I’ve been exceedingly slack on the blogging front recently. Usual excuse: work. I’m not going to comment any further as it occupies too much of my mind as it is. On a more interesting front, I recently received this: Shocking picture: I do apologise!! Another Ebay purchase; I was a little disappointed when it arrived…
Category: West German Pottery
Who Says Brown is Boring? Ask Scheurich…
Ok, as individual pots – these are probably not the best. But as a group… Clockwise from bottom left: Scheurich, unknown form (can’t read the bottom!); 549-21; 517-45; 549-21; and last but never least… 414-16. I don’t know what the glaze is called. Had a quick P&G forum trawl, but nothing so far. Will update when…
Mid Century Collectables in Morecambe…
Within the next few posts, there should be a guest appearance from Aidan! He wants to do a post on the architecture of Morecambe; I’m trying to convince him to set up his own blog, so perhaps if he enjoys writing a guest one on mine, he might get his own going. In the meantime,…
Valentine’s Gift: Mini Scheurich
I really, really wanted to blog about this the other night but I couldn’t as I’d decided to keep it as a Valentine’s gift for Aidan. I had a feeling on me when I was on the train that I should go to Oxfam in Glossop. I honestly remember thinking to myself, “Hmmmm, haven’t looked…
Bay Keramik 316-10 Chimney Vase
After nearly three weeks of waiting, Aidan’s first purchase from German Ebay is here: I think it’s safe to say that this one is stunning. Aidan won this for 9 Euros. It’s in perfect condition with its original label on the front. According to the Mark Hill book, the label is a 1970s-80s one. However,…
Scheurich Galore! (Well, nearly…)
We have recently discovered the wonders of purchasing West German pots from their country of origin. Via the medium of Ebay and some badly advertised listings, we received these in the post today: For the life of me, I couldn’t get the pictures right of the label. However, to describe it: it’s a pale gold…
Disaster…
A night time excursion to the bathroom by my other half has resulted in the breakage of two of my favourite Scheurich 414 pots. The one in my blog header on the left and another mottled red/orange one. I can’t even bring myself to put a picture up of the damage. He’s promised to fix…
Stuart @ Bygone Times: Fat Lava Galore!
On Tuesday, we set off from Aidan’s dad’s house in Barnsley to make the not inconsiderable trip up to Bygone Times near Chorley. The reason for the visit was this: How amazing is that? And that’s not all of it… Not only was the stall itself absolutely amazing, but Stuart was lovely and imparted some…
Christmas Presents from the Parents
We’ve been extremely lucky this year in that we’ve received a fair number of West German pots amongst other retro goodies. Not only did Aidan and I give each other some fantastic things, but both our families also gave us some amazing things. Firstly: the Jarvis side (mine) I’ll save my favourite til last… but…
Another Quick Catch-Up…
Before I start the mammoth task of documenting the retro Christmas gifts, and post-Christmas purchases, there are a few odds and ends of pottery that I forgot to post up previously. This was bought from a fantastic little retro shop in Islington, London. For the life of me, I can’t remember the name of the…
Early ES Keramik West German Pot… and cake!
Even when ill, the retro stuff just cannot keep away from me! Today, while I recuperate, Aidan is off on a charity shop hunt around the North West. He’s already been into Glossop to have a look there and has returned with this little gem for me: We think it’s 1950s, judging by the colours,…
West German Pottery Collection
A few years ago, my boyfriend and I took our first ever trip to Hebden Bridge together. It’s a lovely place and I highly recommend going there. Anyway, we visited a retro shop, which is sadly no longer around, that had shelves upon shelves filled with West German pottery. At the time, we had no…
Little Owl Ski 