Royal dishes for pins, rings and other things

The other day I came across a couple of rather battered looking biscuit tins among the things my now deceased  mother-in-law had given me. I fully expected them to be filled be photos and souvenirs upon opening, but oh no, it was yet another set of what I call Royalophile little trinket and commemorative dishes. I sort of grouped them by what they were about and at least three of them were about the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spenser back there in July 1981.  So I've dutifully photographed them and posted them up on Ebay for sale as I really don't know what else to do with them. I'm not a collector of these items myself and I'm hoping there's a at least a few persons out there in Ebay land who would want these. They are all quite pretty and have interesting images on them and some are gilded. They are all made in England so I am fairly certain she acquired them while on trips to the old country.  The best use of them is probably as pin dishes (like glue a magnet on the underside!) or as ring catchers beside the kitchen or laundry sink. Or maybe use them as soap dishes?  Natch, I have put up the biscuit tins for sale also on Ebay!
Follow up Note: It looks like I've sold all of these on eBay now. Very happy they found new homes!

Lincoln Logs, cool vintage toy that doesn't require a screen or batteries!

Among the several things hubster has given me to sell on Ebay from his childhood are these wooden Lincoln logs. So far, all I've done is photograph a pile of them but I'm thinking I should build something with them and photograph them so as to add to the number of the photos that one is allowed to put up with item for sale.  They seem like a lovely vintage toy and easy to play with for children of many ages. And they don't require a keyboard, a screen or batteries or a wall outlet to plug into. Hmm.... Should be posting these up on Ebay soon. 

Wedgwood Jasperware is So Cool

Among the little collection of blue and white Wedgwood pieces that I've been selling up on Ebay are some trinket boxes.  One of them is this round one with a ribbed base and some classical relief scene on the lid.  Most of the pieces are somewhat like this, with strings of leaves around the rims and scenes of women and men in togas or Greek robes carrying lamps, or playing instruments or groups of fat little cherubs dancing or chasing each other.   I have about four trinket boxes in various shapes and they are all quite intriguing and delicate.  I also have a bud vase and some plates and a little cup.  Most of these are stamped or indented on the bottom with the Wedgewood label and say "Made in England."   Apparently they are  made of some kind of china called Jasperware which was created by the original Wedgwood company.  There's also numbers and letters on them such as "B" or "W" or "64" o "63" which may be the years they were made. I haven't done much research on these marks but just write them into the description in the Ebay listing, in the hope that there is someone who wants to buy these and may be more expert than I, will be able to figure out more about them.

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Little Walli Pewter Figures Lost and Fallen Over

I'm really liking these two little pewter figures. One is a little guy who fell over with his skates and the other is the little guy who is lost, looking.  I looked them up and they are vintage figures designed by a guy called Walli Ortman in the 1970s for the Hudson Pewter company.  Apparently this company stopped doing business in 1978, so these little figurines are that old, presumably.  They actually weigh quite a bit each and have a great heft so I can see using them as paperweights.  The little one with one copper skate is missing his second skate and the little guy with his hand to his eyes has two little copper buttons. The nice thing about these is that they are signed.  About three inches high they are quite delightful. I have them up for sale on Ebay but definitely enjoying them before they go.

A Dozen Cups

My  mother-in-law left me a baker's dozen of wonderful American China tea cups made by a company in Crooksville, Ohio, probably made in the 1930s or 1940s. They are a lovely cream color and have delicate handle and a raised vine type frieze around the rim of the saucer and around the bottom of the cup.  Such lovely detail!

They are wonderful to look at and serve a lovely cuppa tea. Of course, I have them up for sale on Ebay  but these are going to be really hard to let go of as I keep

thinking I will have a tea party and need them.  It's the English person in me who can't let go of these. But I'm hoping there's someone else who really wants them and will buy them

 

Clinton Impeached! Washington Post 1998

Yes, this was actually a Washington Post newspaper headline on Sunday December 20, 1998, whem the U.S. House of Representatives approved charges of perjury and obstruction of justice by then President William Jefferson Clinton. We have this newspaper up for sale on E-bay but will have great difficulty actually sending it off as it is such a hoot to have this.
The photo on the front shows then President Clinton with his closest inner circle, including John Podesta and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
It's worth noting that the U.S. Congress did not follow through with the impeachment process.
I have this newspaper in the original plastic bag that it came in at the newsstand, so it really is a piece of history that I've put up for sale on E-bay.

Washington Post Paper in original plastic bag