Re: [gardeners] There's no stove like an old stove . . .
Alan Zelhart (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 23 Jan 2001 10:52:17 -0700
Yepper, those are the ones! It always surprises me the things we have or have had
that end up being a collectors item or antique. I have a beautiful carnival glass
pitcher that my Granny gave me. It has dahlia's on 3 sides, and then the handle on
the 4th side. I picked up a carnival glass book at Bookmans the other day, and
after much searching found that pitcher. It was appraised at $950! Dang, dang,
dang...that sure shocked me. What's funnier, is, I would never sell it. It's from
my Granny, and that makes it special, beyond what it is worth. I do love it when I
get treasures like that though :)
Alan
"Shirley, George" wrote:
> Granny! I grew up with a Sears Coldspot like you're describing. My folks bought
> it in 1949 and I sold it with the house in 1990, still worked. Had a little tiny
> freezer for two aluminum ice trays.
>
> George
>
> Alan Zelhart wrote:
> >
> > Not only the stoves, but the refridgerators as well. I saw an old
> > refrigerator like my granny use to have, electric, rounded instead of
> > squared off edges. It was in an antique store the other day for $650!
> > Worth more now than it was when the original owner purchased it, I'm
> > sure!
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > penny x stamm wrote:
> >
> > > Carol wrote: You should see what they're asking for these
> > > "vintage" pieces at the specialty stores here in L.A.!
> > >
> > > I'd hate to part with it. And I've learned to wear long oven
> > > mitts and sit down on a chair, when I'm tending the broiler....
> > > In fact, I think I would find things too heavy for manipulating
> > > in and out of an eye level oven. There's something very
> > > satisfying about working in a position of command.
> > >
> > > What's more, when my microwave quit on me a few months
> > > ago, my hubby, Jimmie, for the very first time in recorded
> > > history, declined to take it apart amd repair it! So I asked my
> > > kindly garbage man to come in and carry it out, and he had no
> > > problem with it. However, Jimmie would not allow me to go
> > > trotting off alone to buy a new one. He wanted to be in on the
> > > decision making, for he wanted a more comfortable door
> > > than we had had, plus a built-in turntable. We could never get
> > > together for the big excursion, so I went downstairs to the
> > > pile of stuff which my daughter had left behind, and rescued
> > > a beat up ancient microwave with a terrible door, barely
> > > enough room for my portable turntable, and no "seconds"
> > > buttons -- in fact, I could not even set the time in anticipation,
> > > or it would play out right away...
> > >
> > > So I have a stove with a hole in it, and a microwave which must
> > > have been the very first one off somebody's assembly line. But
> > > we must not forget the washing machine, also in the kitchen.
> > > It walks. In fact, it dances. Never used to, but it sure does now!
> > > Small load, big load, no matter. We've slaved over leveling the
> > > darned thing, and even my genius son-in-law worked on the
> > > problem, but guess what..? It still walks.
> > >
> > > Bottom line: because of the big snow storm, Jimmie's 79th
> > > birthday party will be held on this coming Saturday, sit down
> > > dinner for 17. Everything works (and that also includes
> > > Jimmie who hand shovelled the 130 ft driveway today for the
> > > third time this season) so I really can't knock it...
> > >
> > > Come to think of it, Jim's cousin once gave us the most
> > > fantastic Christmas present: it was a grocery carton full to
> > > the brim of all the oddball sizes, shapes and colors of
> > > surviving china since she had gotten married..! I think I'll go
> > > drag that down from the attic.....
> > >
> > > Penny, NY
> > >
> > >
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Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector
R. Alan Zelhart
CAD Software Asset Management
2100 East Elliot Road; Mail Drop EL714
Tempe, Arizona 85284
Sunset Zone: 13 - Metro Phoenix
Work Phone: (480) 413-3470
Home Phone: (480) 699-3977
Cell Phone: (602) 692-4037
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"You can't create a reputation you haven't earned"
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