The Coleslaw Bowl
My grandmother always served slaw in this bowl, as did my mother.
Great Grandmother's mixing bowls. I don't have any memory of these being used but my mother does. We found them buried deep in the back of a storage closet in the utility room. I'm sure they are leaching lead all over that salad but they're so beautiful!
A set of Pyrex mixing bowls which were a wedding present to my parents in 1961. They've never been used and in fact, they were still in the box they came in with the gift ribbon still attached!
I'm a little embarrassed with this lamp. I bought it at my mother's sale. heh. A neighbor put some things of her mother's in the sale and this amazing 1930's lamp of her grandparent's was among the loot. I couldn't resist and for $10, why not! It's colored glass with a piece of copper trim around the bottom and bakelite plug and bulb housing. It looks perfect in my living room!
Brand new Pyrex from 1961?? So jealous. And the lamp? I hate you right now.
ReplyDeleteThose old dishes are awesome, especially with the memories attached. It's great to have comforting stuff like that around. And I like the lamp, especially for $10 :)
ReplyDeleteI doubt green is leaching lead, it's usually the red and orange colours. That looks like a pretty stable copper (which is non toxic). (ceramics major once upon a time.....)
ReplyDeleteI collected a set of pyrex bowls like that back in Canada, but here in Tokyo, they would run you at least $50 a bowl. Brand new like that, you could make a mint if you wanted, but I am sure they are better used and loved by you.