Thursday, January 29, 2009

Vintage Thingie Thursday

It's another Vintage Thingie Thursday over at Coloradolady's. Check her out for more participants with their vintage thingies.

This set of glasses and pitcher caraffe are from the 60's. They were my grandma's. And she gave them to me many years ago. She collected them out of Duz detergent. I can remember her coming home from the grocery and emptying the detergent to get her next piece to add to the set. I have 10 tea glasses and 6 juice glasses and the pitcher. I don't use them but they do claim front row seating in my china cabinet with other treasures from my grandma!

The pieces have etched leaves on the glass with silver trim around the top edge and the pitcher has the wood handle with a built in silver metal holder around the pitcher. I have come across a few glasses like this in antique stores and flea markets, but never purchased any extra ones.

gin

18 comments:

  1. I love frosted and etched glassware from the '60s, and yours is a really gorgeous example. It's especially nice that you've got the pitcher, too.

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  2. Hi Gin - what a lovely set - - yes, I remember very well grandma and her treasures from Duz Detergent. It's amazing how they have never gotten broken in all these years :)

    Your set is beautiful - -

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  3. This is a wonderful set, I so remember glasses coming in the soap boxes, man I wish I had all the glasses my mom and grandmother got from these boxes, who knows what ever happened to them.

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  4. This is a wonderful set. Why is it the detergent costs so much now, and we don't get anything but detergent? ~Kelly

    unDeniably Domestic

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  5. Oh, I SO REMEMBER those!! My Grandmother had the exact same set!
    This is wonderful...we get a chance to see and remember things, that somewhere through the years have slipped from my memory!
    SO GLAD you brought it back to me!

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  6. How I wish they still sold glasses like these! I much prefer them. Thanks for sharing. Happy VTT Day.

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  7. I remember Duz. It's so interesting how years ago we could get really nice things inside products! Seems like cracker Jacks toys were even nicer than now.
    Pretty set!

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  8. What a good memory, my mother would do the same. I had completely forgotten about that.

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  9. That's a great set you have there! I remember my mom having those "cut" glass stemware that peanut butter came in.

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  10. Love these. Look like very early '60's or late '50's.

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  11. I love your etched glasses and pitcher. That is so neat that you remember your grandma getting them out of detergent. I love any vintage goodies. I'm going to do a post since you tagged me. I never can get the name links to work. I need a class on some of this blogging stuff.

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  12. Hi Gin:
    I think that is pretty neat that you still have your grandma's glasses that she collected from the detergent boxes. I remember years ago getting dishes and glasses when we bought gas at the gas station.
    Ginger

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  13. WOW that's a gorgeous glasses & pitcher set that's been handed down to you :)

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  14. how neat! I remember stores when they did that...my fav (b/c I was a child) are those jelly jars that turned into juice glasses...Fred Flintstone, remember those?

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  15. Hi Gin, I would like to again thank you for the georgeous gift I received from you and the Whirl into Winter give away. Your generousity is very much appreciated. Reading your blog today was a jolt-- I have those same glasses, 8 of them, that were given to me at my Bridal Shower 50 years ago. Larry and I just celebrated our 50th Anniversary on Jan 10th and I still have all 8 glasses

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  16. What a great collection..took me back-Duz detergent and their gifts. The pitcher is wonderful-imagine opening your detergent box and finding that inside!

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  17. Looks like you've signed up for a fun new thingy, Gin1 ☺

    I wish they'd still give us goodies like That in our soap! It must have added to the fun of home keeping.

    I remember as a young bride, our grocery store gave out green stamps that could be reedeemed at the green stamp store. it was so fun to save them up and dream. Myabe they still give away green stamps??? ♥

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  18. That's a great idea - reusable, useful packaging! And it's lasted 40-odd years! Thanks for sharing your lovely memories.

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