An original aluminum tree⁉️⁉️I would have actually died

@imtheonethatjesusloves2309

9 ай бұрын

My aunt had a aluminum christmas tree. They used it every year because my uncle was too cheap to buy a real one. Hopefully they still have it in the basement.

@AyushBanoshi2532

8 ай бұрын

461 likes and no replies lemme fix that

@Scr00ch

8 ай бұрын

My mom has like 10 of them ranging in different sizes and colors. They’re really cool pieces.

@willothewispl

7 ай бұрын

We had those when we were growing up along with the silver tinsel. The bubble lights. The huge Christmas tree bulbs. The rotating multicolored light that you aimed up at the metal tree to get it to change colors. You did not put real lights on them, at least we didn’t.

@PoesRaven73

6 ай бұрын

@@willothewisplI never knew anyone to put actual lights on those aluminum trees. Everyone used one of those rotating color wheels.

I'd always wanted one of those trees and then my husband found one in his mom's attic. Its a bear to put together, but so pretty, and I'm glad I dont have to buy one on ebay!! Always love seeing the things in your videos!

I still have my aluminum tree from 1962 & have used it many times since. About 1983 I found a set of branches without the trunk at Goodwill. They are slightly thicker than my originals. I drilled more holes in my tree trunk to match the existing, put the fat branches at the bottom & the skinny ones up top. I still use it every 4-6 years alternating with others in my stash. It's also been used on stage for school plays, at SciFi conventions, & at my work office. The original price seemed expensive but it has well paid for itself.

Hah! I have one in mint shape. Original box and sleeve for each branch! TABLETOP. About two ft. Love it. Family treasure.

@michaelvoorhees5978

7 ай бұрын

I'll give you $1000

I still have my grandmothers aluminum tree in its original box, from the 1960’s along with the color wheel

@codymoreland4496

7 ай бұрын

That's awesome, man!!! I would be so happy to come across one. Amazing vintage piece.

I've been looking for an aluminum tree for myself!

@annhopkins9172

9 ай бұрын

That colored glass is awesome.

I bought one in the original box for $3.99 at a Goodwill a long time ago. All the stems are in the original sleeves.

I found mine in the barn rafters after we moved in to the house we bought 🙏🙏✌🏻✌🏻❤️❤️

There was also the Spartans color wheel as well that pairs nicely with these trees.

@kaarlimakela3413

7 ай бұрын

O yes. Wonder what happened to ours.

I was just talking to my daughter about my mom buying an aluminum tree in early 60's. They were the latest thing. Went up in minutes and no messy pine needles.

My aunt had one back in the early 70s. So pretty but then went out of style. Now they’re so in again. Funny how it always comes back.

Trick answer it’s not the aluminum tree. It’s the cowboy boots, boots are expensive

Aluminum trees with the color wheel takes me back to my childhood in the 60's.

Hmm I have a storage locker with 12 of them. Was new old stock from a store closure.

I'd love to stumble on the tree. I grew up with an aluminum Christmas tree. My dad paid $150 in the 90s, which was a killing then, but we've used it every year for 30 years now. Paid for itself.

I just found a smaller one for a $1.50 a few weeks ago. Sometimes in our quest, it easy to overlook things😊

My grandmother had one of those aluminum trees and the color wheel that goes with it. I remember it so well.

My brother and I used to put up our aluminum tree when WE KIDS were ready to. Easy and fun. 😊

I have a vintage aluminum Christmas tree with the light wheel. From the 60's. I love mine.

O wow an Aluminum Tree Wow. Glad that's your biggest problem😂😂

I can remember when my mom bought one and I was horrified, but I grew to love it. It even had the color wheel.

OMG, we had one of these trees growing up.

Omg right as you said the word ebay, I got an eBay notification

Omg..my dad had an aluminum tree every year that I can remember growing up..hated it then, love em now, lol..

Love the vintage Glassware with the Cartoons… weren’t those Jelly Jar ones?

@thriftersifter

11 ай бұрын

Nah these are not the jelly ones but I like picking those up!

Ahhhh that tree 😍😍😍

One of my clients has a 7' aluminum tree that sh3 sets up every Christmas! It's in excellent shape!!!

I think my mom has 2 of those aluminum trees. We used to use one in the living room with rotating light mounted on the ceiling. And one went in my room.

@juliabrandt4918

9 ай бұрын

I think I might actually asked my mom can you dig it out

If there was a color wheel only, I would def get that!

I always felt those aluminum trees were fever dream trees. 🥴

The green glass could contain arsenic depending on when it was made

It's funny how some people like to find stuff to sell, and some like me, just want stuff to keep because I like it.

Ooohhhhh I have a vintage aluminum Christmas. It was from my grandpa’s soda shop. It’s in mint condition. And no I’m not selling it lol

My family had one when I was a kid in the 70's. I loved it. We moved and sadly it didn't make it to the new house.

I have one of those trees. It was my great grandmother's.

Remember my aunts aluminum tree back in the late sixties with the rotating color light pointed at it👍

The brown vase when you were looking at lids

We had an aluminum tree in Arizona and later Hawaii. I never saw a real tree until I was 8 and we had moved permanently to Washington. 😊

I have 8 of them now in various sizes, all silver. I found a receipt in the 6.5' tree when I had it out last Xmas, I paid $28 for it in like 2006 or so. They were so inexpensive at that time......ah the good ol' days!

Yay you took advantage of people trying to make a few dollars. Yay good for you. Your a winner.b

Had one growing up and HATED it ^^ Cur my fingers on the branches so many times 😂

I prefer the bottle brush tree. Next to impossible to find them now.

Ha! My grandmother had one of those, I wonder what happened to it. Her old house is still in the family, maybe it's still there.

I got my aluminum tree with the original box, a rotating musical stand, and a repop color wheel light for $100. I love it so much.

Thank god she got it

I grew up having an aluminum Christmas tree with a color wheel.

I have one of those Litton bowls with the cover, it's awesome 🎉

Finally another short!!

My mom had one of those aluminum trees for years.

Was any of those vintage glasses Poppels?!?!?!? I had one and it broke and i really want another one!

Those aluminum trees are highly flammable.

The green bowl. Did you sell it? Is it still available??? Where can I purchase it?

Put that green bowl under a black light. If it glows, it's radioactive.

@lesliebrown5446

2 ай бұрын

It's not..

Man, shimmies hes way to garage sales like a minecraft character

😊 Good to hear you didn't get to scalp a Christmas tree

@thriftersifter

11 ай бұрын

Haha the lady reseller got it. So she is a scalper now? 🤦🏻‍♂️

How do you know what everything is gonna sell for on eBay? Do you have some sort of smart image search or something??

Dayummm that’s a lot of money for a tree

Bro the MF Doom retro music was interesting lol

I have a crank pencil sharpener, just like like this one.

I spotted the tree ,my mom has one she loves it

my grandparents had 1 of those trees when I was little. And I hated it.

😂😂 that's the same microwave container's 😂😂 Also use my mom's Corning Ware percolating coffee maker daily 😂😂

The tree and boots

My grandma had a bunch of aluminum trees when we went through her attic, but I don’t know what brand or whatever they were

Oh I have 10 of those trees. My mom actually collects them I didn’t think they were worth much

I've been looking for 1 myself my grandparents had one but my uncle and aunt got it I'll find one

I like that bowl. I just found one exactly like it that says USA on one side and has a bald Eagle on the other. I think it’s work $15-20, but I will keep it. I’m a sucker for that stuff.

Sweet I collect cabbage patch dolls

hope she bought it for herself and gets to enjoy her cheap christmas tree for years and years to come

@thriftersifter

11 ай бұрын

She’s a reseller too 😅

@mirandag.3277

11 ай бұрын

@@thriftersifter damn. unfortunate

@JuanaPedro-zo1xk

7 ай бұрын

​@@thriftersifter bruh, next time look ALL over the sale

Absolutely hated my moms aluminum Christmas tree. Couldn't wait to get my own real tree.

Funny how when these were actually made, they were considered cheap and tacky, not like a 'real tree'.

I would use one but my two owners rather have a real pine tree that they can climb all over 😂

Can’t spend your time looking deep into items gotta be fast grab everything and look at condition later that’s what helps me not miss my chance on anything valuable

@thriftersifter

11 ай бұрын

Ehh it was a huge community sale that day. Loaded the car twice. Can’t win them all but I did very good that day.

Green glass? Literally really rare because of radioactive materials

Crazy these people don’t check their shiz on a search engine 🤪

Got one at Badwill bins. 🤣

Ibhave the exact green bowl

Is the whole tree aluminum including the needles? That's pretty cool!

I used to have one of those trees but I through it away

I thought the kid was the missed item for sale there for a second

I have 3 of those trees. 2 that I put up yearly, and one that has never been opened. Good to know if I get desperate I can sell them😂😂. I won't, they were my mothers.

The green bowl is depression glass.

The Christmas tree what do they go for because I have one original box and every limb is and has the original sleeves they go into and box sleeves and tree looks new and stands about 2-3ft tall. Let me know what they go for or somebody let me know what they're going for.. it's Aluminum tree. 👍👍👍👍😎🍻✌️✌️

It's the lady Iol

Amazing!

I miss garage sales.... where I live, it's all "new citizens," so I don't see any garage sales. Besides, even if they did do garage sales, I reckon I wouldn't buy anything anyway.

Sounds like Herb!!!

Unless it is 1980 or less, I would not want this stuff. My vintage is real vintage.

Sometimes i buy the exact same stuff and can't give it away and i end up donating it. Buying and selling isn't for me.

Bro that sharpener is still on the classroom wall they havent removed them from my school yet -

My gma had the smurf glasses (I think I have them packed away) and we have the lintenMy gma had the smurf glasses (I think I have them packed away) and we have the littenware stuff (would have forgotten then forever if not seeing then and no idea what they were called)

Why didn’t you make an offer to buy it from the lady that bought it?

OMG I SPOTTED IT!!!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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@litestreamer

9 ай бұрын

Many thrifters are not fixers. Profits, not projects!

I have one

He was too busy looking at the crap that he missed the home run

About to dig out Mom’s VINTAGE aluminum tree from the back of the closet……

Pls check if these glass has lead....

Nice job you've made for yourself

I have that man