Part 2 of my adventure to the South Suburb of Homewood, IL. Last week I took you on a virtual tour of the quaint downtown area... now I'm posting a few of my finds from the estate sale I went to there-- I took pictures at the train (Metra--our regional rail system) station. I'd missed the outbound train to Chicago by 5 minutes so I had an hour to kill until the next train. Since the station was completely empty and it was a sunny afternoon I decided to do a little impromptu photo shoot with the items I had just bought!
The empty waiting room, take note of the exposed roof beams and the arched windows.
An old Valentine candy box dug out of the basement at the estate sale. I love finding these-- it's amazing they've lasted decades and it's a little sad that they've been kept so long by someone just to be discarded. This was one was rather elaborate as it has a plastic orchid & satin bow on the front. 
The candy box again with a long strand of heavy glass pearls with a rhinestone clasp.
A cute felt hat with a rhinestone decoration and ribbon... not sure if it originally came with those decorations or were added on by a crafty owner. This was found at a little thrift store I stumbled upon in Homewood.
Tiny Made in Japan ceramics (they're just under 2 inches tall), the little watering can will join a vase and teapot that I have on my dresser.
This pretty little dresser mirror has a ceramic base with a rose painted on it-- I think the little tray area is meant for hair pins? Also, a long 'pearl' and 'emerald' necklace probably from the '60s or '70s.
A group of vernacular photos found in a huge box at the estate sale... the one on the left is metal and is an early photo booth image, the oval images is a compact mirror and the two hand colored images are a present for my friend Albert.
A closeup of the two photos above. Will have to scan these at some point, only had my point & shoot camera that day.
The coffee mug is a birthday present for my mom (her name is Connie) and I love the colors and pattern of the little vinyl purse.My favorite item found at the sale is a 1940s WWII-era silk parachute... it's small, on a metal frame and has a weight attached to it. Does anyone know anything about this style of parachute? I don't have a picture of it and have been having trouble doing research on it. It seems odd that it would have a weight... maybe it was later altered? Hrm. A vintage mystery.