I've mentioned this before in my posts, but I think it's funny how many of my treasure hunting runs end up with things that kind of "go" together. So, here are some of today's plasticky pick ups:
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| Soehnle of Switzerland scale. Can take up to 11 pounds (5 kg) and does it with style. Have to do a bit of research to determine age. If its 20+ years old, it'll go in the shop. If not, it'll stay right here with me! |
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| I feel like I remember my Twitter friends a while back chatting about Ingrid plastics, but can't remember the specifics. Definitely in the style of the popular plastic Heller pieces, but based in Chicago. This is a "picnic ball." A large set of 6 cups, 6 dinner plates, 6 medium plates/shallow bowls, 6 small bowls/plates, 6 tumblers, a serving platter, and two serving bowls. Put it all together in just the right way, and you have THIS: |
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| Kind of brilliant, huh? My 7 year old thinks this is just about the coolest thing he's ever seen and would like it to come along with us on our summer camping trips... We'll see. |
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| And speaking of Ingrid, at a completely different shop I found this little snack set of four plates and four short cups in its original mesh packaging. The plates have little indentations for the cups to sit in. The plastic Heller pieces I have in the shop haven't been selling, but I thought I'd grab this and give it a try since the packaging is pretty eye catching! |
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| Cute little pink paper sorter. Not much to say about it except that I just had to pick it up because it was made by "Rogers" (my dad's name) in Madison,WI ( my hometown, where my parents still live.) So retro, huh?! |
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| Interdesigns swivel storage/sorter. I was happy to see this since I recently listed one that sold in just a few days. The last one was white, but I'm loving this blue. |
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| And last, but not least, yet another Kokeshi. I'm crazy! This one is a bit older, in the "traditional" style. You can see my others in the background... Suddenly I'm a collector. I just can't part with them! I have much to learn, and there's lots of information out there. Maybe a future blog post. For now, it's a magical little "rush" when I see one calmly standing there waiting for me on a crowded shelf. See, I'm crazy. |
~ Jenny
Great info! I have the Ingrid ball. If you flip the white handle to the top of the bowl, you have a basket (I pass chips in 'em) I take it on picnics/concerts. It causes quite a ruckass with ooos & ahhs & people coming up to ask what it is. Darn if it ain't cool. I believe the original design was from Italy.
ReplyDeleteBasket with handle...yesssss. So clever!
DeleteThat picnic ball is ingenious! Also love the set in the original mesh.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rachael!
ReplyDeleteI had the party ball in my shop for a long time and I couldn't figure out why. I love the clever design and colors. It is true that the original design was made by Guzzini, Italy. I recently found some max mugs made by Ingrid and they are almost identical to the Heller ones, interesting!
ReplyDeleteI did not go thrifting this weekend because I have too much of a backlog, didn't take pictures because it was raining, so I just read a good book! Tomorrow, right?
Thanks for the Guzzini info, I didn't realize that. Good luck if you get out there today, now we're having a rare gloomy day in CO.
DeleteMy son brought me back something like the Kokeshi when he came back from Japan. It's solid but made of paper or paper mache and quite tiny. I had some wooden ones as a child from my aunt who lived there for a couple of years. Oh, don't we wish we had our childhood toys!
ReplyDeleteAgreed!! The treasures we all had!
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