ANTIQUEHAVEN

I searched through literally thousands of Roseville pottery pictures and have not found one in this mold pattern - so if anyone knows anything about it - I would love to know. This is part of Roseville's "Solid Colors" line. 

Today I picked up a set of Hazel-Atlas Windmill Salt and Pepper Shakers. These are very common and worth around $12. However, the reason I picked them up was because they are 2-sided. The reverse side has advertising for The Croghan Colonial Bank in Fremont, OH. with an image of Colonel Croghan.     Gene and Cathy Florence's 2004 book "Florences' Glass Kitchen Shakers 1930-1950's Identification and Value Guide" has the Croghan one-sided variation listed on page 139. What is notable, is that it is listed in the Unidentified section. Well, seeing the the 2-sided version I picked up has the unquestionable Hazel-Atlas Windmills on the other side, it can be verified that the Croghan versions are Hazel-Atlas. 

These beautiful Greyhound racing glasses were offered by The Velvet Peanut Butter Co out of Detroit, MI in the early 1950's. Advertisements can be found in 1953-1954 offering 8 numbered glasses with a single Greyhound on one side and two Greyhounds on the other. These glasses have been described as being issued by Boscul Peanut Butter which were known for their floral glasses. 

This horse boot scraper can be found on the internet with conflicting identifications. Some say it's from the 19th c....some say it was manufactured by Hubley. There is one example that is marked "Hart" inside a heart on the bottom of the base.  The horse does indeed to appear to be the Hubley Show Horse Doorstop. Other examples are also clones of Hubley doorstops...a    nother horse, the Boxer, Mammy, Setter and Cocker Spaniel. All of these examples are marked 5700 or 5800 on the bottom of the base, just like the B.B. Butt examples. Here is an example of the Mammy I have some information that gets closer to the real story as to the origin of these boot scrapers.  The patent for the base was obtained in 1938 by Savannah Barrett Butt. She ran a little business out of her basement in Baltimore, Maryland and had a couple employees. There are multiple examples of twin figural scrapers that are marked "BB" on the top corner of the base and ...

Do you know this pattern? I know it's Weller. This is the Roma pattern. It's a 5 1/2" Comport. 

Hello, I am trying to sell an old Real Photo Postcard of a Baseball Team. I was told that it was a professional team. Can you help identify it? Your photo appears to be that of the 1920 General Office Baseball Club which was in the Duquesne Steel League. I found a box score that contained 7 of the 9 players in your RPPC. The jerseys have the letters GO on them which correspond with General Office. Industrial leagues were very popular in the years prior to WWII. They were not part of organized professional baseball, but, some serious companies were known to hire good ball players so that they could play for the company team. 

I have a platter with a Bavaria mark I cannot identify. It has an RW in a shield. Please help if you can. This is Retsch & Co. out of Wunsiedel Bavaria.