Mouli Red Handled Grater…Red Bakelite Handle Cheese Slicer…Red Handled Melon Baller…Red/White Handled Slotted Spoon…Red Handled Wavy Cutter…Red Handled Wood Masher…5 Pcs Red Handled Utensils

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On Sunday, I’m listing a bunch of vintage kitchen utensils so I thought I’d share a few thoughts about collecting these little bits of history.

Who doesn’t feel nostalgic when you see a kitchen utensil that you remember your mother or grandmother using in her kitchen?  I certainly do and I think that this is the basis of the appeal of these wonderful collectibles.  Add in the factor of the emotionality of remembering the products of the kitchen shared with family and friends at the dinner table, and you’ve got a highly popular collectible.

Some collectors buy whatever is unusual or interesting.  But since these items were made to be durable, there are lots of them still around.  So many collectors specialize.  Green and red handled tools appear to be highly sought after, as are cookie cutters, trivets, ice cream scoops, flour sifters, openers, and eggbeaters. Other collectors concentrate on manufacturers like Ekco, Foley, or Gilchrist, or magazine ads, booklets, and/or packaging. And, of course, there are always the collectors of Bakelite.  It seems a premium is paid for any tool whose handle is made of Bakelite.  Get your favorite bakelite testing method ready for these.  Collectors want to know that it is really bakelite.

I’ve incorporated links to recommended collector guide books throughout this post, so click away for more information.

Enameled Cast Iron Ashtray/Miniature Pan

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Cowboy Lamp Shade…Red Handled Ricer…Red Handled Rolling…3 Mirro Cookie Cutter Lots…6 Specialty Soap Lots

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SOLD

Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

SOLD

Now listed in eBay Store

Not relisted

Now listed in eBay Store

Not relisted

SOLD

Now listed in eBay Store

In the most recent National Button Bulletin there is an article about the advertising campaign in England to promote antiques as being green. The thinking behind the slogan “Antiques are Green” is that if you buy antiques which have been recycled for generations instead of buying newly made goods, you are reducing by extending the life of an object and not purchasing an object likely to have been made of petroleum products or other non-recyclables.

This ignores the fact that there are many reuseable items that are made of plastic, most of which are certainly made of petroleum products. Still, by reusing these items instead of creating a demand for more petroleum based products, we are reducing the carbon footprint and helping to save the planet.

So there you are. Another reason to buy collectibles to reuse as well as to collect.

5 Real Photo Postcards: Germany,Nurnberg

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SOLD

Now listed in  eBay Store

SOLD

 Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

Vintage Berlin Postcard…Switzerland,Sargans

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Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

Where do you get the goods you sell?

This is a question that I get all the time. There is no big secret. I scour thrift shops, estate sales and auctions. And since most of these are held on weekends, Friday is my day of choice for attending the openings of estate sales and previewing auctions.

Do you attend sales every Friday?

No. Just when there is a good sale in my area. I have enough stuff stowed away in storage to keep me going for a long time.

What did you buy at your latest sale?

I’m glad you asked.  I scored some cookie cutters, cabinet cards, real photo  postcards and a whole box of mixed postcards.  Look for them soon as I intend to list them next.

Vintage Wood Handled Food Mill…Vintage Egg Beater…Germany Coin Lot…2 Lots Iceland Coins…Italy Coin Lot…Luxembourg Coin Lot…Portugal Coin Lot…Yugoslavia Coin Lot

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Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

Combined lot now listed in eBay Store

Combined lot now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

SOLD

Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

Sweden Costume Postcard…2 Postcards, Riihimaki,Finland…Sauna,Finland

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Now listed on www.rosessundries.com

Now listed in eBay Store

Now listed in eBay Store

 SOLD