February 22, 2012
One of the great things about old milk bottles is that they are prosaic. They are the artifacts of real, everyday life in the past and one doesn’t suddenly find themselves ambling down a darkened lane of historic conspiracy theories and insanity.
This is a nice little old bottle bearing embossed letters that declare it is one pint of product from the Fernwood Dairy. as it turns out the Fernwood Dairy was a located in Shadyside, Ohio near Toledo. This might just have been the milk that Corporal (later Sergent) Maxwell Klinger drank as a child. It’d be hard to find a better statement of wholesomeness than that!
Like Klinger, this bottle probably dates to the late 1940′s or earlier. Also like Klinger it stands a whopping 5 1/4 inches tall.
In excellent condition.
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February 20, 2012
If you’re one of the dozen or so folks who’ve been keeping an eye on us for a while (Hi Special Agent C—–!) you may think that this looks vaguely familiar.
If you have a photographic memory you’ll remember that we had this glass washboard before (back in December 2010). Not surprisingly it hasn’t changed size since then and it is still anAtlantic No. 510 washboard with glass agitator/board. It was made by the National Washboard Company of Chicago, Saginaw and Memphis. In good condition and there are no cracks in the glass. 14 1/2 inches by x 24 inches.
It’d (still) make an interesting (if smallish) replacement window.
Unfortunately it looks like I’m still several years away from building a straw bale house or primitive cabin so it’s again availabe (and thanks to the generous person who brought it back to us!).
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February 10, 2012
Set of five lovely old Fire King Jadeite bowls, each is approximately 5 inches in diameter. They all bear the 1950′s style embossed mark on the bottom. They are in very good to excellent condition.
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February 5, 2012
The naming of this lamp is completely arbitrary and entirely unnecessary. I named it after one of our wonderful volunteers who I thought would be a natural fit for this, especially since she was wearing a shirt in very nearly the same color AND since her eyeglasses frames also matched.
But no.
Instead she thought this should either be nominated to join the elite finds at Ed’s House-Of-Ugly or might be best relocated and installed at a nearby brothel.
Ya’ never can tell can you. . .
The lamp is 30 inches tall to the tip of the finial and the globe is about 10 inches in diameter. Impressed into the glass are stylized rose shapes. As you can see in the pictures there is a small light in the lower section as well as the upper light.
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February 5, 2012
Vintage but unused Fire King “Copper Tint” pie pan, probably 1950′s vintage. It was guaranteed against breakage for two years by Good Housekeeping which one might still be able to make a case for since it was never used.
Approximately 9 inches in diameter.
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January 29, 2012
This is a nice pair of bowls in the ever popular Burple pattern by Anchor Hocking Glass. I believe it’s real name was actually Inspiration, but almost no one calls it that now. The pattern was introduced in the 1940′s and these are the so-called Large Dessert Bowl (as opposed to the “I’m on a diet” size small bowl).
They are 8 1/2 inches in diameter and are in perfect condition.
We’re selling them as a pair for $20.
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January 26, 2012
This is a Fenton, hobnail, milk glass, crimped-edge epergne. That’s a very high falutin’ name for a centerpiece, but that seems to be what they’re called.
It is 8 1/2 inches in diameter and 6 1/2 inches tall. There are four pieces, namely the base and three flower-like “horns”. All the pieces are in perfect condition and it may have never been used at all.
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January 25, 2012
Valentines Day is coming and what better way to say to that not quite special someone “You’re so something but it’s not special” than to get them this thing?
This vaguely heart-shaped dish is made of glass pieces and held together with large amounts of lead. The coded message is that you’re subtly saying “I don’t give a rat’s derriere about your central nervous system” at the same time.
Perfect!
It is about 7 inches by 6 inches and weighs nearly 1 1/2 pounds.
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January 22, 2012
Old King Coal was a merry old soul
And a merry old soul was he;
He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl
And he called for his miners three.
But Omni Exploration
Breathed hell fire and damnation;
And drilled a well straight to hell;
With a steely goad struck the mother lode,
Drilling for dollars in the land of the free.
Every driller he had a drill,
And a very fine drill had he;
Oh there’s none cooked so well, burnt in hell
As Old King Coal and Omni’s miners three.
Set of six tumblers featuring the corporate logo and landscape vision of Omni Exploration. The perfect gift for the petro-capitalist in your life, your rich uncle or a gag gift for your favorite tree hugger.
They’re still in the original shipping box from November 1977 and include a Seasons Greetings card indicating that these were probably stockholder gifts.
Not surprisingly they appear unused.
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January 17, 2012
Stylized blown and hot glass application cat after the work of Livio Seguso (born 1930, active in Murano). It is about 8 inches tall, 8 inches long and 7 inches deep. There is an etched or incised signature Seguso A.V. on the underside as well as a gallery label from Florence, Italy.
In perfect condition.
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January 15, 2012
Yes, Blendor, not blender. The odd spelling was a tricky bit of marketing designed to catch the reader’s eye. It caught mine. . .
This is an old Waring model DL-202 Blendor blender. I found some advertisements for this in two issues of the Chicago Tribune in September and December 1960. They note that it “has a special two-piece lid that allows ingredients to be added while the motor is running, acts as a …” Unfortunately one needs to pay to see the rest of the ad and we’re not wealthy enough to start doing that. Even if we were I’m not sure it’d be a good idea since I’d probably never get anything done if I could spend all day looking through newspaper archives.
Moving along, this blender has two speeds and works fine (not that we’re testing it making frozen margaritas in the back of the shop, really we’re not. Ok maybe just one, after this one). We filled it with liquid and the lower seal does not leak, which is always nice.
It has a funky clover leaf-shaped glass pitcher too. There are small flea-bite chips on the inside edge of the opening, possibly from attempts to clean it after too many frozen margaritas. Also, the handle is a bit wobbly which looks like it maybe repairable if one felt it necessary.
The pitcher attaches to the lower part and is guided into place by four large metal tooth-like bits. The protective rubber or plastic sheath for one of these has been lost.
On a letter grading scale for old appliances where A+ is new in box and F is incipient scrap metal I’d give it a C+ to B-. In other words it has probably average wear for for it’s age.
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January 12, 2012
A nice thing about chopping onions with food choppers like this is that they keep all the sulfur compounds released by cutting contained and out of your eyes and thereby make onion chopping a less teary experience.
Or at least until you crack the seal.
They’re handy for chopping other foodstuffs too, like nuts or peppers or whole sides of beef.
This vintage chopper is 9 1/4 inches tall and at least the glass part was made by Pamco (probably the rest too). Pamco was a maker of kitchenware in the 1950′s and is related to neither the Punjab Agrimarketing Company nor the Punjab Agriculture and Meat Company.
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January 9, 2012
This is a cool vintage mirror with an orange flecked gilt frame and out-swept edges in the corners. It’s probably 1950′s vintage and looks remarkably like the snout/grille of an Edsel. Unlike an Edsel the mirror has eyelets placed so it can be hung with the skinny end at either the top or the bottom.
As the sticker on the back shows this was made in Belgium for La Barge Mirrors of Holland, Michigan, a company that’s still reflecting on its business model.
It is approximately 20 inches wide and 43 inches long and has a few small drip marks (like mascara after crying, or watery ink) on the frame at the skinny end. Otherwise it is in excellent condition.
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December 31, 2011
This set of six mugs were made by Hazel Atlas glass and feature Tom and Jerry on one side and a bar from Auld Lang Syne on the reverse.
I’ve seen a fair number of Tom and Jerry cups over the years. I knew they were meant for serving the Tom and Jerry drink but I didn’t know that the drink was originally invented as a way of promoting a book, Life in London: Or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq., and His Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom, Accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in Their Rambles and Sprees Through the Metropolis by Pierce Egan.
The book has largely been forgotten, but Egan’s singular invention of a way to make eggnog nearly palatable has endured.
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December 30, 2011
One of our volunteers saw this and said, “F-bomb! If I put this in my living room I’d have to sit in the dining room to watch it!”
It’s that big.
This LG 50PX4DR Plasma Television was made in 2005. It is rated for 60,000 viewing hours or roughly 6 years 10 months 4 days 3 hours 29 minute and 18 seconds of use.
Roughly.
Of course this is an average so some will last significantly less time and others much longer.
In any case this particular TV still works properly to the best of our testing ability. The original specs are in the long list below, hopefully it will answer any questions you might have.
Oh yes, we have the remote control for the TV too.
LG 50PX4DR specifications:
General
- Product type Plasma TV
- Diagonal size 50.0 in
- Viewing angle 160 degrees
Video
- Technology Plasma (PDP)
- Resolution 1366 x 768
- Display format 720p
- Image aspect ratio 16:9
- Progressive Scan Progressive scanning (line doubling)
- Widescreen Widescreen
- Image contrast ratio 5000:1
- Brightness 1000.0 cd/m2
- Comb filter 3D-Y/C digital
- Color temperature control Yes
- Supported DTV resolutions 720p (via Component sockets) , 480p (via Component sockets) , 480i (via Component sockets) , 1080i (via Component sockets)
TV Tuner
- TV tuner presence Yes
- HDTV Tuner Yes
- Digital TV tuner ATSC , QAM
- Analog TV tuner NTSC
- Secondary audio program (SAP) Yes
Audio
- Speaker(s) 2.0 x Right/left channel speaker – Built-in – 15.0 Watt
- Surround mode Yes
- Sound effects Virtual Surround Mode , SRS TruSurround XT , BBE
- Total output power 30.0 Watt
Convenience Features
- Additional features 3:2 pull down compensation , XD Engine technology , Channel labeling
- Closed captioning Yes
- Parental channel lock Yes
- V-chip control Yes
Connectivity
- Video interface S-Video , Component , HDMI , Composite
- HDMI ports qty 2.0
- PC interface VGA (HD-15)
- Remote Control
- Type Universal remote control – Infrared
Power
- Power device Power supply – Internal
- Dimensions & Weight
- Dimensions (WxDxH) 57.5 in x 4.0 in x 30.7 in
- Weight 110.7 lbs
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December 28, 2011
Nothing freshens up a boring cup of coffee in the morning like dog’s milk! Especially when it is from a Scottish Terrier*.
This little clear glass creamer is 5 3/4 inches long, 3 1/4 inches tall and 2 inches wide and is in excellent condition.
These were made by L. E. Smith Glass Company and were a promotional premium for Grape Nuts Flakes cereal circa 1935 (free with the purchase of two 19 cent packages!).
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*Or so I’ve been told be several reputable Scotsmen. They also said that West Highland White Terrier was a suitable substitute, if a bit thin. Mind you these are the folks that think stuffing an animal inside its own stomach with some onion, oatmeal, suet and spices is a good idea.
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December 20, 2011
This is a great example of the underlying premise of Ed’s House-Of-Ugly: sometimes ugly is really, really cool. Hella* cool in fact.
This table lamp is a mishmash of neo-classical tidbits including cherubs, Greek warriors, frightening faces, and elaborate scroll work with a green glass center.
My gut feeling is that this is a late 19th century piece.
I first thought that it was an oil lamp which was converted to electricity. In this hypothesis the glass center was a fuel-oil reservoir and then the bottom was carefully ground off so that wires could be installed.
One of our learned known associates/un-indicted co-conspirators (thanks Big G!) suggested that it could have been a covered urn that once accompanied an elaborate clock set. As I’ve looked into it more I think he was pretty much on the money, although it may have been the base for a candelabra instead, rather like these.
Regardless of what it might have been it is now a lamp. The ‘lamp’ as it currently stands is about 21 1/2 inches tall to the top of the glass chimney. It works well and the glass and brass are in great condition.
And it’s so ugly it’s cool, hella cool.
*Yes my Eastern friends, I’ve been here long enough that elements of the local dialect are invading my vocabulary. However, you’ll be happy to know I’m still steadfastly refusing to use ‘spendy’ in any context that’s not derisive. One has to draw a line somewhere.
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December 13, 2011
Apparently amongst collectors, learned scholars and other gate-keepers of rarefied knowledge the Westmoreland Glass rooster covered candy dish is best distinguished from the hen candy dish, not by checking under the hood, but by noting the presence or absence of a nest.
In our case, a standing bird without a nest means that it is a rooster. It seems hens aren’t allowed to get up and walk around every once in a while.
As a skeptic I don’t know that I believe ‘them’ but belief isn’t necessarily necessary (although it may be sufficient) for our purposes here.
Anyway . . . this ‘creature descended from Jungle Fowl’ dish will hold a variety of candied goodies including by not necessarily limited to cream eggs, peeps and other lovely confections made from everything but chicken sphincters.
It is 8 1/2 inches tall and in excellent condition. Even the red and yellow paint is in good shape.
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December 8, 2011
These were made in the 1980′s to celebrate Portland and rain, which is kind of like issuing limited edition igloos and ice floes to the residents of Pt. Barrow.
Regardless, they seem to have had some popularity as we had another one nearly two years ago.
The one we had then played Singing In The Rain and was issued by Nordstrom’s. One of this pair also plays that song but it was sold by Meier & Frank.
The other one plays Rain Drops Keep Fallin’ On My Head (at double time speed) and it was sold at Saks.
Both of them are 6 inches tall.
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December 1, 2011
It’s more than just a clock, it’s a little piece of infinity.
Just after getting his B.A. at Oxford and before going to Cambridge for his advanced degree Stephen Hawking worked one summer for an interior decorator. While doing this he decided to give design a shot on his own and found great inspiration in combining his studies with his vocation.
Thus the infinity clock was born.
It is 31 1/2 inches in diameter and seems to work properly. When the clock is moved the hour hand comes loose and dangles uselessly at the 6 o’clock position. This is easily remedied by pushing it gently back onto the shaft.
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November 26, 2011
The sirloin stockade is where they send all the bad bulls. They’re forced to sit there while the rest of the cowmunity looks on and jeers (or moos) at them.
The hope is that public shaming will get them to change their ways. Unfortunately once bulls get on the wrong path they keep making ‘mis-steaks’.
Vintage Sirloin Stockade restaurant mug by Anchor Hocking.
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November 22, 2011
The pattern is the tall Lincoln Drape lamp in alacite glass, model B75 with the plain foot.
We had a nice little alacite electric lamp a few months back, one that dated to before WWII. We could tell since it glowed under black light. This lamp does not fluoresce so we know it is alacite produced after the war, when the government was still hogging all the uranium.
The Lincoln drape pattern was produced from 1940 to 1949 with an intermission of unknown duration for the war. The burner is still attached and the adjustment screw reads Nu-type Model B. This model burner puts out enough light to compare effectively with a 60 watt light bulb, making it perfect for use in storms, remote places or as mood lighting.
The tall lamp and its shorter counterpart the ‘short’ Lincoln drape lamp are the only known faked Aladdin oil lamps. The fakes are pretty easy to pick out since they are made of two pieces and glued together and the burner attachment is different.
This is the real deal.
When originally sold it had a chimney but no shade. In the course of time ours has lost its chimney and the oil fill cap. The glass base is in excellent condition and overall it stands 13 3/4 inches to the top of the burner.
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November 17, 2011
And those little Vienna sausages in tomato sauce that Aunt Esther used to bring to every family gathering would stay nicely warm too.
This vintage two-hole two candle power food warmer (i.e., chafing dish) is in excellent condition and it’s a bright mid-century radioactive/safety orange. It is 22 1/2 inches wide, 11 inches deep and 8 inches tall and has neat little Asian inspired handles on the lids.
We have two vintage fire-king baking dishes for it as well and the whole works is in excellent condition.
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November 17, 2011
If you give to any of the non-profits listed in this years Give!Guide between 12:00 am and midnight tonight (November 17th) you could win a fabulous prize (way better than an ancient bottle of Mr. Boston*) .
Thursday, Nov. 17, is Clear Creek Distillery Day at Give!Guide. One lucky donor will receive one bottle of every eau de vie and liqueur
Clear Creek produces. For an overview of what ‘one of every-kind’ really means go here and see for yourself. I recommend bringing a designated driver.
To qualify: You must be 21 or over. You must make a donation between 12:00:01 am and midnight on Thursday, November 17. A random drawing will be held, and the winner contacted, on Nov. 18. The goal is to have the goods in the winner’s hands that day – in plenty of time for Thanksgiving.
*My coworkers fished it out of a dumpster someplace they won’t say (but is definitely not a dumpster) and gave to me with the reasoning that “you’re from back east and no one else wanted it.” Thanks guys, it’s good to know you care to only give the best!
Since Mr. Boston went out of business in 1986 I know this is at least 25 years old, and the paper excise tax label suggests it is even older than that. If this were a quality beverage it wouldn’t bother me but this is Mr. Boston. As I recall he was the kind of guy that would trash your apartment, yell profanities at the neighbors, slash your tires and try to sleep with your sister. And this was when he was young and handsome. I doubt the passage of time has improved his attitude any. . .
So, instead of a bottle of rot gut gin rescued from who-knows-where you should go to the Give!Guide.
The Mr. Boston bottle is used here for illustrative purposes only and is not available.
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November 14, 2011
Thanks to one of our regular volunteers and sometime estate sales service provider Peggy for getting these to us.
There are four antique studio portrait photographs. Three of them are set in a protective case but the covers are gone (except for one loose one).
One of the pictures does not have a case. Unfortunately this one is a photo of one of the gentlemen, it is on glass and some damage has happened. I don’t know much about antique photos, but I believe this is an Ambrotype.
The others are probably tintype photos. They all have protective glass panes over the image and I’m not even slightly tempted to try an extract them to find out.
There are two pictures of women and two of men. Both of the photos of the women have been ‘enhanced’ with retouched or added gold jewelry (earrings and necklace). On one of these the gilding has decayed to a sort of brown color, on the other is still in good shape.
At this distant time we don’t know the relationships, if any, between the persons pictured. It seems that the smaller photos are contemporary and bear enough similarities in mounting* that there is a good possibility that they are supposed to be together. They measure 2 3/8 inches by 3 inches in the cases. The woman of this pair has been sold.
The bigger ones are significantly different from each other and from the smaller ones. The larger picture of a woman measures 3 1/4 inches by 3 3/4 inches in the case. The possible Ambrotype, without case, measures 2 7/8 inches by 3 1/4 inches.
Although I suspect there is some sort of group relationship among the people pictured I can’t prove it so they are for sale individually. I would consider making a deal for the lot however.
*If you own a copy of Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases & Wall Frames by Paul Berg and care to look these up for us send me an email and I’d be happy to add your info, with acknowledgement, to this post.
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