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Help Me ID This Pattern?

I have 5 fruit spoons that I cant ID they look similar to Orange Blossom but they arent

Heres a Link to the Pic http://picasaweb.google.com/barginhunters07/UnknownFruitSpoon/photo#5141667773049035330

This is driving me Bonkers! LOL

Thanks for the help :)

 

 

 

YAY! Finally!

Finally! I Finally got the Old Colony round gumbo/soup spoons! My Old Colony collection is complete! My husband , has in my collectors wake almost an entire full set for 8 in Old Colony .... Me thinks hes going to be selling soon lol.

 

 

Whats On Your Plate For Thanksgiving?

Our Family Thanksgiving 2007

Main Course

Roast Turkey

Side Dishes

Thanksgiving Stuffing

Twice-Baked Potato Casserole

Cranberry Jelly Sauce

Hot Rolls

Vegatables

Buttered Baby Carrots And Sweet Peas

Green Bean Casserole

Mashed Butternut Squash

Creamed Pearl Onions

Desserts

Pumpkin Pie / Mince Pie

Baked Pineapple Bread Pudding

Just Stuff

I know , I go on and on talking about silver ( plate ) .... a few minutes ago I made an offer and won 8 Ice Tea / Dessert spoons to finish off ( with 16 complete settings ) what we call the " Family Silver " . We managed to make up this " Family Silver " with 16 place settings for a song a few months ago there were 2 good size lots and I won an auction with some of it in a nice box. I even have extra but its not in the kind of condition that I would like to put in the family silver rotation , its not awful its just not what I had hoped for. Maybe we will offer it up at some point.

I'm looking a long way into the future with this , which is really fun .... theres 7 of us now , 5 are the kids , when they marry there will be 10 , plus my husband and I thats 12 and I have enough for the first 4 grandchildren . My husband jokes that I need a service for at least 22 , that would be enough for all of us if each child has 2 kids of their own.

My reply.... if there comes a time where I need to go over 16 place settings we are renting a hall and calling a caterer * smile * .

 

 

Feedback Delights and Dilemmas

I always leave feed back , sometimes I find myself in a hard spot. The item was less than described in my opinion based on other items of the same pattern that I own. Yet , where the term " used vintage " is SO open to the eye of the person describing it that it makes leaving feed back very hard.

Then there is the situation that if you leave unflattering feed back , even if you paid within minutes of the auction close , you know the person is going to leave you bad feed back just to stick it to you.

If I'm not pleased with an auction and I know complaining or leaving unflattering feed back is only going to come back at me then I will only use a few words like " Thank You " or Item Received " .

To date I have never left negative feed back although today I was on the verge , the items were in poor shape , claimed they were one type of flatware when they were another , silver loss all over the place. The pictures didn't show the extent of the damage and neither did the description. I didn't leave negative feed back because of the whole " used vintage " term is sorta like one mans trash is another mans treasure. In this sellers opinion these were in good shape , their view of Used Vintage , its safe to say we do not share the same view .

It was disappointing to say the least.

On the other hand , I received another item today from a seller who really takes pride in her auctions , the item was described perfectly , sent very quickly , packaged like a little present with pretty printed tissue paper and a fabric bow. It was like getting a gift from a dear friend lol.

I feel like I've seen it all from 100 year old flatware being shipped in a Raisin Bran box , to it all being crammed into a zip lock bag to todays arrival that was like a little gift.

So there you have it my feedback delights and dilemmas .


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