THINK YA KNOW? THURSDAYS
Think Ya Know? Thursdays
So you think you know your stuff when it comes to vintage treasures? Check in each week for our newest feature, “Think Ya Know? Thursdays” where you will have a chance to test your knowledge with our Think Ya Know? of the week.
Think Ya Know? Let’s find out…
Think Ya Know? Thursday 7/18/24
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Think Ya Know? Thursday 4/28/22
I’ll admit I know very little about vintage jewelry, which makes it very easy for me to learn something new when doing my research! These four accessories in the picture below are vintage plastic jewelry pieces. They are all cute and so unique, but statement pieces or not, it’s still just plastic jewelry, right?
Wrong! These vintage plastic jewelry pieces are also made of vintage plastics! One of them is made from coveted vintage Bakelite, with a sold price you definitely won’t see coming! But which one is it?
Think Ya Know? Let’s find out…..
The adorable strawberry brooch is a vintage Bakelite treasure!
It recently sold for $535 on eBay back in February of this year! That is insane! But what if you had chosen one of the other pieces, what would they be worth? The piece in box B is vintage Casein and is currently selling for a whooping $2.95 plus shipping! Box C is a vintage Lucite jelly belly brooch worth $175 and box D is vintage celluloid and sold for about $50 o eBay. So to say their value varies is an understatement at best!
See you in two weeks! Happy Mother’s Day!!
Think Ya Know? Thursday 4/21/22
Salt and Pepper Shakers are one of my favorite things to buy for TheVintageVixenShop. Of course, I love the vintage glass shakers, but I also really love the ceramic ones that seem to have so much personality! But some people don’t just buy salt and pepper shakers because they think they are so cute; for some, salt and pepper shaker collecting is serious business and instead of spending a buck or two on a set from a thrift store, they are willing to spend hundreds to complete their collection. One specific group of collectors comes to mind and they are Fenton Glass Company collectors. As you may know, some Fenton Glass pieces can be quite valuable, and their salt and pepper shakers are no exception. And that’s what today’s Think Ya Know? Thursday post is all about.
Take a look at the Fenton Glass salt and pepper shakers below. Which one is the most valuable?
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Okay? So which is it? The salt and pepper shaker in box B are the most valuable!
Allow me to introduce you to these gorgeous, vintage, mid-century (circa 1953-1954), hand blown Fenton Glass Company optic cranberry glass ribbed opalescent stripes “New World” salt and pepper shakers! These beauties are also one of the newest listings at TheVintageVixenShop! I am so proud to offer them in such pristine condition and of course to provide free shipping with every purchase! Check out the listing for these rare, vintage salt and pepper shakers by Fenton Glass by clicking here.
Think Ya Know? Thursday 4/14/22
Imagine this scenario- you’re out treasure hunting at your local thrift store. As you’re making your way to the glassware aisles, what looks to be a mostly complete set of vintage glassware on the top shelf catches your eye. You get excited as you get closer and realize there are several sets to choose from. Now imagine the sets pictured below are the ones you see on the shelf. All four sets are in similarly good condition and all four are complete and also would be considered “vintage glassware“. Imagine also that all four sets are priced about the same and will cost about $1 per piece. You can’t afford to buy them all, and you want to purchase only the set that is more valuable. But which one is that? Which style is the great buy treasure hunt find that will make you the most profit?
Think Ya Know? Let’s find out…
Okay, so which set are you loading into your imaginary cart at the thrift store?
If you chose box A, you are correct!
This bright cheery 1960s Mid-Century glassware set was made by Culver and even includes a carrier with handle. Culver is more well-known for their glassware decorated heavily with metallic gold foil incorporated into the designs. This set doesn’t have any of that signature gold styling that Culver glassware is famous for, but the big yellow and bold orange flowers are hugely indicative of the style that the 1960s are known for. They give off serious hippie flower child vibes for sure. The fact that the carrier is included is another huge selling point as many have been misplaced or discarded through time. This set sold for nearly $200 including shipping on eBay this year! If you had purchased all 12 pieces for $1 each, your investment towards the $200 selling price was only $12! And that is a nice profit margin in my books!
The other sets may also be worth the investment and effort of reselling depending on the demand in your market. From the top row second picture we have, a nice set of six electric blue goblets by an undetermined maker, which sold for $60 on eBay in 2022. From the bottom left, up first is a set of eight gold foil leaf design glassware set by Libbey Glass Company in the original box. It was sold recently on eBay for only around $36 with shipping included! The last set, pictured bottom right side, is a set of glass tumblers sold by McDonald’s back in the 1970s. featuring the classic mascot characters of the fast food chain’s early days. The complete set of these six tumblers was sold for $75 plus shipping on eBay earlier this year!
I hope you will be on the lookout for some of these great vintage glassware finds next time you are at your local thrift shop or neighborhood yard sale. Be sure to come back next week for another dose of Think Ya Know? Thursdays from TheVintageVixenShop! And to learn more about the glassware company Culver and see more of the coveted styles of glassware they produced, be sure to subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss this week’s blog post, All About Culver MCM Glassware!
Think Ya Know? Thursday 4/7/22
Vintage clocks can have surprisingly high values! For example, all four of these vintage clocks sold for over $2500! But, which one sold for the highest price?
Think Ya Know? Let’s find out…
Okay so which clock sold for the highest price?
It’s C!!
The gorgeous clock marked C, is a pristine antique French boudoir clock, circa 1860, and it was recently sold on eBay for $4887.50! That original gold gilding is just gorgeous and don’t get me started on that pink. It is to die for!
As I mentioned, all of these clocks sold for more than $2500 Clock A is also French-made, it is an antique Art Nouveau Marble Globe Clock that was sold on eBay for $2600! The wood-carved cuckoo clock in box B sold for over $3000 and the clock in box D sold for $4650 and it was sold as just for parts! It is another French treasure made by Hamrick & Son, the brass hot air balloon barometer clock.
So, the lesson here is buy the vintage clocks!! If you want to learn more about vintage clocks or their restoration, you should definitely check out Joiner Antique & Vintage Clocks. Come back next week for another all new Think Ya Know? Thursday post!
Think Ya Know? Thursday 3/31/22
This week’s Think Ya Know? is a bit different than previous week’s, but it is one I am really excited to share with you. Take a look at the pictures below and determine what new listing from TheVintageVixenShop they represent.
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Okay? So what did you guess the newest listing at TheVintageVixenShop is?
Drum roll, please. These pictures are of TheVintageVixenShop‘s New Handmade Vintage Uranium Glass Collector’s Embellished Blacklight Keychains with real, working, battery-operated UV blacklights! Go to TheVintageVixenShop and get one for yourself or take advantage of the savings with the Bestie Bundle by clicking here to view the listing on Etsy. And don’t forget, it’s our pleasure to include FREE SHIPPING in the USA, with every purchase from TheVintageVixenShop.
Come back next week for an all new Think Ya Know? Thursday Post!
Think Ya Know? Thursday 3/24/22
The pictures in this week’s Think Ya Know? Thursday are all quite different, but they all have one major thing in common. But what could it be?
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Okay, so what do all four of these pieces have in common?
They all represent a group of glassware identified as Elegant Glassware of the Depression Era. During the Great Depression, most companies struggled to keep the doors open and began using cheaper methods of producing glassware in order to create a cheaper product that customers of that time could actually afford to buy. And the result was Depression Glass, available to the masses at a low cost. This was a saving grace for some companies, but other companies refused to stand behind a lower quality product and so they continued with their usual methods. The main companies attributed as being producers of elegant glassware are [as seen in the picture from the top left] are: Cambridge Glass, Heisey Glass, Tiffin Glass, and Fostoria.
To brush up on your different types of vintage glassware, check out the post, The ABC’s of Vintage Glassware.
Think Ya Know? Thursday 3/17/22
The pictures below are of different types of vintage glassware. Each square contains the image of a style that was popular during a specific era of time. Which picture is of a style that was extremely popular during the days of Mid Century Modern design in the 1950s-1960s?
Think Ya Know? Let’s find out….
Ok, the correct choice is A! “Moon & Stars” Glassware!
“Moon & Stars” is a very popular mid century pattern that was produced by several different glassware companies and in many beautiful colors, as well. What you might not know is that this pattern was actually first made from 1894-1905 by the Adams Glass Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was originally called “The Palace“.
Read more about this colorful, popular mid century favorite here.
Think Ya Know? Thursday 3/10/22
The pictures below are all different types of vintage glass. They are, from left to right, Burmese Glass, Depression Glass, Canary Glass, Jadeite, Vaseline Glass, and Custard Glass. They all look quite different from each other to me. But what do they all have in common?
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Let’s find out…
Okay, so, think ya know? What do they all have in common?
The answer is…. They are all uranium glass! Uranium glass is glass that has had uranium oxide added to the mixture before melting. Uranium oxide is added to the glass mixture to give the finished glassware piece a nice pale yellow-green color. The added wow factor is that uranium glass will glow a gorgeous neon green color when it exposed to UV Blacklights. Is that cool, or what?
Use of uranium oxide in glassware production came to a halt in the 1940s as a part of the Manhattan Project, which banned the use of uranium which was needed for the war efforts. Later when the ban was lifted, other methods of production had been invented and they were also more cost effective. However there are a few companies that continue to make uranium glass, from the 1970s through today, such as the Fenton Glass Company. Canary Glass is circa the 1840s and precedes Vaseline uranium Glass which is circa the 1830s and beyond although the name wasn’t coined until the 1930s. Depression uranium glass is circa the 1920s-1940, jadeite uranium glass is circa the 1940s, Burmese glass is circa either the late 1800s, or the 1970s. Custard Glass is circa either the late 1800s-1910s, 1930s-1950s as kitchen glassware, or the 1970s.
Check back next week for another Think Ya Know? Thursday!
Think Ya Know? Thursday 3/3/22
Victorian figurines and knick-knacks seem to have an almost constant presence on the shelves of most thrift stores and antique malls. Some are virtually worthless, while others can have surprising values in the hundreds and even thousands of dollars. But how can you tell if the one currently staring you down from the shelves is just another piece of worthless junk or a priceless treasure?
Think ya know? Let’s find out!
Which one of the following is a picture of a Victorian themed figurine that you had better not leave behind on the shelf?
Which one did you choose?
I hope you were able to recognize that the piece in box D is an authentic German Dresden Lace figurine! This particular one recently sold in January 2022 on eBay for almost $1100!
Dresden Lace originated in the early 1700s in a small town in Germany called Meissen at a studio known as The Royal Porcelain Factory. The Meissen company produced handmade, hand painted porcelain figurines that made use of bits of actual lace which was dipped in porcelain and applied to the figurine before placing it into the kiln where the lace would be burned off and only the porcelain would remain. As you can imagine, these ‘lace shells’ were quite fragile and often obtained damage easily. Finding a Dresden Lace figurine in mint condition is a rare find!
Check back next week for another Think Ya Know? Thursday!
Think Ya Know? Thursday 2/24/22
The pictures below are of several gorgeous vintage glass perfume bottles. All of them are valuable, but one of them is a far better find than the others. Which is it?
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The Best Find is… A!
A Gorgeous Vintage 1970s Lalique Glass Duncan 2 Perfume bottle!
This georgeous and highly coveted vintage glass perfume bottle was made in France in the 1970s. The bottle shown here sold on ebay on January 21, 2022 for $585! That’s incredible! There are other examples of this bottle selling for closer to $2000 with its original box and paperwork from other online retailers.
That’s not to say the others wouldn’t be an excellent find as well. The pictures and sold prices I am referring to have all come from eBay and were all sold in either January or February of 2022. The bottle labeled B is also Lalique Glass from 1993 and sold for $239.99! C is Czech Glass and sold for $335.08! And the impressive bottle in box D is Depression Glass and sold for $207.50!
Come back next week for another exciting edition of Think Ya Know? Thursdays and test your knowledge of all things vintage! And be sure to read a new blog post each Friday here at TheVintageVixenShop. And there’s less than a week left of the 30% off sale going on now through the 28th at TheVintageVixenShop! Shop now to score 30% off and FREE SHIPPING on your very own vintage glass perfume bottle!
Think Ya Know? Thursday 2/17/22
Take a look at the pictures below. All of them represent an art movement that became popular in the late 1920s and early 1930s. But, what’s it called?
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So what is it? It’s called… KITSCH!
Kitsch is actually the German word for trash. It has come to represent a style of art and design that relies heavily on items of pop culture, or of other sentimental value. These are usually tacky, cheap, and even vulgar items that are somewhat nostalgic or ironic.
Stop by and read the blog next week when we delve more into what does Kitsch look like exactly and how it came to be.
Think Ya Know? Thursday 2/3/22
Art Nouveau is an design style movement that was popular from about 1890-1910. The following pictures each feature a specific style of design. Which one best represents the style of Art Nouveau? Think Ya Know?
Okay so, which is it?
Yeah! It’s C!
The bedroom of picture C is full of Art Nouveau style, from the headboard and footboard of the bed to the mirror to the wallpaper scene! For reference, A is representative of a Mid-Century kitchen, B is a very Art Deco bedroom, and D is a 19th century Gothic style dining room.
Come back next week for a new Think Ya Know? And if you need a brush up on the elements of Art Nouveau style, be sure to check out my blog post from last week. You can read that here. And surprise! This week’s blog post will be covering Art Deco style, so be on the lookout for that!
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Think Ya Know? Thursday 1/27/22
Daisy and Button is a pattern of vintage glass that has been in production since at least the 1800s and was so popular that it has since been produced by nearly every major glassware company in some variation or another.
Which one of these pictures shows a piece of vintage Daisy and Button glassware? Think ya know?
Okay– so the answer is…
That’s right! The pink covered dish is in the popular pattern, Daisy and Button.
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Think Ya Know? Thursday 1/20/22
Check out this one. If you’ve been following the blog, this should be no problem for you! Which one of the following items is the most valuable?
Take a good look at the collection of vintage items above. Any one of them could be found on your next hunt! There’s a retro French poster, a gorgeous vintage bracelet, a glowing glass cookie jar, and a vintage garden lamp of some sort.
So which one is the most valuable? Which one are running for at the neighborhood yard sale? Think ya know?
Okay, so the answer is…
I hope you picked D, the iconic 1970s vintage goddess oil rain lamp, because it’s worth more alone than all the other three items put together!
Come back next week for Think Ya Know Thursday to see how well you know your stuff!
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