Me at the thrift store where I volunteer, reflected (distorted! my head isn't really elongated) in an insulated chrome server produced in the 1950s and -60s by the West Bend Co.
Supposedly for hot foods or cold, but the penguins say cocktail ice to me.
Prices at the thrift store vary a lot, but with the Internet, you're unlikely to find a real steal these days: the staff researches unusual items online to get some sense of their worth; or, rather, of their going price.
They still sell stuff pretty reasonably though. This bucket is $7, and I found it online for $18 to $45.
I hear at the store that prices for antiques are down, partly because you can find anything online, and partly, so I hear, younger people don't want to lug monster sideboards around or bother with fragile china.
I bet these penguins will go fast though.
Supposedly for hot foods or cold, but the penguins say cocktail ice to me.
Prices at the thrift store vary a lot, but with the Internet, you're unlikely to find a real steal these days: the staff researches unusual items online to get some sense of their worth; or, rather, of their going price.
They still sell stuff pretty reasonably though. This bucket is $7, and I found it online for $18 to $45.
I hear at the store that prices for antiques are down, partly because you can find anything online, and partly, so I hear, younger people don't want to lug monster sideboards around or bother with fragile china.
I bet these penguins will go fast though.
Shrimp on ice? Guarded by penguins...
ReplyDeleteLovely item.
Nice. Chrome. And a glimpse of "your" store in the background, albeit elongated.
ReplyDeleteMy grandma had one of these! She served rolls in it at dinner. Kept them toasty hot.
ReplyDeleteZHOEN: Shrimp! That's it!
ReplyDeleteDEANNA: I want to take more photos of the store---or, of stuff in the store. It's a regular museum of human behavior.
KRISTA: Hey, that's the serving suggestion I saw: hot rolls!
My Missouri grandmother made the best biscuits---we ate them with butter and honey.