The Last Thing that You Acquired #29  

Mark's pot
Nice score-great thrift store! Those Gainey's are increasing in value. The big ones are over $100 in my area, so I'd be leery about drilling holes. I use Styrofoam pellets or gravel in the bottom of mine (3 big & 3 small pots) and the plants are healthy--just don't overwater.

I would second that suggestion--
gravel or styrofoam--but not peanuts--and maybe a circle of landscaping cloth over it to keep soil from sifting down into the filler because that would defeat the purpose.
(Though I LOVE drilling holes in pots--i put the pot in a plastic tub on a couple of 1x2s and enough water to cover the hole, plus a little water inside the pot. This cools the drill bit and the pottery and lowers the risk of thermal shock and cracking. So fun.)

second rhino in the house
this one is stamped : AFR & Franklin.
I like rhinos

Thanks rosewood and *spanky*!
I'll try the gravel and burlap dirt cloth method instead of experimenting with a drill bit...especially after seeing the price of this one on ebay (same size).
Always,
Aunt Mark
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HUGE-VINTAGE-GAINEY-CERAMICS-MID-CENTURY-ARCHITE...

Terraillon Scale
Picked up this Terraillon Bathroom Scale at a garage sale this weekend.
Wanted to see if anyone knew anything about it? I can't find a version anywhere online after some extensive research. Probably a Marco Zanuso or Sapper design/collaboration? Reminds me of the Sapper Minitimer and Zanuso's kitchen scales of course.
Thought it was digital until getting some fresh batteries and seeing its illuminated mechanical face. Never seen anything quite like it. Sure is a beauty in my opinion.

wow.
that's much nicer than mine.

But Mark, looks like you have...
But Mark, looks like you have some anti-slip rubber there. Definitely a plus for those after shower weighings.

4 moller 71s
Picked those up today for a reasonable price, however they are a bit grimy after years of use, also a few dings and liifting veneer. Frames are solid buy seats need to be re woven. Any ideas on cleaning up the teak?

Hoopsie-
I would use teak...
Hoopsie-
I would use teak oil applied with steel wool. Start out with minimal pressure and increase as necessary.

#0000 steel wool and teak oil.
The oil will loosen the dirt and the steel wool will speed up the loosening. Wipe with rags or paper towels as you go; stop when you see wood pigment instead of dirt coming off.
There's one kind of crud that oil won't lift---I think it's dried drips of wine. I've seen it on teak bars, too. It's sometimes not just a stain but raised bumps. If you run across this, try just a damp rag. I believe it's sugar based because it dissolves easily in water but not at all in oil. The undersides of chair rungs often have it, sometimes the underside of the back rest.

Interesting, those are...
Interesting, those are really dark for teak. The grain doesn't look much like rosewood, but the color does. I've never seen Møller use Afrormosia, but if I had, based on those photos, I would think those 71s are sun-tanned Afrormosia.
Incidentally, based on the shape, I believe they pertain to the first 20 or so years of production, which is the Møller medallion era.
Nice find!

I had
A set that was unquestionably oak.

The modern #71s come in oak,...
The modern #71s come in oak, so I would completely believe there are oak specimens out there. Even probably from the early era of production as the Danes liked using oak.
I guess color-wise it could be walnut also.
Can you post a close-up photo of the wood on one of those #71s? I am rather curious about them.

Tks Spanky, Lief and...
Tks Spanky, Lief and Beehive, for the advice on cLeaning. This has me baffled as well, I tried cleaning with steel wool and oil as suggested but I think those chairs are laden with grim and build up. here are some close up pics of the timber before and after cleaning a small area. As suggested by Lief I think these must be African teak, also can you shed some light on the comment about the chairs maybe being from medallion era? First pic is back rest made of veneered ply, second is the solid part that's attached to back rest and 3 rd is after use of steel wool,teak oil and Murphy's oil soap

Here are a few more pics,...
Here are a few more pics, first of some damage to chair leg (dog bite maybe) and the second of the lower part of the back leg that's darker than the rest of the chair. I really like the chairs but I am thinking there will be quite a bit of work involved to bring them back to the way I would want them to look including new seats. Tks again for all the help!