! ! ! TIN TOYS ! ! !
Tin Raymond Robot
Tin Zeppelin
Tin Drum
Tin Rosie Robot
Tin Car
Tin Pail
Tin Ferris Wheel
OK, Brass isn't a mineral but I couldn't resist a Brass Monkey
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Whimsy Facts
- Holly
- I'm just a female who is a work in progress and imperfectly fun. I perfer a fanasty life and can't make prompt decisions but, did I mention?, I am imperfectly fun.----------------- Ornaments on these pages are reminiscent of “old world” ornaments which originated by craftsmen in Eastern Europe in 1847. The originals were a cottage industry. Individual molds were owned by various families. To make hard earned money, families carved molds from hard woods, blew molten glass into said molds, silver lined the inside, at first with mercury or lead, then later using a special compound of silver nitrate and sugar water. … (very dangerous) and meticulously hand painted the outside finishing off products with mica dust. I own a few true original treasures passed down from my family. For the most part my collection is relatively new. Ornaments are now mass produced …machine blown, still in Eastern Europe (Poland, Germany), Italy, Japan as well as the United States but oh the memories they evoke for my family who are beneficiaries of a few new babbles each year as well as friends who share my fascination.
Wonderful pics - I love that monkey!
ReplyDeletei like.
ReplyDeleteI want the car! No, the drum! These are cool. Different take on the theme but s omuch fun! :)
ReplyDeleteAre the robots a couple? Please say yes? They would make such cute little robies. Fun>
ReplyDeleteTin Pin! (bowling?)
ReplyDeleteThat is quite a use of tin, interesting post.
ReplyDeleteHey Holly did you change the photo of the zeppelin? What the...maybe I'm on a different site.
ReplyDeleteClever Pup--
ReplyDeleteI have (2) blogs....this one is Second Thoughts and my other is Christmas Whimsy dedicated to just Christmas ornaments. I would suspect you saw the Zepplin ornament on my Christmas Whimsy site.
To all others, thanks for all the great messages!!!