Martha's Attic

I have recently found several old hat pins, and have two hat pin holders listed.  This hat pin is in the Eqyptian revival style from the 1920's.  The holder is Fenton Orange Tree in Carnival Glass.  They, and others may be seen here .

  Love these old silver salt and pepper shakers.  I have a pair with the tops stuck, but I believe they would still be wonderful displayed........ (from pinterest)

I love this old doll carriage.  I found this recently at a local estate sale.  I am so glad I bought it.  I have been looking online for some time and have not seen another like it.  What I think is unusual is the oil cloth lining, and that it has a quilted look with the red tacks.  This carriage is available here .  All offers will be considered. 

The Germans started making these wonderful blocks in the late 1800's. They are Richter's Anchor Blocks.  They are made of quartz sand, powdered chalk, and linseed oil. Imagine having a nice set of blocks made of stone rather than wood.  Many different sets were made, and new sets are being made today.  I recently found a very nice old set at an estate sale.  This set has two trays of blocks and all of the paperwork, it even comes in a nice wood box.  There are papers with trees and people to cut out and embellish your building or town.  The set comes with instructional books and even diagrams to fit the blocks back in the trays!  What a wonderful educational and fun toy for children and adults. Find this set of blocks in my shop

I found this at the market this weekend. The man I purchased it from was trying to tell me something about spices.  I don't know if he was serious or not.  I have absolutely no idea what it was used for. But I just love the detail on it.  There are elves or cherubs riding goats on the bowl area, along with grape vines.  The pole has a vine and leaves, you raise the ladder like piece on the pole to raise and move the cover.  It's just so unusual.  There are some pieces missing, some of the leaves are missing from the lid, and something from the top of the pole is missing.  It was made by the Rockford Silver Plate Co., guessing late 1800's, early 1900's.  If you have any idea, or want to make a guess please let me know what you think it was used for!

I found this wonderful old book at an estate sale.  Yes, Shakspeare is spelled that way in and on the book.  It was printed in 1889 and has some beautiful engravings inside.  I have listed it in my etsy shop -but, because I can only use five pictures there, I have posted extra pictures here for anyone interested.