I love them anywhere from jars, to crocks, to appliances, to serveware,
to cookware. What about everyone else? Do you use your antiques or
keep them just on display?

~patches~ -- serving salad in an antique lead glass cutware bowl and
pickles in an antique depression dish tonight

In article ,
~patches~ wrote:

I love them anywhere from jars, to crocks, to appliances, to serveware,
to cookware. What about everyone else? Do you use your antiques or
keep them just on display?

~patches~ -- serving salad in an antique lead glass cutware bowl and
pickles in an antique depression dish tonight

No point IMHO in NOT using them. :-)

The only kitchen item I use for display only is the copper Cat cake mold
that hangs over the stove......
--
Om.

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OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
In article ,
~patches~ wrote:


I love them anywhere from jars, to crocks, to appliances, to serveware,
to cookware. What about everyone else? Do you use your antiques or
keep them just on display?

~patches~ -- serving salad in an antique lead glass cutware bowl and
pickles in an antique depression dish tonight


No point IMHO in NOT using them. :-)

The only kitchen item I use for display only is the copper Cat cake mold
that hangs over the stove......

I have a decorative cutting board up that was a gift from a friend who
lived in Russia for a while. I also have a few plates (non-antiques, but
one belonged to my grandmother-in-law) and a few framed posters.

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On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 17:46:08 -0500, ~patches~
wrote:

I love them anywhere from jars, to crocks, to appliances, to serveware,
to cookware. What about everyone else? Do you use your antiques or
keep them just on display?

~patches~ -- serving salad in an antique lead glass cutware bowl and
pickles in an antique depression dish tonight

I got some old stuff in my kitchen. Don't know if it's antique,
though.


modom

On Sun 08 Jan 2006 03:46:08p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it ~patches~?

I love them anywhere from jars, to crocks, to appliances, to serveware,
to cookware. What about everyone else? Do you use your antiques or
keep them just on display?

~patches~ -- serving salad in an antique lead glass cutware bowl and
pickles in an antique depression dish tonight

I use every piece I've got except for a bread plate that belonged to my great
great grandmother. It's quite fragile and I'm afraid I'll break it.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

On 2006-01-08, modom wrote:

I got some old stuff in my kitchen. Don't know if it's antique,
though.

Wait 50 years

Antiques in the kitchen? That would be me!

~patches~ wrote:

I love them anywhere from jars, to crocks, to appliances,
to serveware, to cookware. What about everyone else?
Do you use your antiques or keep them just on display?

I could tell you what I collect and why,
but then I'd risk having more competition
for them on eBay. That would be bad.
Right now, I'm often the only bidder.

Antiques in the kitchen? That would be me!

Mark Thorson wrote:

~patches~ wrote:

I love them anywhere from jars, to crocks, to appliances,
to serveware, to cookware. What about everyone else?
Do you use your antiques or keep them just on display?


I could tell you what I collect and why,
but then I'd risk having more competition
for them on eBay. That would be bad.
Right now, I'm often the only bidder.

Well now as long as you aren't collecting Depression glass or fiestaware
you should be ok. I buy surprising little in the way of antiques on
ebay even though I buy a lot of other things on ebay. I like seeing
what I'm buying when it comes to antiques. I love auction sales and
antique shops but what I really like are the second hand shops that
don't know the value of what they are selling. I just picked up some
really nice fiestaware that way.

Aside from a 19th century carving knife from my great-grandfather and a few
pots (that I still use), the only antique in the kitchen is me. The few
things I have replaced - in particular a pre-teflon waffle iron that was
perfectly seasoned - I still lament.

I have a feeling I will wear out long before the pots will.

Mark Thorson wrote:
~patches~ wrote:
I love them anywhere from jars, to crocks, to appliances,
to serveware, to cookware. What about everyone else?
Do you use your antiques or keep them just on display?

I could tell you what I collect and why,
but then I'd risk having more competition
for them on eBay. That would be bad.
Right now, I'm often the only bidder.

Well thanks to dumbass MT's notification - everyone head to ebay NOW,
create a dummy account, and increase the bidding on antiques and
especially food related antiques!

"~patches~" wrote in message
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I love them anywhere from jars, to crocks, to appliances, to serveware, to
cookware. What about everyone else? Do you use your antiques or keep them
just on display?

~patches~ -- serving salad in an antique lead glass cutware bowl and
pickles in an antique depression dish tonight

"~patches~" wrote in message
...
I love them anywhere from jars, to crocks, to appliances, to serveware, to
cookware. What about everyone else? Do you use your antiques or keep them
just on display?

~patches~ -- serving salad in an antique lead glass cutware bowl and
pickles in an antique depression dish tonight

The only time there are antiques in my kitchen is when DH or I are there.
;o)

Gabby

"~patches~" wrote in message
...
I love them anywhere from jars, to crocks, to appliances, to serveware, to
cookware. What about everyone else? Do you use your antiques or keep them
just on display?

~patches~ -- serving salad in an antique lead glass cutware bowl and
pickles in an antique depression dish tonight

I have a couple of antique cook books and my dining table was made between
1890 and 1910 so it'll soon be antique, but other than that I have lots of
50 to 70 year old collectibles I use regularly.

Ms P