## Once a year it's like Christmas for vintage lovers. The most wonderful time of the year, It's **Spring Cleanup.**

**This once a year event means residents can put ANYTHING out at the curb for trash pickup.**  You can empty out a basement or attic and many do.  You can't throw away food, yard waste or white appliances. You also have to keep construction stuff to a minimum.  You only get some much of a weekly trash "allowance" you have to pay to go over it.  This is the only time it's free to all. 

**Today began the southeast quadrant of town with trash pick up tomorrow.**The curbs were loaded with stuff today and it will continue all night until the pickup at 7 am. 

**Here's what we got for our time and gas. Needless to say, we skipped estate sales. We are even thinking about going back out first thing in the morning!**
![cleanup 10 all.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmeR2TGZ1anyKTpPppZnYxah3YCX8XYr22L9UfWV9hMBCE)
Here's good overall shot but it's still not all there. 
![Cleanup 1.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmdRy2ofBe2AZsvcj8YvwP5mUdWNE9upXaxYivXUXpLduL)
### Closeup on the pipe box in the center. It looked nice. I had no idea it was full of pipes and really nice English made ones.  Lots of other trinkets in this cedar lined box.  What fun!
![pipe box 1.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmaBraSknx6XgSRWkiV9B6iLGgdG4uhgmy1R7CmXoMW2Zy)
Very old car keys and skeleton keys inside too!
![pipe box.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmU4WodcLS6qqXj1iH5wMr5tEcsrsYdGvS1q8919Nje5ok)
The most interesting thing I found in that box is this all wood pipe Made in England with the logo of the **1933 Chicago World's Fair**!!  I've never seen anything like it, and in amazing condition.
![world fairclean up 5.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmVYYxQ75hHCZv1XA43hbPD364XdyQCL1F4V6QygKrAyUV)

2 antique frames, most likely English. Beautiful. I can't have enough excellent old frames like this. 
![frames Clean up 2.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmWPs44LMsVYJf6NsKgN413smoaMQo7hgYQekyhTcFVCic)
Fonts alone will make me grab something and rescue from a landfill-
![font cleanup.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmTMfAiTDTpgyr7aWFkEXvSK7xo5PmcR9wRr8Bg8WPc6Eh)
**A good stack of games!**
![toys games.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmT4DLbA2DmRtfQL5c5ULW6KjNx5EBZqw4XkdZ1pcNNJsE)
**Gorgeous embroidered throw.  No research done yet.  Can't decide if it's old or new. Either way, very well made.**
![throw cleanup 9.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmWT4Behms1Gi3CrsuprkktPZptqSL5YaLX8z4rr9k5YAk)
**I do lots of gardening in the summer and I haven't paid for a flow pot in YEARS. There's a white shelf there also from the curb and a long wood planter. In the first couple of pics. Loved this basket too. saw plenty of them.**

**Last year, I picked up an Italian lounge chair with a screw missing, got it into the van by myself, got it home.  Jim fixed it and it sold on eBay for $750.** It's always worth a shot, hoping for a big one this year! 

What's it all worth? Hard to say, but I think anywhere between $500 to $1000 is reasonable. Pipes are worth the most so far. 

#### **The top 5 things we saw and didn't pick up- garden hoses, garden hose reel, mattress, broken wicker chair or any chair, rotted wood lawn furniture.**

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