Vintage Mercury Glass Swans and Storks {I think}.
Made in Germany.
Not as fragile as they look. I have knocked them around a bit over the years.
Estate Sale finds...
Bought over the years in twos and threes. Now there are 10. The biggest is one of my most recent purchases. All a dollar or two each.
Some of them have holes where real feathers once were. Long gone when I found them.
I thought I would show you my vintage kugel collection.
I have two cobalt blue and one lime green that are 3 1/2" in diameter. Two smaller gold ones.
And 15 matching 2 1/2" silver ones! All of them are Estate Sale finds purchased over the last 25 years.
Kugels are heavier than regular glass Christmas ornaments and have a different kind of top for the hanger. {Enlarge the photos to get a better look at the tops. This is something that is important if you are looking for vintage kugels which can be expensive.}
If you want to know more about kugels read this.
Continue reading if you want to see more of my personal vintage Christmas collection.
Here we go for another Vintage Christmas Monday.
The kugel below was my best and favorite vintage Christmas Estate Sale find this year.
I found it in a local basement...
Along with the antique ironstone cake stand underneath it.
The cake stand is small and the kugel is large! A winning combination!
{Kugels. What are kugels? They are heavy glass ornaments first made in Germany in the 1840's. First imported to the US in the 1880's.
They were suspended from the ceiling and were known as Friendship Balls. Later they morphed into the lighter weight Christmas tree ornaments.}
{These are chalk/plaster sheep from large size nativity scenes. I have collected them one or two at a time over the years. They are on my mantle all year round.
Above them is a gable piece from a house built in LaPorte, Indiana in 1892.}
First, some Vintage Christmas fun facts from my past:
In the 1950's my parents owned Sherrick's Home and Garden Shop in Beverly Shores, Indiana where they sold the kinds of items that are being featured in the Vintage Christmas Monday's posts.
I went with my mom to Ben's Wholesale Supply Company in Chicago many times while she shopped for product. The first time I was barely tall enough to peak over the table tops at all the sparkly and glittery things! It was heaven! My love of Christmas stuff started right there!
My dad had a spray booth in our stockroom to flock real trees. Mostly white, but sometimes PINK. I loved the pink trees best!
I started helping Christmas customers when I was 10 years old for 10 cents an hour~ and, yes, I had to keep track of my hours on a timesheet.
Now on to some of the many wonderful things that were in yesterday's Vintage Christmas Monday posts!
A wonderful vintage light bulb wreath from GeorgiaPeachez.
A view of her lovely German home from Welcome to Boxwood Cottage.
Part of her extensive collection of Putz houses from Idyllhours.
A wonderful vintage soap suds snowman from Peggy's Mixed-Up Art.
One of her collection of Christmas Tree artwork form Thrifty Style at Sixty.
And the fun display of Christmasy vintage plaid jackets form One Gal's Trash.The variety of the posts were amazing~ unique, sweet, fun, heartwarming, clever, sentimental and LOL. They had it all.
{My vintage Christmas collecting even includes the old boxes that Christmas ornament hangers came in. Inexpensive with fun graphics.}
From now until Christmas I will be hosting Vintage Christmas Monday. I would love for you to participate and share your vintage decorations..
ornaments...and lights
trees...and wreaths
cards...and postcards
dishes, tree skirts, table covers...
creches and outdoor displays.
You get the idea.
Dawn from Cottage State of Mind made me a cute little button to add to your blog to announce the party. Thank you, Dawn!!!!
