Went to an auction this weekend. There were a fair amount of things that my husband & I were interested in, but of course that was the stuff that went sky high. Everything I came home with was part of box lots at the end of the night.
These little Swanky Swigs were part of a box of probably 30 various drinking glasses I paid a whole dollar for. Since I didn't have any intention of buying a bazillion drinking glasses, I had nothing to cushion them with on the ride home. It was a musical ride, let me tell you. From the box I rescued these guys, a set of 8 juice glasses, and some pretty blue drinking glasses I'm giving to my mom. The rest of the lot is getting donated.
This was the only Pyrex of the night. It was also a box lot with half the kitchen sink thrown in just for good measure. The Corelle is better shape than it necessarily looks in the pictures. It's got the characteristic rust marks of Corelle & Corningware that hasn't been used in a decade or two. I can probably get them out pretty easily with Corning Ware cleaner or Bar Keeper's Friend. This lot was my priciest item of the night, 15 dollars. I need that Corelle like I need a hole in the head, but such is life.
I did find a couple of things at the thrift last week that I hadn't blogged about yet, but my camera batteries decided to die after the last photo. Perhaps they don't like Corelle. Or maybe they looooove Corelle and they didn't want anything to upstage it. Or perhaps personifying camera batteries is just silly.
Hope you are finding super snazzy stuff!
Happy Thrifting!
Love those Swanky Swigs. I collect them and the Tulips are one of my favorite prints. Isn't it funny how we will buy a huge lot at an auction just to get one or two pieces out of it? I did that at the last auction I went to. I probably donated 80% of it to Goodwill!
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~Erica
You too, Erica! Your comments always make my day. :-)
DeleteI like the Pyrex though, Spring Blossom Green is one of my fav patterns. I've never been to an auction... yet. Whenever there is one that I'd like to go to, it's too far or my BF is working (I don't drive - I have seizures). One day though!
ReplyDeleteI hope you get to go to one sometime. And that it's a good one. My first auction had 3 of the 4 solid turquoise fridgies in it, and I was so excited I could just throw up. We stayed until the very end (that's usually when the best deals are), but after 6 hours at the auction I was about so burned out that I didn't go back to one for a few months, even though I got something I really really wanted. It's a real love/hate thing for me. I think the more disappointing auctions are not when they don't have much you're interested in, but more like when they DO have stuff you want and it goes for some ridiculous prices. That's when I feel like auctions are pointless. If you are going to pay top dollar, why not just order off ebay and have it delivered to your door?
DeleteSorry for the rant, lol! Hope you have a great auction experience when you do get to go to one :-)
Ooo I like it all, but especially that sugar bowl, was it made by Gemco for Pyrex I wonder? I have a blue/white one just like it marked Gemco. Use it every day and love it. Take care - Dawn
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dawn. The sugar bowl is Gemco. I don't think it's official, though. The pattern is a bit 'off'. I just found a great page on Corelle Corner that talks about them.
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I love that stack of Spring Blossom Corelle. I'm slowly collecting it.
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