Hijacked yet again!

Hello, it’s me Jake again!

John happened to head out to yet another garage sale today, so I decided to do another blog post for the big guy!

While I was out with him at an estate sale, I saw the neatest thing—it’s a character spoon by the Charlton Silver Plate Company.  It features BETTY LOU From Tommy Riggs And Betty Lou Radio Show that aired from 1938 to 1946.

What’s cool about it is Betty Lou can also be viewed from the back with her hands crossed behind her on the spoon.

This would be a great addition in quite a few different collections—it would be great for spoon, character, or tea related collectors.  It would even be a fun addition to a kids room!

You can see this wonderful spoon in my Etsy store here.

Have you found anything like this at a sale you attended?

The not-so-famous furniture styles

There are the ultra-famous styles of furniture that everyone knows about (like Chippendale, Hepplewhite, or even Victorian) but did you know that there were quite a few styles that often were around with the more famous counterparts that are just not that well known?

The first one that I heard about that is like this is called DIRECTORIE.  It ran from 1795 to about 1804 and ran the same time as the Sheraton and Duncan Phyfe styles (the Duncan Phyfe style is also called the Federal Style).  Following the French Revolution, France was ruled by five directors.  Any and all signs of royalty were thrown out the window, and furniture design was controlled by a Jury Of Arts and Manufactures.  Greek, Roman, and even Egyptian influences are strong with the DIRECTORIE style.

The next style is called EASTLAKE, and ran from about 1879 to 1895.  It ran the same time that Late French Provincial and the Victorian Styles were going on.  This style was created by Charles Eastlake, and achieved some popularity here in America and in England as well.  The style had some Gothic flair going on, and had some Japanese ornamentation as well.  Cherry and Fruit were extensively used in the furniture of this style, and had tile panels and conspicuous hardware that were used for decoration.

This is only a small portion of all of the fantastic styles that I’ve heard of that really aren’t that well-known.  What kinds of styles have you heard of?

Hallmark Christmas ornaments are a ball!

The Hallmark Company located in Kansas City, Missouri first issued artplas ornaments (which are molded plastic) in 1973.  Shortly afterwards, they started to produce them in glass.  Today they are sought after by collectors.

The Keepsake Ornament Collectors Club began in 1987 and received limited edition ornaments for its members.

Miniature ornaments were offered beginning in 1988.  The subject matter for both the artplas and glass Hallmark Ornaments includes nature scenes, holiday scenes, Currier And Ives, children’s faces, seasonal decorations, and much more.

Each one is beautifully colored.  Some are even signed by master artists such as Mary Hamilton (which is simply signed “Mary”).

Some Hallmark Ornaments can be seen in my shop on Etsy here.

Do you have any of these beautiful Hallmark Ornaments decorating your tree?

Why, it’s an amethyst Dugan Glass carnival tumbler!

The great item that was featured last week is an amethyst tumbler featuring the Peacock At The Fountain, and it was made by the Dugan Glass Company.

This wonderful item was made in the 1910’s, and would look great anywhere.  The great thing about something like this is that it is a great cross-collectible.  Peacock lovers, carnival or Dugan Glass Company collectors, or even people who love this color would love to have an item like this.

The tumbler can be seen in my shop on Etsy here.