Antique Store 11/25/16

I went to an antique store with my mom yesterday. Here's what I saw!

Cobalt Ink Blotter and a "Rings and Things" Ring holder

Fire King and a depression glass CHS

And here's what I bought-
An interesting looking book! Not an antique, but I figured I could learn some interesting things from it

Depression Glass Show!

A few weeks ago, I was on my way to go digging when I noticed a sign for a depression glass show out of the blue! I was ecstatic! The entry fee was only 2 dollars, so I went in, accompanied by my dad. I was in glass heaven! Glass was everywhere! I was a little shocked by the amount of glass I was around! Overall, it was a success, and I learned a lot. Everyone was impressed with me, being a 16 year old who is obsessed with glass. I'm definitely coming again next year!
Below are some pictures that I took while at the show.

Depression Glass Lunch

I love eating off my depression glass! Here's my lunch!

I Went Bottle Digging Today! (11/20/16)

I went bottle digging for about two hours today! I didn't find anything amazing, but some cool shards,   a few bottles, and some relics. For now, since I haven't gotten around to finishing my cleaning, I have included some pictures of me digging and my finds so far. I will be showing my finds in the next few posts I make!

Estate Sale Finds- 11/19/16

I visited one estate sale this weekend. Here's what I bought!

I have also included some other pictures I took in the house of items that I did not purchase.

Pictures of the sale-

Toast Rack

Bone Dish

Porcelain and Glass

Depression Glass

Green Depression Glass

My Purchases!

Pink Depression Glass "Cleo" Creamer

                           Green Depression Glass Goblet/Tumbler

Beautiful Hair Receiver

Fact Of The Day 11/20/16- What are Hair Receivers?

Yesterday I visited an estate sale and purchased my first hair receiver, so I thought I'd discuss hair receivers today.
Here is the hair receiver I bought for 5 dollars

Basically, a hair receiver is a container for excess hair! Yes, really!
Hair receivers date back to Victorian times, and were apparently used until the 1950's by some women. During Victorian times, hair was very important. Brushing was very frequent, and excess hair was placed into the little hole of the hair receiver. Every woman had one on her dressing table. They were often part of dresser sets. As gross as it seems today, this was just an everyday practice that women thought nothing of.
Basically, women would save their hair from their hairbrushes and combs and insert the hair into the receiver. When the receiver was full, hair actually had many different uses. The most common were hair ratts. A hair ratt is a small ball of excess hair. Women inserted these into their hairstyles, making their hair appear fuller and larger, which was very "in" back then. Hair oils were also used very frequently, making hair ideal for stuffing pincushions because the oily hair would lubricate the pins, making it easier for sewing.
Hair receivers were made out of porcelain, ceramics, and glass, and sometimes metal or silver. Hair receivers came in many different sizes as well.
Below are some more pictures of hair receivers in different styles

Thanks for reading!

Gluing Shards Together Is Fun, But Tedious!

I was digging at my favorite dump recently when I came across several shards that seemed similar. I always take home my shards for identification purposes, but I kept pulling out more and more of the same piece. I decided to put them into a separate bucket and figure out what to do with them once I got home.

When I got home, cleaned, and organized, I started the tedious but enjoyable process of putting shards back together. After some time, and lots of superglue, I reconstructed a little teapot of some sort. I don’t know anything about this piece, except for that it was made in Germany. Hopefully next time I go digging I’ll find the rest of the missing pieces!