Monday, June 13, 2016

Fire King Splash Proof Bowls Mother Lode



Well.....it's not often in my neck of the woods to find a lot of Fire King..... but almost unheard of to find what I found. Lucky enough to be the first in the door at a "self run" estate sale. One where I just happened to see the sign after it had been put up.
Walking in I saw that there was very little at this sale. Not like a "real" esate sale.  Much ado about nothing....then I turned the corner into the kitchen.... Stacked in sets were Fire King splash proof mixing bowls, with matching shakers, and grease jars...Ivory tulip, Apple and Cherries, Red Dot, Black Dot and the holy grail ( for me at least, since I had never actually seen one  piece "live") the Kitchen Aids. I just could not believe it. Almost pinched myself.

I bought the lot. While packing them up, the owner brought out another box that had a complete set of the Modern Tulips, so bought those too. There was a couple misc. shakers and grease jars too.
Here are a couple pics after we laid them all out when I got home.





Six sets in all. I have not included a picture of the ivory tulips. And they are all in really nice condition. No chips, cracks. Very little if any wear. Just the shaker lids have some yellowing. I believe there are 3 replacement lids. There was one spot on the black dots, one on the modern tulip, thats it.
What a fun day that was...

7 comments:

  1. That really is a fantastic find! Will you be or already sold the sets?

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    1. Thanks!! Yes, they are all in great condition! I have sold the modern tulip, and eventually will sell all. I am listing them separately - bowls in one and s &P / grease in another for safer shipping.

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  2. OMG...what a mother lode of vintage goodness! These all look to be in fantastic almost unused shape!! WOW!! Congratulations on the wonderful finds!

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    1. So sorry for delays in responding, forgot there may be messages on the posts! Yes they are all in great condition....

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    1. Again, sorry for delay in responding I dont do the blog much but should I guess.. anywhoo. I have not sold all the sets, still have the kitchen aids and an ivory apple grease jar, but only has two pepper shakers no salt. I have been trying to find a decent salt lid before listing it. The kitchen aids.. I have not put up for sale yet.

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    2. I might add that the kitchen aids set is NOT the 25th anniversary one...

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