There is no kibitzing among us when we add our fresh to market vintage to this post. We add what we add and that’s that. But sometimes, we inadvertently post things that link together in some way. This week is one of those weeks. Well, 3/4 of the posts have a link. One is an outlier who can only dream of linking in some way.
Which are the three? You’ll just have to wait until Mary Ellen enlightens everyone in the final fresh to market vintage pick.
1950s Japanese Restaurantware Demitasse Cups
Though they look exactly like diner china on first inspection, these little espresso cups were made in Japan. They are tough to date, but based on how the mark is made, I’m thinking they are 1950s. (Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.) Although they are nice and heavy, they lack the fine finish you find on true restaurantware. There are flecks and skips in the glazing. But, if your everyday china is vintage diner chine, these cups would be a nice addition.
Diner China Espresso Cups Made in Japan, $24.
-Laurie, NextStage Vintage
14kGS Mariners Chain Bracelet
Here’s what I love about selling vintage, you learn something new all the time! You may remember that I wrote a post titled “Jewelry Marks in Layman’s Terms” a short while back. Well, here’s a new term, “Gold Shell”. This bracelet is marked as 14kGS. GS means gold shell which is similar to gold-filled or gold wash, only much thicker. The base metal is coated with a shell of gold, hence the moniker. In the case of this bracelet, the gold is white. The links of the chain are similar to those used on ship anchors. Known as a mariner chain or anchor chain this bracelet has been in my collection since the early 1980s. It has an unusual style of spring clasp and no makers mark. Since I haven’t worn it in ages, it’s time to find a new home. Maybe yours?
14kGS Mariners Chain Bracelet, $32.95
-Pam, Vintage Renude
Antique Wooden Pants Hanger, Advertising Salvage c 1908
A fun example of a store giveaway outlasting the store. This wooden pants hanger is the style that was distributed to clothiers in the early 1900s to help promote their business. Stenciled “W.E. CLARKE PARKER S.D. CLOTHES THAT SATISFY” with a patent date of August 18, 1908.
Antique S.D. Advertising Pants Hanger, $30
-Linda, Selective Salvage
The Bay Drive, Bar Harbor Maine Souvenir Creamer
My little souvenir pitcher plays very nicely in terms of theme combining the ocean and Bar Harbor to the Mariners Chain Bracelet and the Advertising Store Hanger. This porcelain transferware pre WWI creamer has a back stamp on the base saying that it was made in Germany for The Little Store in Bar Harbor. I managed to find a c.1900 advertisement in a Bar Harbor Life periodical. All sorts of businesses sold porcelain of their area to eager visitors as mementos. Part of my stock and trade as an online seller is to return these back into local hands. How nice it would have been to ride in an open-sided omnibus pulled by slow-walking horses along the Atlantic Ocean’s beautiful coast in the Country of the Pointed Firs.
Souvenir Creamer, $65.99
-Mary Ellen, AuntHattiesAttic
Quite an accidental theme for this week’s fresh to market vintage finds. The Mariner’s bracelet (ocean) links to the Bar Harbor souvenir pitcher (ocean and advertising) which links to the hanger (advertising). And somewhere in another theme universe, the demitasse cups are looking for vintage friends to connect with them.
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