Eva Zeisel, Pyrex and You Tell Me . . .

In an earlier post, I wrote about finding a very cool platter that was made by Hall China as Hallcraft, Shape By Eva Zeisel.  If you Google Eva Zeisel, you'll learn a great deal about a very interesting lady.  Would you believe that I was at the same charity thrift store where I found the first platter, and lo and behold! another instantly recognizable shape, albeit a different pattern.  This one is "Bouquet" and was also created in the 50's-60's.  It's more something that my mother would have had in her home rather than the now more popular "atomic" styling like my "Fantasy" platter, but it's very pretty.  Three bucks.

If you're into Pyrex, see how many patterns you can recognize on another shelf in the shed.  Just to make things interesting, there's also some Fire-King in the mix.

I'm not sure, but I'd bet this little yee-ha cowboy ceramic ashtray wasn't made in these here United States of Amerikey.  Considering the spelling, god I hope not.  Just in case you can't read it:

WELLS EARCO****COLP NLLFT SALOON

I think the cowboy is drunk, he's riding through town shooting off his gun and yelling obscenities, and with his blurred vision, that's what HE sees on the buildings.  Ya think?