I've found you can't let the feel of a sale throw you off and lower your guard. I was in a newer home a couple months ago and wasn't finding anything vintage. I'd already swept through the basement and was getting ready to head up when I went looking for my wife to let her know I was leaving. She was bent over a box filled with newer party supplies which I'd seen but not thought much of. She pulled out a stack of 6 vintage Halloween scalloped plastic treat bowls. They were in mint condition.
I actually already have a couple of these, but they have cracks along the edges, to which these are prone. I love the graphics. I'm guessing these date from the 60's to 70's.
The original price of 29 cents is penciled on the bottom.
the graphics around the edges are better than the one in the middle! i'm surprised these survived so long. they must've put them away and forgotten all about them. it isn't even faded!
ReplyDeleteYeah, this plastic gets brittle and will crack if you just look at it wrong. I suspect they survived so long because they were all nested together.
DeleteI remember something similar. But that off-center jack o'lantern would have made me search them all for a 'correct' one!
ReplyDeleteYou know, I didn't even notice how off-center that print was until you mentioned it. I'll have to check my others to see if they are all off-center.
DeleteHave the identical bowl from my grandmother, bought late 60s maybe early 70s, probably from a Five & Ten here in New York City. Mine too is off-center. I love this bowl which has been part of my life since childhood.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your memory, Ed and thanks for dropping by!
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