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Taltos Fortune Teller Tea Cup

I found another one! Here is a really nice Taltos Fortune Telling Teacup and Saucer with the instruction booklet. “Made in Staffordshire England ~ Royal Kendal ~ Fine Bone China” is stamped on the bottom of both the cup and saucer.

Taltos Fortune Telling Teacup and Saucer and Instruction Book

Written around the outside of the cup are the words; “Perchance this cup will show it thee. Would’st thy fortune like to see?”.  In the center of the cup is a sailing ship surrounded by fortune-telling symbols. Saucer is decorated with the signs of the zodiac, a shamrock is in the center. Both the saucer and the cup are in lovely condition. No chips cracks or repairs. Like new.

Cup measures 3″ wide and 2 5/8″ tall.
Saucer measures 5 1/2″ wide and 1″ tall.

Included is a copy of The Taltos Fortune Telling Teacup book with 21 pages of useful information to be able to interpret the different signs and symbols while reading the tea leaves.

SOLD September 26, 2018 in my Etsy Shop at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyVintageMadness.

Jon Anton Fortune Tellers Tea Cup and Saucer

True story: In 1976, my husband went with a friend to a tea leaf reader who offered to tell him his fortune as well. She told him to take a long walk and he would soon meet his Queen of Hearts. Now, if he had walked out her front door and turned left, he would have walked right past my house. We met a few months later, in the Allaire State Park where I worked at the General Store in the Village, while on one of his long walks. It was love at first sight and we’ve been happily married for 41 years.

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Vintage Scottie Dog Wooden Desk Box

Vintage Carved Wood Scottish Terrier Dog Desk Set With Hinged Box

Looking for a new home! This interesting Scottie dog carved desk set, made in Germany, early 1900s, features a Scottish Terrier with glass eyes, a serious “dog on duty” face, guarding the carved wooden hinged box beside him. “Made in Germany” is stamped on the bottom. The base measures 5 1/2″ long by 2 3/4″ wide. Scottie dog is 2 3/4″ tall. The hinged box measures 3 1/2″ by 2 3/4″.

Available for purchase on Artfire and see more photos HERE.

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The Cream In My Coffee

Vintage Creamer Collection

Vintage Creamers

Rosenthal Porcelain Creamer
from North German Steamship Line Bremen 1930s

Small creamer in light gray and white from the Norddeutscher Lloyd Steamship Line with the company emblem in gold – a crossed anchor and the Bremen key surrounded by oak leaves. This vintage little creamer measures only 2 inches tall and is, I believe, from the 1930s. This vintage little creamer measures only 2 inches tall and is, I believe, from the 1930s. Rosenthal Germany is marked on the bottom. No chips, cracks or rough spots. The North German Lloyd S. S. Co. was founded in 1857 and quickly attained a dominant position in the transatlantic cargo and passenger business.

Listed for sale on  ~ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyVintageMadness

Fascinating accounts of the history of the North German Lloyd S. S. Co., Bremen can be found here:

The Norddeutscher Lloyd – Passenger lists and Emigrant ships from Norway Heritage
web: http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_shiplist.asp?co=ndlaa

History of the North German Lloyd Steamship Co., Bremen (1898)
http://www.gjenvick.com/SteamshipLines/NorthGermanLloyd/1898-04-NorthGermanLine-History.html#axzz3pQvQvvik

Vintage Syracuse China Creamer Pitcher
Dinkler Hotels Restaurant Ware

This creamer pitcher features the second logo, black and white with letters D and H, used in the Dinkler Hotels. This particular piece was made by Syracuse China in Syracuse NY in August 1956, according the 8-KK stamp on the bottom. (See photos)

A 1956 advertisement for The St. Charles in New Orleans, “one of the completely air-conditioned and modern Dinkler Hotels in the South!”, lists other Dinkler Hotels ~ The Dinkler-Tulwiler in Birmingham, The Dinkler – Jefferson Davis in Montgomery, The Dinkler Plaza in Atlanta and The Dinkler – Andrew Jackson in Nashville.

This creamer stands 4 inches tall and measures 4 inches from the end of the spout to the top end of the handle. Great piece of Southern hotel history.

Listed for sale  – Available on Etsy

Scammell China in Trenton made the lovely creamer with a blue scroll pattern, a basket of fruit and an urn. It’s called Derby Blue circa 1925 – 1929.

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The Poetry and Song of Ireland

The Poetry and Song of Ireland by John Boyle O’Reilly

The Poetry and Song of Ireland 1887
The Poetry and Song of Ireland 1887

This is a First Edition, in remarkable condition, of The Poetry and Song of Ireland with Biographical Sketches of her Poets, compiled and Edited by John Boyle O’Reilly, illustrated with steel and wood engravings. There is an inscription written in pencil on first page that reads: “Mr. to Mrs. E Ibbetson 1892 “. The book was printed in 1887 by Gay Brothers & Co., New York. Corners of the green embossed and gilt hardcover and spine do show some wear, while spine is intact and endpages are attached. A small
dash of the gilt can be found on the bottom paper edge but the rest is gone. I found a half inch rip on the top of one illustration and Most of the engravings of the poets still have the protective paper in place, however, there are light brown spots on the margins where the protective paper didn’t cover the poets’ biographical sketches. Book measures 8″ wide, 10″ tall and 3” thick with 814 pages. This rare antique book of The Poetry and Song of Ireland is in very good condition and would make a fabulous addition to your library.

Available for purchase in my Artfire shop:  https://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/12275710/

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The S.S. Grand View Point

I found this interesting gravy boat at a yard sale this weekend. Restaurant ware 1930s made by Warwick China for Joseph Horne Co. Pittsburgh, PA. No chips, nicks or repairs. The ship on the front was nothing like I’d ever seen before but the words beneath it, “S.S. Grand View Point” gave me something to “Google” to find out more about where it came from.

S.S. Grand View Point

What I discovered is The S.S. Grand View Point Hotel, also known as the Ship of the Alleghenies, was Herbert Paulson’s vision and quite the roadside attraction on the Lincoln Highway in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Built in the shape of a steamer ship, the Grand View Point Hotel officially opened on May 29, 1932, five floors with dining and sleeping quarters and a “grand view” of three states and seven counties from the observation deck – and docked on an Allegheny mountainside. In the late 1970s, Herbert Paulson died and it was sold, renamed Noah’s Ark and eventually fell into disrepair. The ship shaped building burned down to the ground in 2001.

Be sure to check out this website: http://roadsidephotos.sabr.org/LH/grandview.htm
The Grand View Ship Hotel Tribute Pages
Honoring the “Ship of the Alleghenies,” 1932-2001

And there’s a book!
 http://www.amazon.com/Ship-Hotel-Grand-Lincoln-Highway/dp/0811736318/

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M.I.A.D.

Vintage Gibson J40 Dreadnaught Guitar

We call it a Musical Instrument Acquisition Disorder and my husband has been managing his M.I.A.D very well, I have to admit.  As soon as he gets the fever and finds another guitar or ukulele or banjo he wants to buy, it’s time to sell one.   We have been selling (and buying) vintage musical instruments on ebay since 1998 with 100% positive feedback.

Stop by  Roy’s Etsy Shop*  for hand made cigar box ukuleles and other vintage stringed instruments available for purchase.

 *BluesBoyRoy on Etsy 

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The John Bull Topper

John Bull Topper Vintage Top Hat

Vintage Top Hat

The John Bull Topper has a lower crown (little over 5 inches high) with a 2 1/2 inch brim with binding on the edge. Beautifully made 100% wool felt top hat, wide black ribbon around crown, custom made for someone with the initials of RLK in size 7 1/2 from Bergen Hatters in Jersey City, NJ.

 

SOLD  in October 2011 at PattyAnn.Artfire.com