Vintage with a Vengeance

Libbey International Set

2012-01-07T08:55:00.000-08:00

Anyone who is a collector can relate to the frustration of having an incomplete set. You search and search for the last piece to your set and it is no where to be found. Not to mention the fact that it seems like before you started collecting you saw the last piece EVERYWHERE (or is this just me? haha).

Several months ago I was at an estate sale and came across these incredibly awesome mini goblets (as I would later find out, they are called continental goblets). I knew I had to have them as they would look perfect in my kitchen.

Vintage Libbey Rome Goblet

As I began to do more research I discovered I had only acquired 1/2 of the set. I knew that it would end up costing me an arm and a leg to find the remaining for glasses, and it would kill me to have an incomplete set, so I decided to add them to the Etsy shop.

When researching them, I discovered they were made by Libbey for the 1959/60 Fall/Winter Collection. There were 3 different types of glasses made: Beverage, Double Old Fashioned, and Continental Goblet. There was also 8 cities in the set: London, Bombay, The Hague, Madrid, Havana, Athens, Rome, and Paris.

Vintage Libbey Athens Goblet

Also while researching I discovered blogs, forums, websites dedicated to the glass set (who knew glassware could have such a following?). I knew then that listing these for sale was the best option and that someone missing a glass would be over the moon once they found it.

My Paris and London glasses have already found their homes, but Athens and Rome are waiting to be reunited with their mates.

Reference (Libbey Catalog 1959/60): http://libbeyhistory.com/Catalogs/19591960fall.pdf

Election Season... with a hint of vintage

2012-01-05T14:08:00.000-08:00

Every night, televisions across the country turn to the nightly news to see which GOP candidate has taken the lead in the primaries. Every ten minutes it seems a new revelation as surfaced about a candidate and the scoreboard gets all shook up again. This has been happening year after year for decades and the jewelry industry took notice.

Vintage Crown Trifari Elephant Pin - Republican Party

Back in the late 1950s Trifari (known then as Crown Trifari) put out a 2 pin set of political buttons, an elephant and donkey. Finding them as a set is extremely difficult to come across as many women only purchased the pin for which they were affiliated.

When I cam across the elephant pin, I knew I had found something special. With the political season in full force, many Americans are looking for a way to show their political pride. This pin would be perfect for someone who loves politics and vintage jewelry. A beautiful addition for any collector.

Here fishy fishy... Miller Studio Chalkware

2012-01-04T14:45:00.000-08:00

Most people have a collection of items that they hold near and dear to their hearts and could not imagine parting with. Whether these items are displayed proudly on shelves in the living room, scattered all around the house or filling boxes in the garage, every type of collector can agree, it is an amazing thrill to add a new addition.

Today I got to add to my Miller Studio chalkware collection. A pink seahorse, fish, and a collection of shells will be added later tonight to my growing number of fishes, mermaids, and seahorses.

Miller Studio started in New Philadelphia, Ohio as a small husband and wife operation that created hand-painted wall plaques in 1934. By 1952, Miller Studios was the largest distributor of wall decor and was distributed worldwide with over 100 designs.

My favorite fish.

Love my kissing fish. These are very hard to find as a pair and I was very lucky to find them.

My one and only mermaid. I would love to be able to find more of these and add to my collection.

What do you collect?