Mix and match items for your table

We no longer feel that the dishes on our tables must all match.  That goes for our glassware, pottery and even silver or silverplate pieces.  It's a wide area to choose from, and it could be a bright depression piece to a 1940’s stoneware bowl.

Flowers and bold patterns are often seen against a white background.  One piece that sports a bold pattern like this is this terrific Rose Medallion plate from the 1920’s.

 

You can see this terrific plate here.  A piece of silverware with a wonderful pattern that you can use is this spoon that was made by the William Rogers Company.  It has the ASHLAND pattern and was made in 1914.

 

You can see the spoon here.  The mixing of designs and ages of the pieces make memorable meals—and discussions among your guests.  You can check out some more serving ideas out in my Wisdom Lane shop here.

What kind of different items do you use for your table?

Getting ready for going back to school

This time of year, I always see parents and kids getting ready for the kids to go back to school.  School supplies like glue, pens, pencils, and even crayons are being purchased to be taken on the first day.

One thing that is also being bought is clothing.  One route that you can go when doing this is to go vintage.  It doesn’t matter how old you are, you can add tons of items to your closet that are pretty cheap.

It doesn’t have to be items that date to the early 1900’s.  These items could be a vintage concert T-shirt, 1960’s hippie glasses, or even a 1980’s dress.  Another thing that you can do is to find a vintage scarf and make a headband or hair tie out of it.

These things don’t have to break the bank when you buy them.  You can walk through a place like Goodwill to find great bargains.  You can even walk through your neighbor’s garage sale to see if they have anything vintage.

You can see some great clothes in my eBay store here.  What kinds of vintage items have you worn when you went to school?

It's Independence Day!

Hooray for the red...

 

The white...

 

And blue... 

You can see the wonderful toothpick in my Etsy shop here, and the great United States Navy Uniform here.  You can also see the terrific blue Fenton JACQUELINE vase here.

Happy 4th of July from Wisdom Lane Antiques!

Alternate comic book cover art

This is an area that I found out about a while ago while I was at a local comic book shop.  This actually applies to the front cover that is on comic books, and can be a fun area to dive into.

When a publisher like Marvel, IDW or DC puts out a comic, they can give it another cover to help commemorate a special event like a new character coming about or it being the first issue of the series.  Because of this, collectors will more often than not pick up two issues to get the different covers.

How do you know when you have an alternate cover on a comic book?

One way to help to you out is to look at the corners of the cover.

This will provide you information on who made the comic and issue number.  If this is the same, then you stand a good chance that you have the alternate cover.  Another thing to remember is that sometimes the comic producer will put an “A” or “B” after the number to help with identifying what the comic is.

Another place to look is at the copyright information on the bottom of the first page.  With comics, the producers will change the volume number if they decide to either do a reboot of the series and start fresh, or if a totally new chapter is starting with the series (like what Marvel did with the HEROS REBORN stories that took place with several titles several years ago).  If the copyright information is the same in both books, then you are one step closer.

The last thing to do is to flip through both comic book itself.  What you are looking for is to see if both books are the same all the way through (the covers on both of the books will be the only thing that will be different).

So if the content is the same, you most definitely have the alternate cover of the comic.  Do you have a comic book with the alternate cover?