Charity Vintage: Lord Nelson sugar jars

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complete set of large Lord Nelson sugar jars for sale on eBay for Charity by Dove House Hospice(ends 12 May, 2015 20:04:40 BST)

Dove House Hospice* is currently selling this complete set of large vintage Lord Nelson sugar jars. It took us AGES to complete the set we own; picking them up one by one, as and when we came across them. Here’s a ready made set!

They’ve already had a couple of bids but they’re still currently only £16 + £7.70 postage. They are described as being in ‘good’ condition.  There’s no damage and all their seals are intact. I’d say that would mean they’re in excellent condition – all they need is a wash in soapy water!

If anyone has one of the smaller, matching sugar shakers/dredgers for sale, let me know. I won’t consider our set to be truly ‘complete’ until we have both the caster sugar and the icing sugar shaker in our possession! 🙂

*Dove House Hospice offers specialist palliative care to adults with life limiting illnesses, palliative care is the total care of a patient whose disease is no longer able to be cured. There is no charge for their services & they rely on funds raised in the community.


Charity Vintage: Brown soft sugar storage jar

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vintage brown soft sugar jar produced by Lord Nelson Pottery and being sold on eBay for Charity in support of Pembrokeshire Frame Ltd
(Ends 9 Apr, 2013 11:42:25 BST)

We’ve sold a few these vintage Lord Nelson sugar containers in our shop in the past – but they don’t come along that often. This Brown Soft Sugar storage jar is currently being sold on eBay for Charity in support of Pembrokeshire Frame Ltd*. It’s very of its time – illustrated with the Tate + Lyle sugar bag design from the 60s or 70s.

As well as the Brown soft sugar storage jar, there are Icing sugar, Caster sugar and London demerara sugar available. The jars come in two sizes and you can also get the caster sugar design as a sugar shaker/dredger. We have a personal collection of these jars that we use on a daily basis – but alas, we need the large demerara jar to complete our set – if you have one to sell, please get in touch!

*Frame promotes social inclusion, self worth and personal well being through supported, meaningful occupation and education, particularly for those with or recovering from mental ill health and/or with a learning disability.

Forthcoming Attractions: Mid March 2012

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selection of vintage items recently acquired by H is for Home including an olive green Cathrineholm teapot, Lord Nelson pottery icing sugar canister, 1950s patterned pilsner glasses, beechwood sewing box, fire lighting matches with colourful tips in original hexagonal shaped, cardboard box, bright red metallic Barber Polykymatic heat generator, Danish teak framed mirror and set of Alfred Meakin "Gay Fantasy" tea trios

Here are a few recent buys – all heading to your local neighbourhood vintage website sometime soon!

selection of vintage items recently acquired by H is for Home including an olive green Cathrineholm teapot, Lord Nelson pottery icing sugar canister, 1950s patterned pilsner glasses, beechwood sewing box, fire lighting matches with colourful tips in original hexagonal shaped, cardboard box, bright red metallic Barber Polykymatic heat generator, Danish teak framed mirror and set of Alfred Meakin "Gay Fantasy" tea trios

These pilsner glasses will add a splash of colour to your cocktail cabinet – or kitchen shelves if you prefer.

vintage fire lighting matches with colourful tips in original hexagonal shaped, cardboard box

The fab-tastic long matches for Peter John are straight from 1960s Carnaby Street – very groovy packaging. A humble product, and rare survivors!

vintage 1950s bright red metallic Barber Polykymatic heat generator

Next we have this red electric heater (or “Polykymatic Heat Generator” to be precise). It has a tilting head which fits snugly into the curved arm. It has such a great industrial design look.

vintage beechwood sewing box

Moving on to the two wooden pieces. The first is a rather nice sewing box that we picked up only this morning – it was sitting on the pavement outside a bric-a-brac shop as we drove past. It needs a bit of mild TLC, but it’s a lovely shape and made of solid beech.

The second is the 1960s Danish mirror. It’s got a bit of quality about it too – made of teak, it’s very well constructed and quite an unusual shape.

vintage 1950s set of Alfred Meakin "Gay Fantasy" tea trios

This crockery was produced by Johnson Brothers in the 1950s. The range is called “Gay Fantasy”. We love the simple stylised leaf design and the classic period colourways.

vintage Lord Nelson pottery icing sugar canister

This large sugar jar is one of two we bought recently. The soft brown sugar has been added to our own collection which sit in a vintage 1950s kitchenette. We bought the kitchenette a few months ago and spent 4 days doing it up. Once we’d finished we didn’t want to part with it. As Adelle is a keen baker, we thought it would make a great baker’s station. It now houses all the different flours, cutters, trays, yeast, dried fruit and sugars. It looks really good – we’ll have to do a quick blog post about it with some photos. We’ll be selling this icing sugar as we’ve already got that one. They were manufactured by Lord Nelson Pottery in the 1970s – and there are four in the set.

vintage olive green Cathrineholm teapot and fire lighting matches with colourful tips in original hexagonal shaped, cardboard box

Last but not least we have a Cathrineholm enamel coffee pot designed by Grete Prytz Kittelsen. The pattern is called “Lotus”. A little known fact is that whilst the pot was indeed designed by Kittelsen, the Lotus pattern was actually designed by Arne Ingemann Clausen. He doesn’t often get the credit!

Groovy Week!

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Triptych of vintage collectables | H is for Home

In an average week’s sourcing, we buy items from many eras – from antique rustic stools to modernist stainless steel candle holders. However, for some reason this week’s purchases have all been very 1950s and 60s. As you can see from the photos – atomic, flower power and psychedelic designs are very much in evidence – with slots of bold colours & great patterns.

It’s hard to pick favourites, but the metal waste paper basket by Worcester Ware and the Gaytime measuring jug by Lord Nelson Pottery are outstanding. Other makers include Jie Gantofta for the tea/sugar jars, Kirkham Pottery for the egg cups and English Ironstone Pottery for the bull steak plates.

triptych image of vintage 1950s & 60s images picked up this week by H is for Home

They’ll be coming to a website near you very soon!!