Mirror Mirror on the Wall....Who snagged you first from Goodwill: Vintage Pantry Queen 4 Tier Dispenser.

 This super cool mirror was standing patiently on the edge of one of the knick knack shelves at Goodwill.  Somehow I missed it on my first two pass-throughs.  My arms were already almost full of Goodwill treasures and when I snagged this awesome vintage thing I headed straight towards the check-out.  My arms couldn't hold anything else anyway and I was running out of time.  I had a slight fear that someone would see it in my arms and try to steal it, but I think that's a common phenomenon when one finds a treasure one is ecstatic about or "Cranked" as they would say in the 50's, and catastrophizes that before one gets it safely home, it will be stolen, dropped, broken, or abducted by aliens.  I need to come up with a name for this phenomenon because I'm sure I'll refer to it again in the future...I shall call it: Cashe-astrophizing.  
"Cashe" being a synonym for "Treasure" and "Astrophizing" being the verb root of Catastrophizing.  Now that that's settled....

Obviously this awesome metal box, made by Pantry Queen is much more than a mirror.  It makes no bones about its original design as each of the four compartments is labeled: Saran Wrap, Alumnium Foil, Waxed Paper, and Paper Towels. Each edge is perforated and the compartments gradually get larger from top to bottom.

Okay, lets get to the fun stuff. On Ebay, currently, that's my disclaimer: Currently; one similar, but not as cool, because the labeling is off to the side is going for $55.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Vintage-Kitchen-Chrome-Pantry-Queen-4-item-Dispenser-Saran-Foil-Wax-paper-t-/261502863666?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ce2c90932.

Pantry Queen offered this same model in Copper as well; they also offered it in a 2 tiered version.  They seem to have all kinds of goodies on Ebay including trash cans and fun canisters, mostly metal.

I never really entertained the idea of using the coolest mirror in the world, as its original design.
Using things intended for their original design is about as in style as is wearing the same color head to toe...at least that's what I tell myself to justify never having to match.  Hey, I'm in style now.

I did entertain the idea of using it to hold dish towels or other light-weight, non-abrasive kitchen junk.   In the end, I decided that if old enough, functional art can retire and say: "I'm done working but I will gladly grace your walls as artwork of old times gone by." So, I've allowed it to retire and it's hanging only slightly off-level in the kitchen, where it looks awesome!

I paid $3.99 for it at Goodwill...and now I shall show it my goodwill by letting it "Hang Out" on my walls with no expectations.  Now, that's the life.  

Thanks to this "Cool" 50's Slang website: http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/staffdev/social%20studies/pdf/slang%20of%20the%201950s.pdf