There are a lot of vintage shaker sets with chef designs, but I’ve never seen these clear glass ones with the chef’s face printed on them in black. Cute little salt and peppers — I wonder if they might even have been from a restaurant? As they were for sale in an antique shop (and [...]
The Curious Case of Fiesta Go Alongs
First, there’s that curious name: Fiesta “go alongs.” (Or is it “go with”? I’ve seen that tag used in eBay item descriptions.) What, exactly, does either phrase mean? The long-acknowledged Fiesta experts, Bob & Sharon Huxford, describe go alongs in their book, Collector’s Encyclopedia of Fiesta (10th ed. 2005). Simply, these collectibles were “…made by [...]
The Island of Misfit Collectibles
One of the first things that people usually ask me when they find out I’m a dealer of vintage collectibles is, what do you collect? My answer is usually short and sweet – “Anything that is chipped or cracked!” My shelf in the kitchen holding my misfit kitchen collectibles – lots of chips, cracks and [...]











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