…of China

eBay Listing of Replacement China Place Setting

A few years ago, when my mother passed, I inherited her set of “good china”. But over the years, pieces had gotten broken,chipped or otherwise damaged. And I wanted to have a complete set. So my journey to finding the pieces I wanted began.

First off, the china was only identified by the company that made it, so I had no idea what the name of the pattern might be. I entered the company name into an eBay search and quickly realized from the hundreds of offerings that came up, that I needed to know the name of the pattern. And browsing through the literally hundreds of listings would be a waste of time.

So I googled “replacement” and “china” and found Replacements.com. Voila! They listed their offerings by manufacturer and had picture galleries of the various patterns made by the manufacturer. Now I was getting somewhere. I scrolled through the galleries till I found the picture of my pattern. But, wow! The individual pieces were expensive!

Could I do better? Well, yes, I thought so. So back to eBay with the name of the pattern. I entered it and there were the listings for my pattern! And prices were 1/4 to 1/2 of the prices that Replacements wanted. Of course there are other places to look like China Lane, Dinnerware Matchers, or Ruby Lane. A google search will surface many other sites that specialize in replacing missing pieces of china. And there are many books on collecting chinaon Amazon.

Copper Coasters

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SOLD

Western Hunting Knife…Joe Camel Beach Towel

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SOLD

Now listed in eBay Store

Vintage Slat Crate

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Now listed in eBay Store

4 Lots of Mikasa Pink Ribbon Duplex China…2 Lots of Copper Molds

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Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

“It is impossible for a woman to appear chic without a hat.”
–Emily Post, 1959

Fantastic Vintage Hat

In the early 1900s, hats were considered vital to women’s fashion, and although the styles have evolved throughout the decades, hats didn’t fall out of vogue until the 1960s – and then returned in the ‘70s. With materials ranging from felt to silk to straw to leather, and styles ranging from large, elaborately-designed ladies Victorian tea hats to the Art Deco influenced, tight-fitted 1920s flapper cloche hats, there’s no shortage of vintage hats to collect and enjoy wearing.

20's Style Cloche

Here are some resources you might find helpful:

The Hat Museum This museum is a must for any hat lover!!!
There are two floors filled with hats, featuring collections of “Antique and Vintage Hats”, “Men’s Hats”, “Novelty and Costume Hats” and “Today’s Fabulous Hats”.
There is a gift shop in the basement which sells new and vintage hats.

Hat care and sizing tips