Finds of the Week #6
The black one is the smallest at 4″ high, and the oldest if I’m going by its inscription;
To Selma from her Teacher in 1925.
How sweet is that?
I love the colours of these two large wooden balls, but I have no idea what they are.
They’re solid, and have a hole in the bottom.
They’re marked with the initials of the maker, E.K.H.
I love that!
Years ago I had a large collection of vintage figural salt & peppers that I sold off pair by pair. Now when I find them I keep them for a while to enjoy, and then I’m happy to let them go.
Now I collect small glass, aluminum, and silver plate sets only. I shared my small salt and pepper collection a while back.
These three sets of vintage Japan salt & peppers still have their original cork stoppers. I have no idea what the middle ones are supposed to be. Some kind of veggie I suppose.
Any thoughts?
Thanks so much for reading!
Sweet finds! I think k the head may be an eggplant on the salt and pepper shakers. That's what they look like to me. The bible's are sweet as are the tea towels and kitties. I went thrifting yesterday and found several things which I'll be sharing soon. Have a happy weekend!
The middle salt and pepper eggplant shakers date back to the 1940's.
I thought they where from the 40's but guess they are from the 50's.
Love the small Bibles – we got them in Sunday School for memorizing verses. I still have one of mine. The middle S&P is a bit scary to me! Pink metal bows for your new dressers perhaps?
Sweet finds! The towels are precious. I was addicted to those figural S&P shakers and had about 200 sets that I also sold off pair by pair. Love the eggplant heads. The anthropomorphic shakers were my fav! Great old books, love when they are dated.
I love those embroidered towels! And I just love finding inscriptions in old books. Great finds, Tuula!
So cute! You must have some pretty neat thrift stores near you!?
I can't wait for garage sales this Spring! I have an itch to do some minor redecorating. Not sure I'll get to it, but I'm gonna give it the ol' college try!
xxx
Love the little embroidered towels! What a sweet collection of little Bibles.
Hi Tuula,
What great finds. I love the small bibles with the inscription. Love when they have the inscriptions.
Have a great week end.
Kris
You sure found some fun goodies. I have a hard time passing up old Bibles. Those towels are so sweet and so are your salt and pepper shakers.
I'm glad those hand-embroidered towels found their way to someone who appreciates them!
Those little kitties do bring back memories! I just love books with personal inscriptions in them. It makes it special. And the towels are so sweet too. I find old salt and pepper shakers so appealing but I resist buying them when I see them because I don't need another collection! The veggie ones look like what is called anthropomorphic which is attributing human characteristics to non-human things.
As always great finds Tuula! I love the towels especially. I'm thinking maybe those middle ones are eggplants???
Fun finds Tuula 🙂 Love your set of small Bibles. I always enjoy the stories behind things, and book inscriptions are among my favorite.
I always love seeing what you've been finding Tuula. Love the bibles. Now, the cats are a bit creepy…. just sayin. LOL!