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  1. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    My mother loved anything in miniature. I just found a box full of charms and things that I used to play with. There are more, but here's a sampling. I know a couple of them are probably old Monopoli pieces.


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  2. yourturntoloveit

    yourturntoloveit Well-Known Member

    Bev, is that a teapot on the top left side of the screen (I "think" I see a spout)? It is so sweet (translation -- I really like it). ;)
     
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  3. Messilane

    Messilane Well-Known Member

    Those little sewing thingies are SO COOL!
     
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  4. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I think some might also be Christmas Pudding and Cracker charms.
     
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  5. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Cracker Jack prizes?
     
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  6. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    2015-11-24 13.08.51 (800x600).jpg 2015-11-24 13.09.14 (800x600).jpg Yes, it's a teapot. That's always been my favorite. The little scissors actually open. I can't figure out why they're together with a dagger in a scabbard or a cross, but my mother probably did it. Here are a couple of close ups.
     
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  7. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    That teapot is sweet!
     
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  8. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    I'd love to put some of her stuff on a charm bracelet, but I'm not a delicate sort and would probably mangle it if I wore it.
     
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  9. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Not Crackerjack but Christmas Crackers. Canada does them I think, but not the US. ;)
     
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  10. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    I knew what you meant, owned. ;) But Cracker Jack included lots of little plastic "prizes" too, so I figured some might have been acquired that way.
     
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  11. Messilane

    Messilane Well-Known Member

    Yep. I have a hand full of them myself.
     
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  12. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    Start your own 'choking hazard' museum.

    Could the linked ones be gold?
     
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  13. 42Skeezix

    42Skeezix Moderator Moderator

    I recently had two tiny teapots, with separate lids and swing handles, hand made from Indian head pennies. Some of the penny embossing was still discernible on the bases. Neither was more than 3/4" to the top of the handle.
     
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  14. GaleriaGila

    GaleriaGila Hola, y'all!

    Choking Museum!!!! Love that!
     
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  15. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    Actually, limiting it to choking hazards, as they call stuff, is too limited.
    I'd make a display of all the stuff that was not considered dangerous in the 1950s, and is now either banned or covered in warning labels.

    Once upon a time the only warning label was 'wet paint'. and that was just a signal to touch it to see if it was really wet.
     
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  16. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Oooo,love the teapot ! And the black bulldog ! And the little knife !
     
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  17. Pat P

    Pat P Well-Known Member

    I love the teapot, too! I'm always drawn to miniatures.
     
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  18. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    They are adorable. I think I have a similar elephant one in my jewelry box from when I was a kid.
    :)
     
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  20. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    The little yellow blob is a glass elephant, but not very detailed.
     
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