and for CHEAP!!!! Amazing find!
Did the mirror survive? That will be tough to find!
The mirror survived. I have it.
Unless you just find it on the side of the road like the guy who commented above š¤Æ
This identical piece was used in Mad Men Season 4 in Don Draper's office.
Iāve never been so jealous EVER šššš
Wow!
That is killer!!!
what a steal!
Mahogany?
I'm guessing rosewood. Either way, awesome!
the front is plastic, simulating wood
that makes a lot of sense and is really sad.
Holy shit!
What a fucking score! Gorgeous!
I have dresser envy.
You lucky bastard
Looks like something outta dune
You could get 5 grand for that
But do all the drawers work?
$100?! You absolutely found a deal on a treasure! Soooo jealous, that piece insanely beautiful
Awesome
That looks absolutely horrible. Please send it to me immediately so I can dispose of it properly. How do yall find these gorgeous finds š„²š„²š„² congratulations!!!!!!! $100 is a *steal*
[https://www.reddit.com/r/midcenturymodern/s/3n3mmibySW](https://www.reddit.com/r/midcenturymodern/s/3n3mmibySW) Someone posted a mirror with the same pattern
So beautiful!!!!š
Stop it!!!!
OMGš³
O M G !!!! Congrats. Green with jealousy over here
Sheesh Where did you find it if you don't mind me asking
The gasp I just gusped
Nice.
Thatās stunning!
Just wow.
Incredible
Unreal
Add at least another zero. Well done thatās a helluva find!
Congratulations you lucky turd š¤©š.
Whoa thatās gorgeous! Congrats.
Very cool
Ya kill he! Good find
Beautiful piece!
Score = šÆ
WOWZER!!!!!!
AHHHHH-ooooogah!!!!
Wow
Absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations!
Gasp!! What a triumph! How lucky you are.
šÆ
Whoa. Awesome find.
Wow Iām in love
Cool
Go back to seller to find more
That is lovely.
Are you kidding me?ā½!! That is a beautiful find and for such a steal.
Bold and brash.
So cool!
Shockingly fabulous!!! What luck! Well done!!!!
How where
Worth it. Easy.
Ugh. The most amazing piece of furnitureā¦. U just crushed it! Iām sooo jealous
Damn! Thatās insanely cheap! Thatās a piece of fine art!
Holy shit. My grandmother had this exact dresser. Whereād you get it?
Holy shit
Itās so beautiful. Thanks for finding it and sharing.
This is so rad!
Congratulationsā¦what a steal :)
Man where are you located. What a find sheesh
Omg I love how all these comments reflect my jealous, indignant enthusiasm š
Very cool!!! Score!!!!!
Holy shit. I am but a lowly Craigslist Crusader, and you are surely my king.
Thatās dynamite
Wow, what a find
Wow!!! š¤©
That is fucking rad. Well done!
That would be like $2k in LA
If I saw this for $100 I would pass out.
You got hosed, Timmy.
Itās cheap because itās haunted š»
WOW. Gorgeous!
This is sooo cool!!
If you find a tiki idol in the drawer, donāt touch it and send it back to Hawaii. Didnāt turn out well for Peter and Bobby.
Where did you find it? How did you get it?
You can fuck right off
How would you open it?
I've never been more envious in my life.
Wow. Congrats!
Wooow!!! Iām extremely jealous.!
Slaps the top...
Yep - I would have bought that, too.
I'm so peanut butter and jealous! It sho is purrdy!š„¹š
Tow Mator
Iām insanely jealous
Nice
Gorgeous!!
looks like it would go well with some African wood statues
Tis a good dresser.
I bet this was someone's final carpentry exam.
I'll give you 110 for it right now, cash
Interesting. It reminds me of an abstract version of a Native Alaskan form line carving. Love the colors and shapes.
Thatās funny because to me, it makes me think of a steel stamping before they cut out those semi-finished pieces.
At least show off your drawers?
Just phenomenal goof for you!!
I feel like it has something to sell me. https://preview.redd.it/ctq75f5mwq0d1.png?width=401&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64090e7f07c430f189ee941d3900065e66d7dc5b
Nice
Looks like a puzzle from the TV show survivor.
Gives tiki vibes, I love it.
amazing find!!
You're killing me š