Old Kitchen & Table Items

This is the second one of these I have had in twelve years, and I have priced it the same as I sold that last one for. This is a spoon holder, which was used on the stove top to rest cooking utensils so that you didn't have so much of the stove to clean when you were done cooking. As you can see in the photos, it is in extremely good condition; the only flaw is the chip on the back, visible in the picture upper right. This is NOT visible from the face of the piece. It measures 7" x 4", and it is $35.00.

This is the more difficult one to find; the large, hand painted, frosted glass syrup from Hazel Atlas. As you know, Hazel Atlas was responsible for a great deal of the Depression Period glassware; both table services and utility items. Everything about this syrup is in excellent condition, from the condition of the glass itself to the hand painted pattern, to the red plastic screw-on lid with the spring loaded slide closure. It stands slightly over 9" tall, and is a bit over 5" wide at the widest point. The bottom is marked 5378 and 12, in addition to the HA mark. I would estimate the capacity at around a quart. It is $45.00.

This one has the perfect amount of patina; enough so that you can see its age, but not enough to impede its function. The metal lid still screws off and on easily, and when you turn the crank handle, those mean little blades in the bottom of the hopper still tear up any kind of nut meat you want to put in there. The markings on the bottom of the glass jar are easily read, and they bear the Hazel Atlas logo along with the number 5915 followed by the number 11. The metal hopper information is less easily visible, but it says The Uniform Nut Meat Chopper, followed by Pat Pend. Fully assembled, it stands about 6 3/8" tall to the higher side of the hopper. The hopper is 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" across the opening, and accounts for 2 5/8" of the total height. Nice little addition to you collection, it is $18.00.

Nope, not an eggbeater, this is a cream whip, occasionally used as a mayonnaise maker too. This is one of those items being snapped up by the butter churn collectors, since all of the decent original butter churns are all collected up. The metal lid was originally white and red, and while the top tier is still obviously white, the lower tier has long since faded to a nearly colorless metal. This has not, however, inhibited the function of the piece in any way. As you can see in the photos, the shaft holding the blades is set at an angle, as are the ends of the blades. This is to insure that the liquid is drawn downward at the center and sent back to the surface along the outer interior edge of the glass container. You will hold the glass ball jar firmly, and turn the wooden handle in circles on the lid, which turns the shaft and blade assembly in the jar below. The ball shaped glass container has four evenly spaced series of vertical 'bubbles,' in increasing size going down. It reminds me of the Oyster & Pearl depression glass pattern. The bottom of the glass has a stylized 'crackle' pattern embossed on it, so there is no maker's mark on the glass. I would estimate the capacity at around 8 ounces, maybe 10. The jar is about 4 1/2" in diameter, and to the top of the white metal tier of the lid, it stands about 4 1/2" tall. Very cool item, very RARE item, it is $75.00.

I have included this one just for fun; as you can see, it is Telaflora, and is not that old, having been made in 1982. It does work, however, and has a very nice look to it. The heavy white stoneware hopper has two bands of brown to keep it in tune with the wooden crank knob and box base; also a nice match to the pull on the drawer. In good condition with some scuffs to the wood, the box measures 4" x 3 3/4" including the drawer face, and is a bit wider at the base. The diameter of the hopper is about 4 3/4", and is 2 3/4" high. The over all height of the complete assembly is 8 1/2" to the top of the knob. It is $28.00.

This is the smaller syrup pitcher, which does not have the word "waffle" included in the hand painted pattern. The spring mounted slide closure on this one is very tight, and there is no damage to the piece; only some dullness to the metal slide that will most likely clean off. I estimate the capacity of this pitcher at 8 ounces, and with the lid on, it stands 5 1/4" tall. It is $24.00.