Glass Sunflower Plate Heavy Scandinavian I have had this plate for a couple of years now and still don’t know what brand and designer it is. Today I found a matching smaller one, so now I have two. For a while I thought that it was from Humppila Glass Finland, designed by Kai Blomqvist in the 1970s. I have not been able to verify this – so now I don’t know.
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Green Capri Canisters destined for a new home – Serendipity About 2 months ago my girlfriend was helping her mother de-clutter her cupboards. Among the items were a set of 4 fantastic green Capri canisters with white lids and gold lettering (made by B. X Plastics Melbourne). Her mother no longer needed them so home they went with my girlfriend to remind her of her childhood and be used again. My girlfriend knows that I love old things so she
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Fantastic find of rare Iittala Kimara Whiskey Glasses by Timo Sarpeneva at a thift shop. Timo Sarpeneva designed these for Iittala Finland in 1979 as part of the i-lasi range of glassware. The range of Kimara glasses included this Whiskey/Water glass and a Shot glass (at least). I saw these on the shelf and although I did not recognise the pattern, I really liked the design. On closer inspection
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I am so so happy because last week I found these Iittala Finland Kekkerit Dessert Bowls at my local Charity Shop. Timo Sarpeneva designed these for Iittala Finland in the 1970s and they are a Mid-Century Modern classic for Scandinavian glass. I am collecting the different sized glasses in this pattern but had not seen the bowls for sale anywhere before. I was very happy to pay $25 for 5 of them,
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Bakelite Scoop Found with ‘M’ backstamp not Sellex Duperite Helix Willow or British Plastics Can anyone help me out with this one please. I have found another Bakelite scoop while bargain hunting when on holiday in Tasmania… but I don’t know the backstamp or brand of this one. The backstamp appears to be an art deco ‘M” and it has a part number ‘AC376’. Other scoops I have in my collection are
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Australian Vintage Plastic Kitchenware – Start Collecting now for less than $1 You too can have a collection of Vintage Plastics in your home. Its easy as 1, 2, 3 Get educated: Don’t start from scratch… search on-line… read my article Bakelite Canisters and Bessemer Plates: Vintage Australian Plastic Makers Go in search of treasure: In your own cupboard… in op shops… at trash and treasure markets… Refine your collection: Decide which items you love… what sets have you got or
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Arabia Finland Orri maitokannu milk jug found in May 2018 at an op shop for only $12 Arabia is the maker, Finland the country, Orri the pattern and ‘maitokannu’ means milk can (at least I think so). This 12cm jug was labelled accurately and placed in the china cabinet at an op shop in the Illawarra. I don’t know how long it was there before I purchased it, but I doubt it was long as there are many people like
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Bakewells Fridge Jug – Unbranded – Found at Market for $4 twice I picked this blue jug up for $4 at a market in May 2017 because I love blue, it had a lovely smooth feel and a great recessed handle. Last month I found out that it is an early Bakewell Brothers jug made in Sydney. I was totally chuffed because I am a Bakewells collector. I now have a Bakewells Fridge Jug. A member of the Bakewell family
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Today I bought a Bakewells Bowl in Blue for $1. I was browsing my local Trash & Treasure market and there it was, stacked with an ordinary white mixing bowl. I had already purchased 2 items from this seller for resale, so I was chuffed when I found this piece for myself. Bakewells Bowl in Blue I am an avid Bakewells collector but I have not added much to my collection in the
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McCredie NSW early Australian pottery found again so soon I love early Australian pottery and I love surprises so I keep looking for the next bargain. Last year I was op-shopping in the Wollongong area and picked up an ikebana vase because I liked the shape and color. The piece was very dirty and had some sticky black stuff in it. It had a signature on the bottom that I did not recognise. It looked like a hand made one
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