Didn't remember I had this until the final items were removed from the old house. I wonder if my mom put these up so I wouldn't break them. The china is in good shape. The box, not so much. But fun to find. Reckon little ones would want to get a gift like this these days?
I remember having one of these in pink! My mom offered one set to my daughter in a cuter wicker basket when she was a toddler. She never played with it but I kept it preciously.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond It may have come from Canada where my grandparents (who funded many of the Santa gifts) lived. @corinnec I think about what to do with this now. I could squirrel it back or send it to a thrift store where someone who loves it would find it and take it home. Beginning to like the latter idea. @tunia I'm so glad that your granddaughter did things like that. I only have one small child in my family. I fear/know it would not be appreciated by her or her mother. Too bad. It may go to the thrift store soon.
oh, i had something similar when i was a little girl. my mother won the set from a raffle. i treasured the set for a long time until the bloody sisters came and played with it and broke the pieces.
What an absolute treasure! I feel like we had some thing like this to play with that was my mother’s but I have no idea where it is now. Terrific photo of this vintage set
That is almost a little bit sad - to think that something was put away and forgotten about because kids probably would have broken it. Quite understandable though!
@corinnec It's not gone yet. But no one to give it to, unfortunately. @mcsiegle I hope so Mary. Thank you. @craftymeg A toy museum. Now that's a thought. I'll have to do a little research. Thank you Meg. @summerfield Seems all the pieces are in good shape. The box is another matter. @haskar Thank you Hannah. I wish I could remember playing with it. @Dawn I figured this might stir up a few memories in the more mature of us. @grammyn Thank you Katy. I'm sure it wasn't my mother's but I don't really remember playing with it. Although I had dolls, I'm not really sure I played with them much. No one around anymore to ask. @onewing Thank you Babs. I really don't have a lot of memories related to this, unfortunately. @dkbarnett It's like a lot of things. The silver and cut glass is put away rather than used often and treasured. The good china only comes out once or twice a year. We learned to be hoarders when we were kids. @pyrrhula Thank you Ferry. Yes, the consequences are quickly more serious for you folks than they are for the folks along the North & South Carolina coast.
Yes, I think little ones still would. It would make them feel grownup, especially if they saw adults using those kinds of dishes. It’s a beautiful set and you have created a wonderful still life.
Lovely nostalgic image. I can relate. I have a child’s china tea set that belonged to my grandmother. It means a lot to me, but I am doubtful anyone else in the family would be interested in it.
@shutterbug49 Thanks Debbie. Wish I knew some of those wee folks. @kjarn Probably why I don't really remember it. @amyk I empathize with you. @sdutoit Hope this brought some good memories. @jamibann Thanks Issi. The cardboard box is brittle. @pusspup I hope you find someone who will love them. @casablanca Thank you. @bkbinthecity Thanks Brian. @pyrrhula Looks a lot like the coastal areas after a hurricaine.
This is really sweet. Sadly I don't think there's too many little girls who would play with something like this now. They're not even taught how to care for a toy that's more fragile. I was set to give a lot of my toys to my granddaughters but when I saw what they were allowed to do to their new toys, I knew my "antiques"! were not meant for them. If you're going to send them somewhere that they'll be treasured you might want to check out "Bill's Old Bike Barn and Museum" in Bloomsburg Pa. They are a museum that features Americana items and a whole lot more. Most of their displays are from donations.
@corinnec I think about what to do with this now. I could squirrel it back or send it to a thrift store where someone who loves it would find it and take it home. Beginning to like the latter idea.
@tunia I'm so glad that your granddaughter did things like that. I only have one small child in my family. I fear/know it would not be appreciated by her or her mother. Too bad. It may go to the thrift store soon.
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@mcsiegle I hope so Mary. Thank you.
@craftymeg A toy museum. Now that's a thought. I'll have to do a little research. Thank you Meg.
@summerfield Seems all the pieces are in good shape. The box is another matter.
@haskar Thank you Hannah. I wish I could remember playing with it.
@Dawn I figured this might stir up a few memories in the more mature of us.
@grammyn Thank you Katy. I'm sure it wasn't my mother's but I don't really remember playing with it. Although I had dolls, I'm not really sure I played with them much. No one around anymore to ask.
@onewing Thank you Babs. I really don't have a lot of memories related to this, unfortunately.
@dkbarnett It's like a lot of things. The silver and cut glass is put away rather than used often and treasured. The good china only comes out once or twice a year. We learned to be hoarders when we were kids.
@pyrrhula Thank you Ferry. Yes, the consequences are quickly more serious for you folks than they are for the folks along the North & South Carolina coast.
@kjarn Probably why I don't really remember it.
@amyk I empathize with you.
@sdutoit Hope this brought some good memories.
@jamibann Thanks Issi. The cardboard box is brittle.
@pusspup I hope you find someone who will love them.
@casablanca Thank you.
@bkbinthecity Thanks Brian.
@pyrrhula Looks a lot like the coastal areas after a hurricaine.