Mr. and Mrs. Bunnykins and brood were introduced in 1934.
The artwork was created by the daughter of the general manager of Doulton chinaware. Her name was Mary Barbara Bailey.
Sister Bailey was not a professional illustrator, but a nun.

Bunnykins china depicted cute rabbits dressed in clothes, in small-town English scenes.
Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret ate off of Bunnykins china when they were tots.

Bunnykins china is still being made today. And they remain a popular gift to give to children in Great Britain.

Peanuts Racing Bed Sheet

The Smurfs Village Bed Sheet

One item I love looking for when I’m out thrifting is cartoon character bed sheets.

Once in a while I find a full set, but usually I come across just the top flat sheet.

Qualities to look for are condition, classic characters and bright, vibrant colors.
Bed sheets are not rare, but they are hard to find in good quality.

I’ve sold bed sheets to the UK and Japan as well as the US.
Cartoon characters are universal and they appeal to a wide market of collectors.

Cat In the Hat bed sheet

We pay tribute to the late Steve Jobs in this week’s My Vintage Video.

Here’s one of the earliest (if not the earliest) Apple computer commercials to air on TV. The year was 1977.

A cartoon bear in a park ranger suit!
What’s not to love about this vintage camping fuel can?!

When I found this fuel can at a flea market recently, it brought back memories of camping as a kid.
I seem to recall my dad purchased a can like this (back in the early 1970s) when we went on our annual camping trip.

I just love the graphics!
It’s a fun can to display!

* In 1936, the Homer Laughlin China Company (HLC) of Newell, West Virginia introduced a line of dinnerware called Fiestaware at the Pottery and Glass show in Pittsburg.

* The man who designed it was an Englishman, Frederick Hurton Rhead.

* The concentric narrowing circles were a distinguishing trademark.

* Originally, Fiestaware was available in five colors, red, ivory, cobalt blue, yellow, and green. The a sixth color, turquoise, was added in 1937.

The pitchers posted here were most likely made in the 1940s or 50s.

There are thousands of avid cookbook collectors. Are you one of them?

One area of cookbook collecting is regional cookbooks; books that come from a particular town or area.
It could be the local church where parishioners submit their fave recipes.
Or a town that’s celebrating a birthday and asks residents to contribute.

Here’s a selection of cookbooks my mom has in her kitchen.
She’s not a collector per se, but through the years she’s picked up them up in various places.

Feel free to submit a recipe from your region.

CORN CUSTARD
1 large can of creamed corn
2 eggs
1 c. milk
6 tsp. flour
Mix all together & beat until blended. Bake in slightly greased glass casserole for 50 minutes at 300. Serve hot.
(from the 1976 Bi-Centennial Cookbook Kingston, Massachusetts)

Warhol started painting the iconic red and white design in the early 1960s.
He painted dozens of variations of the soup can theme.
The image on this soup bowl is taken from the painting Big Torn Campbell Sop Can (Pepper Pot), 1962.

These three packages of soap are from Las Vegas casinos that are now all washed up.

The Dunes was the tenth casino resort to open in Las Vegas.
It opened May 1955 and closed January 1993.

The Stardust Resort and Casino opened in July 1958.
It was imploded on March 2007.

The Sands Hotel was the epitomy of “cool” on the Vegas strip between 1952 and 1996.

The thought of flying to the moon was just a dream in the 1950s;
but in terms of household design, the idea was never far from home.

Thousands of household items from this Space Age period were made.

Here’s a sewing needle case with a common space image.
Perhaps the sewer dreamed of putting together a moon suit.

The story line ran from August 8 to August 22, 1973.
You can read all the comic strips here.

Despite Snoopy’s failed attempt to beat Ruth or Aaron, he still remains a home run hero.
This mug depicts one successful slug at the plate.