| An antique coffee pot is not something you normally | | | | high; something that I definitely could afford. I was |
| look for when you want to brew your coffee. In | | | | excited to bring the antique coffee pot home. |
| fact, most people who aren't collectors of antiques | | | | As luck would have it, a month later I spotted an old |
| or vintage items won't even think about spending | | | | coffee pot in a neighborhood thrift store which I |
| extra money on such an old and used device when | | | | suspected was an antique. This pot was also made |
| they can get a modern coffee maker for much | | | | of silver. It didn't look as shiny and charming as the |
| cheaper. | | | | one I previously purchased, but it had no defects. I |
| Although not a collector myself I generally like | | | | was sure with a little bit of polishing it would look |
| antiques, but even I never considered buying an | | | | really beautiful. The best part was the price, which |
| antique coffee pot. I had always pictured antique | | | | was only $25. I didn't think twice about getting it, for |
| coffee pots as tarnished from many years of disuse, | | | | it would be money well spent even if the item would |
| and might even have a few dents. | | | | turn out not to be an antique. |
| However, one day as I was browsing the shelves in | | | | The following day I took this old coffee pot to an |
| a local antique store my eyes caught a gorgeous | | | | antique appraiser, and to my delight he told me it |
| sterling silver coffee pot, and I fell in love with it. This | | | | was indeed an antique and was worth about $300. |
| antique coffee pot was beautiful. It was smooth and | | | | You see, often times you can find treasures in thrift |
| shiny, almost like new. The previous owner must | | | | stores since many people, including the store owners |
| have taken very good care of it. | | | | are not aware of the real value of the stuff they |
| As I admired this antique coffee pot I thought about | | | | trade. |
| the person who made it and what their life was like. I | | | | It didn't take that much effort to get this antique |
| then approached the store owner, inquiring more | | | | coffee pot the luster it deserves. Now I have a pair |
| about the item. He wasn't exactly sure when the pot | | | | of elegant silver antique coffee pots gracing my glass |
| was made but stated that it was at least a hundred | | | | kitchen cabinet, charming all my guests. |
| years old. Surprisingly, the price wasn't really that | | | | |