I found some Blue Willow pieces worth the price. They weren’t extraordinary but all were made in pre-war Japan. One dish is like a soup bowl but is quite a bit more shallow. I have no idea what the original use was. Then we angled back across the border north of town, passing through Mickey Mantle country (now there is a name from the past!), and barely caught the corner of Kansas at Baxter Springs. A couple of nice flea markets there where one store clerk directed us to a flea market in a residential area. When we got there it was more of a thrift store; sales would benefit the Neutral Lands Cherokee, a non-federally sponsored group working to promote Cherokee culture and language, run classes for pottery making, and help people with a food pantry. Prices were certainly right here, but items were not what we were looking for today. However, I did eye this tea pot. I passed it three times and then decided the money would go to a worthy cause even though I didn’t “need” it. It is not valuable I am sure; the only mark on the bottom is USA. But it had a nice shape, looks old fashioned, and while it was filthy, it did clean up well. Even though it has no Native American designs, I think I will call it my Cherokee tea pot.
Tomorrow the temps are to be even higher than today. So maybe we will brew up pitchers of iced tea early and hunker down for reading some good books outside in the shade.
2 comments:
I really like your finds and the teapot is very nice! I would have had to bring it home also! It has been hot! You should link this up to Debbiedoos Yard Salen Partay! here is the link
http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/2010/06/both-feet-on-ground-garage-salen-party.html
What a pretty tea pot! Lovely "find"! Yes,,,it is sooo hot, and that darn humidity, too! Try to stay cool!
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