What do you collect?

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Permalink Reply by CheriShops - Admin on August 23, 2011 at 6:07pm

If it is glass....I collect it! ;-)

 

I have a very eclectic collection that ranges from a complete set of Hocking's EAPC to Lalique! Have some really nice reverse painted and leaded glass lamps as well as figural vanity glass and lady flower frogs, Deco glass vases.

 

I do love those Fenton kitties of yours :)

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Permalink Reply by Charmed Life on August 23, 2011 at 6:42pm

We collect Blenko glass. We have a large number of their water bottles.

Glass pitchers.

And stained glass windows.

 

 

Permalink Reply by Catisfaction on August 23, 2011 at 6:49pm

Cheri, I'm always so envious of the European deco glasses you post. That's the kind of thing I aspire to have in my English collection some day.

 

 

Permalink Reply by CheriShops - Admin on August 23, 2011 at 8:12pm

I used to have an enormous collection of those, purchased from sellers in the UK & Europe. There was a time when one could get them at very good prices, including the shipping. But the prices have started to go up and up! tho careful searching around sometimes still brings amazing and affordable finds on the 'bay and other parts of www

Here in Florida, they do periodically appear at estate sales & even yard sales to my surprise. Florida having the distinction of being the "Retirement Capital of the World" has some interesting residents and pretty amazing Estate Sales...tho often the prices at the latter, even on 1/2 price day, are waaay above what I can profitably resell. Depends on who is running them tho...some give great deals and often those pieces remain mine! all mine!!  ;-)

 

Some of my collection comes from my youth/Mom and some from when I lived in London and scoured antique shops and flea markets.

Permalink Reply by Catisfaction on August 26, 2011 at 8:54pm

I've been collecting English glass, my sister came to visit a few weeks ago so I purchased from Ebay UK and had her bring things with her lol. There's still steals to be had!

Permalink Reply by JenniferLynn's Finds on August 30, 2011 at 12:28pm

I don't collect a lot by way of glass, but I've found that I love old, ornate bottles and especially Civil War-era medicine/whiskey bottles (which are not always ornate, but are still quite lovely.)  I don't have a lot right now, due to very limited space and no space for display, but I do have a few.

 

Jen M.

JenniferLynn's Finds Vintage

Permalink Reply by CheriShops - Admin on August 30, 2011 at 2:35pm

You would love my bottle collection Jennifer!

 

I used to work in Med research at a university and they were going to throw out all the wonderful old bottles from the labs. I offered to take them (only left any that had hazardous stuff like mercury in them) They are browns and blues and greens, plus some clear...all different shapes and sizes. This was during the 70s and some of those bottles had been there since at least the early 1900s if not earlier. They are prolly worth quite a bit now but I do hope I will never have to sell them...they have moved with me over 3 Continents and a number of houses...and none broken!!! :)

Permalink Reply by Gizmos on September 3, 2011 at 10:41am

Jadite, vintage kitchen

Permalink Reply by Purple Cow Antiques on February 18, 2012 at 2:32am

Jeanette ultramarine swirl and Heisey nut dishes :=), although I am pretty eclectic and keep examples of many others that I buy and then just can't part with.