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…
Tag: retro
Little Italian Vase
Who needs antiques shops and fairs when you live in Glossop? Yesterday, we wandered around Chorlton before heading back to Glossop for a little whizz around the charity shops. Not a sausage dog was to be found anywhere. However, we spotted that the Glossop indoor market was still open so went to have a look. Lo and…
Anglia Pottery: A Little Deer
It’s not quite lost nor is it a roe (I think), but it’s still a deer for us! I bought this at Bygone Times a couple of weeks ago for £4.00. She was sitting high up on a shelf surrounded by tat. I’m sure many people would probably think this was tat, but it makes me…
Christmas (Retro) Gifts Continued…
Christmas Day was fantastic this year. Very quiet – just the two of us – consisting of present opening, Monopoly, a trip to the pub and X Files… We quickly realised that basically we could have either swapped presents or just kept the ones we gave each other; we would both have been happy with…
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…
Tretchikoff Style Metal Cast Heads
I was just having a think about all of the amazing things that I’ve seen over the year in a variety of places: charity shops, markets, shops, Ebay, car boot sales… and I remembered about these amazing things that Aidan bought at the start of December. We’d been down to Stafford to see my parents,…
A Pre-Christmas Catch Up…
I must confess, I’ve been extremely slack at blogging my retro escapades for the past month. Usual excuse: far too busy with end of term assessments blah, blah, blah. Nevertheless, a catchup is in order. This amazing dish is one of our latest auction finds. We bought a box full of stuff, mainly because this…
Christmas Wish List No. 3: A Carlton Ware Owl Money Box
These were designed in 1969 by Carlton Ware. They made a whole range of different animals for children, including a cat and a horse. However, it’s the owl version that I love. I finally saw a real life one in a shop in London yesterday. God only knows why I didn’t ask how much it…
Retro Rummaging…
While I was poorly over the weekend, my other half decided to go off on an Ebay hunt around the charity shops of Tameside. On Saturday, he managed to get round Glossop (where we live), Hyde, Denton and Ashton. With his eye as keen as ever, he managed to snaffle some retrolicious booty (he loves…
Retro Television: Past and Present…
I blog today as a sick woman… Unfortunately, I got sent home from work ill. However, having spent the day in bed, I feel no better and am now just getting plain bored. On a plus side, it’s allowed me to break open the Mad Men box set I ordered about a month ago. So…
A Tale of Two Donkeys…
It’s probably a little early in the year for a story about a little donkey, but I have to introduce the two new additions to the Italian donkey family. The tale (tail) of my donkeys begins a few months ago. I found a very strange, retro looking ceramic donkey at a car boot sale in…
Crosby: Another (Retro) Place
Although our little town of Glossop does offer some retro and vintage delights in the form of charity shops, Salliemoonbeam sweet shop and the Globe (best vegetarian pub in Britain!), we do like to venture further and wider into the North West on a regular basis. Last Saturday, our destination of choice was the coastline…
Little Owl Ski 