Appreciating Vintage Glass Punch Bowl Sets
I know some collectors will find this inherently evil, but I like to use my collectibles. In fact, one of my favorite things about the holidays is using my vintage glassware. One of our family...
View ArticleVintage Gay Fad Florals
A pretty pair of vintage glassware spotted at the thrift store. I believe the sweet pink flowers with unusual black leaves and stems was hand-painted onto clear glass creamer and handled sugar bowl at...
View ArticleMortuary Blood Jars and Other Collectibles To Die For.
Pick & Grin from Antiquips brings you bizarre finds. Part of the joy in collecting or selling antiques and collectibles is the people you meet. Sharing the stories of the hunt, the success in...
View ArticleThe Stuff Collectors Nightmares Are Made Of
Picture it… A vending machine filled with glassware, china, and porcelain figurines… You insert a coin, a piece of fragile china slowly moves forward — only to fall into the bottom of the machine,...
View ArticleVintage Glass Chef S&Ps
There are a lot of vintage shaker sets with chef designs, but I’ve never seen these clear glass ones with the chef’s face printed on them in black. Cute little salt and peppers — I wonder if they might...
View ArticleSweet Vintage Glass Storage Jars For The Nursery
I spotted this charming set of glass storage jars with lids at a Minnesota antique mall. Obviously for the nursery, the frosted glass jars have white bunny rabbits. The jars are labeled with...
View ArticleEver Wonder Where Those Elvgren Pinup Girl Glasses Came From?
Believe it or not, they were free promotional give away drinking glasses. I’d heard that, but until I found this vintage matchbook, I was still suspicious of the legend. This vintage matchbook...
View ArticleMaking Wedding Gifts Heirlooms
We don’t discuss a lot of new things here at Inherited Values, but today we make an exception… One of my friends is helping a friend with her wedding plans and the subject of wedding gifts came up....
View ArticleCheery Depression Glass Oranges
I’ve held onto this vintage glass juice set for years, hoping I could confirm the oranges were indeed hand-painted oranges from Gay Fad Studios. My set has a clear glass ribbed carafe or water jug and...
View ArticleThe Early Gay Fad Years Provide Clues For Glassware Collectors
Always wanting to learn more, I contacted Kitty Hanson of the Santa Fe Trading Post about my suspected Gay Fad juice set. Miss Kitty, as she is most known, is co-author of the new and incredibly,...
View ArticleVintage Old Manse & Hazle Atlas Art Deco Preserves Bottle
A few months ago I stumbled into this vintage (nearly antique) glass preservatives bottle or jar. While I love the romantic (and nearly heart-shaped) paper label for Old Manse strawberry preserves (by...
View ArticleVintage Art Deco Glass Embalming Bottle
This is a vintage glass embalming bottle. We’ve sold a number of them — and quickly, at that. A product of the Embalmers’ Supply Company (ESCO) of Westport, Conn. USA. (“Manufacturing Chemists to the...
View ArticleChristmas Decorating For Collectors Who Want To Show Off Their Collections
The holidays, with all their visitors, are the perfect time for showing off our collections. And what collector doesn’t want to show off their collection?! Instead of replacing your antique and vintage...
View ArticleHow To Wash & Care For Antique China, Vintage Glass, Silverware & Other Fine...
(It’s More That “Just A Tradition!”) At holiday time, we all bring out the fancy china and silverware — the old china and silverware if we are lucky enough to have it. Age, material, and condition...
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