Random items that you MUST have

[dogma]

ok,, once again,, i apologize if this messes up margins,, etc,, i made it smaller in my regular file,, and made it smaller in photobucket,, i do try,, honest,

anyways,, this is our little collection of random items,, it is called vaseline glass,, some of it is depression, some of it is new,,
i'll take some individual pix later,, but the unique thing about vaseline glass is that it contains uranium oxide,, and there is only one way to prove its authenticity,, and i'll show that later tonite ( just trying to keep you all in suspense )
but , i must go to work now,,
hope you all have a nice easter holiday
god bless,, dogma

[mlm828]

dogma said:

WOW! Can't wait to see more!

[Duchess of Lashes]

Absolutey beautiful, Dogma! And what a shade of green! Does "vaseline" glass only come in this color? I have a couple of pieces of Fenton in the pink/cranberry but that green is stunning!

I can't say my interest in collecting is quite as elegant as this or mlm's gorgeous Heisey glass - I have always been a history buff, especially the time around the American Civil war, so when I saw the miniseries North and South for the first time, I was hooked. Then, on a trip to Charleston about four years ago, I found a local company that creates miniature three-dimensional versions of historical American homes. Each one is a limited edition, hand painted, and includes the history of the property on the reverse. Although they are major dust collectors I love them.

My North and South collection has now grown to include Parts One and Two of the miniseries, every Shelia's piece that depicts one of the homes used in the mini-series (Boone Hall Plantation as Mont Royal), Civil War Era Boyd's bears (Mr. and Mrs.) in authentic Blue and Grey, small scale cannons and steam trains. And my husband, bless him, found the photo of Patrick Swayze in full rebel uniform.







Unfortunately I have this habit of finding things that I absolutely love and when I do, I am so firmly and deeply rooted in it - Blind Justice is certainly not the first time.

[awlrite4now]

dogma said:

anyways,, this is our little collection of random items,, it is called vaseline glass,, some of it is depression, some of it is new,,
i'll take some individual pix later,, but the unique thing about vaseline glass is that it contains uranium oxide,, and there is only one way to prove its authenticity,, and i'll show that later tonite ( just trying to keep you all in suspense )

Nice! I have a couple of pieces of vaseline glass, along with some carnival glass and pressed and cut glass pieces that were my grandmother's. Pretty stuff! Most of it right now is put away, not displayed, since I'm short on space. Maybe someday I'll have enough space to put it.

[mlm828]

Here is an example of Heisey's vaseline glass, which Heisey called "Canary". The rim is opalescent. The pattern is called "Pineapple & Fan" and was made around 1900. The vase is from a friend's collection.



"Vaseline" refers to the yellow-green color of the glass. Heisey's "Canary" is a paler shade than the vaseline glass made by other companies. I'm sure dogma can tell you more when she comes back.

[Duchess of Lashes]

mlm828 said:

Here is an example of Heisey's vaseline glass, which Heisey called "Canary". The rim is opalescent. The pattern is called "Pineapple & Fan" and was made around 1900. The vase is from a friend's collection.



"Vaseline" refers to the yellow-green color of the glass. Heisey's "Canary" is a paler shade than the vaseline glass made by other companies. I'm sure dogma can tell you more when she comes back.

Thanks mlm for the description and the comparison. The shade of the Heisey vase reminds me more of that yellowy-green shade of "vaseline". The beautiful "granny smith apple" shade in Dogma's collection is so vibrant and stunning.

[bjobsessed]

I don't have anything as nice as dogma, but I do collect hockey cards, Toronto Maple Leaf items, Wayne Gretzky items, and of course anything I can find to do with Blind Justice or Ron. I have quite a collection of Ron clothes now. They're all from BJ except the last two which are from Freedomland. What am I going to do with all of them? I don't have a clue. Like a lot of things, I just thought it would be nice to have one and then it went from there. They make for great conversation pieces. (after you get someone to realize who Ron is!)

I have two Gretzky rookie cards. In mint condition they would be worth over $1000 ea. I don't think mine are mint, but they're pretty good.

I can't post pictures of anything right now, but I will on Tuesday. I'm babysitting at someone's house until then.

[carl1951]

Have I mentioned that Lucy and I were Up Close and Personal with Dogma's vaseline glass?

Quite impressive.

Later, Carl

[mlm828]

carl1951 said:

Have I mentioned that Lucy and I were Up Close and Personal with Dogma's vaseline glass?

Quite impressive.

Later, Carl

Lucky you! I'm jealous! ;D

[Forensic Paws]

Wow. Nice to see other obsessive-type people out there

Love it!

[spoony]

I have a slight - SLIGHT! - Hank obsession. Forensic Paws and I both have two tiny German Shepherd figurines as well as a slightly larger one, and a stuffed Hank.

[greenbeing]

When I was about twelve, on a trip to DC, I bought a little pink stuffed cow named Moopsy, call her Mooey for short. I'd only picked her up to show this girl in my tour group who collected cow things, but she was indecisive and so I ended up carrying Mooey around for about a half-hour at Yorktown's giftshop. I felt so bad for the little pink cow when the girl decided to get a belt buckle instead, that I ended up buying her.

Then my luggage got sent to some other city. Mooey was traumatized.

All of the sudden, it was like I collected cows. Everyone I knew bought me cow things. This was during the big heyday, and I ended up with all sorts of parody t-shirts, a couple hundred stuffed cows, lots of figurines, plates, cups, etc etc. I was running out of room! And I didn't want my entire house when I moved out to ONLY be cows, so I had to branch out, and I had to do it in some sneaky way that would ensure I could decorate my house myself when I moved out. (It didn't completely work, as many people, parents included, still ALWAYS buy me cow stuff, but it's family, so it's okay.)

So I decided to start collected platypi. Where's a person supposed to find platypi in the mid-west of the US? It can be done! I have about ten now. And one of the kids in my theatre group made me a little figurine.

I found the plats are very mischievous. Whenver we would go out of town as a family, my grandpa would watch the house, bring in the mail, etc. And when we would come home, inevitably, there'd be a big party going on. Platypuses sliding down the banister, cows throwing poker parties and getting sloppily drunk in the living room. Plats flying from the ceiling fan (yes, it was on). Plats bowling for cows in the hallway. (One time my stuffed duck with the gollashes and raincoat and hat stole my car...)

One of my favorite times, I got to help throw the party. My parents went to a Christmas party, so I called my grandpa, borrowed his old-fashioned runner sled... We put up the Christmas tree, decorated with cows and platypi, of course. And my stuffed reindeer (I think I have six?) were about to push the sled over the front stairs, using angel hair for snow.

Like I said, platypuses are troublesome. My stuffed animals (and I have quite a few) were fairly well behaved until they came along.

I'm turning my attic into a playroom now. Of course, my multitudes of toys have spilled over into the rest of the house. If I could find my camera, I'd take a picture of my curio cabinet... It's not filled with up-scale collectibles, but with 80s stuffed animals, animals I've had since I was a baby, and of course, quarantined mischievous plats and cows. Even my hutch has stuffed Fraggles in between my 80s glasses and lunchboxes. My bookcase has a group of Sesame beanies on top... My niece is fairly obsessed with my house, as we're about the same age mentally: she'll be four at the end of the month.

--GB

[carl1951]

GB:

I'll keep an "eye" out for a cow-platy-pi, and when I see it, I'll get it for you.

Later, Carl

[greenbeing]

carl1951 said:

GB:

I'll keep an "eye" out for a cow-platy-pi, and when I see it, I'll get it for you.

Later, Carl

Ha, ha Actually, one of my "sew" inclined friends made me a platycow. Black and white plat named Rainbow.

--GB

[spoony]

GB, if there is any particular kind of platypus merchandise you require, I am at your service ;D