More Lampy Love (SERIOUS Lampy Love) Plus More Great Finds

Oh, the luck of finding this wonderful little lamp!  It also came with a vintage fiberglass shade that I blithely thought I could fix but have found out otherwise, which is why I so appreciate Michael of the Cul-de-Sac Shack blog for helping me find a replacement.  There are little white spots all over this that look like paint spray but that may have been intentional at the factory.  Isn't she just the sweetest lil ole thang?  I got a great deal on the lamp and the Fenton cat below at a favorite thrift shop with a new owner in Louisiana.

This darling Fenton glass cat has a sticker showing it was created during Fenton's 95th year (1905-2000).  She's a beautiful milky white opaque with gorgeous handpainted (signed by the artist) flowers and leaves. 

The rest of the items were found at the estate sale I went to after visiting with Mike at the dock.  You do NOT find deals at sales run by this company and I keep saying I'm going to ignore their mailers but then I go and I DO find a few things.  They're just not cheap.  So I was surprised to find this reasonably ($10) priced bowl still sitting on the kitchen counter since by the time I arrived I knew the estate sale locusts had already swept through.  It's huge!  On the bottom, there's a "P" inside a shield, which translates to Pfaltzgraff mid-century.  Yay!  I've never really cared for Pfaltzgraff since it's a bit clunky but upon doing some research I discovered that the company has been around for nearly 200 years, it's still in operation in Pennsylvania, and it has a very active collector community. 

This coffee pot is marked Gourmet Himark Kitchen Made In Italy.  I like its lines and it will be used for display in the kitchen.  It could also be used as a pretty effective weapon as it's fairly hefty!

OK--what is it about these dolls?  Did everyone's grandma collect them???  Every time I go to an estate sale, especially the ones in the musty-smelling old lady houses, I find at least one Tilso musician doll.  These are marked "Golden Fantasy" and were made in Hong Kong and are in great condition.

Last but not least, the Prince Albert tobacco can.  So many times while I was growing up Mom would tell us stories of growing up in Wausau, Wisconsin (when she got Alzheimer's, that ALL she talked about). Once they got a telephone it was all the rage for kids to call the local store and ask that classic question: "Do you have Prince Albert in the can?"  If the person who answered the phone was an agreeable sort, they'd say, "Why yes, we certainly do!" and the underage caller would shout, "Well let him out, HE'S SUFFOCATING!" and bang down the receiver.

Such were the hi-jinks of the pre-television generation.