I never collected anything in my life until I hit my 50's, but now I collect milk glass, and I have quite a collection. There is a budget involved, and I only buy things that have a useful purpose. Unfortunately, there is one piece of milk glass that I have admired for a couple of years now, that is way over budget and has no useful purpose in my home whatsoever. It's called a lavabo. It's my understanding that a lavabo is used by priests to wash their hands prior to administering communion. The owner of the lavabo below has made a planter out of it -- which wouldn't work for me -- one more thing to get dusty.
The going rate for a lavabo appears to be between $110 and $150. Now, really, why do I want this silly thing?! It makes no sense whatsoever! I'm not usually a person who buys useless "things." It's not in my makeup. As a matter of fact, I'm known for my thrifty nature. Okay, so I'm cheap. Normally. So why on earth does it drive me crazy that I don't have one of these?! I wouldn't even have a place to put it! Dad always said that if he had a yellow convertible that it would spoil the dream. Sounds logical to me. I'm going with that.
Picture from here: http://cgi.ebay.com/FENTON-MILK-GLASS-HOBNAIL-LAVABO-THREE-PIECE-S-/250759161050?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a626924da
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Love this! I've always felt that anticipating is more fun than actually having or doing the "thing";)
ReplyDeleteMe too, Kathryn! Glad you enjoyed reading it!
ReplyDeleteUnderstood! I would love several collectible type items yet we have no space or the funds, the kids would probably break it anyway, etc. Milk glass is a unique collectible. I've seen milk glass but didn't know what it was actually called. I've also seen it in stores before and thought "I like the look of that!". I find it fascinating what people collect. Coins, vases, my little ponies!, toys, pens, old books. Always neat to see what people I know are into.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gabrielle. If anyone had ever told me I'd be a "collector," I would have told them they were crazy -- but I LOVE milk glass! And it's been something fun for me to do with my kids too.
ReplyDeleteYou could use it to serve juice at a family function? Kind of like a punch bowl???
ReplyDeleteMom, like I've suggested before, I think you should get it and tell the grandkids it your water fountain. Keep a stock of those mini paper cups on hand ;)
ReplyDelete-Hannah