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| Vintage porcelain balloon molds |
I love white ironstone...
... for its simplicity.
It's sturdy, reliable,
and practically
indestructible.
Unpretentious,
pure utilitarian
whiteness.
(And the crazing makes a piece all the more charming, right?)
Which is probably why
I fell in love with these old
vintage porcelain balloon molds.
Aren't they cute?
My newest crush.
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| They make me want to draw smiley faces on them! |
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| Do you collect something silly like these too? |
26 comments:
Cool collection! :D I don't really collect anything other than books and salvaged wood picture frames. I just don't have the room in our small cottage! I was bad yesterday and bought some art from a friend....where I will put it I have no idea.....
This is an interesting collection Alison! I've never heard of them before but they look wonderful in your ironstone jug.
I never heard of those. They are so smooth and beautiful.
Alison...from all my travels through antique shops etc, I have never seen these...I love them...they look terrific in the ironstone!
Have a wonderful holiday weekend!
How fun and so interesting. I havn't ever heard of them before. Such a fun collection. Hugs, marty
I have never seen anything like these anywhere! You find the neatest things! Love it- and they make me smile just looking at them- xo Diana
Guess there is something for everything. I've never seen or heard of these. Alison, they are wonderful. I like them just clustered in the crock. I think they make an interesting collection. How fun! ~ Sarah
Alison...
Great score. I have never seen or heard of such things. I love them too.
Put one in the freezer and rub on your brow after a hot day of gardening.
Have a great Memorial Day.
xo, Rosemary
Wow! I have never seen or heard anything of these. They are interesting and a beautiful collection Alison!
Have a great Memorial Day weekend!
Michele
Never saw those before Alison, but they look so pretty in your white pitcher!
I have never seen those before or knew that there was such a thing. So cool.
At first glance I thought they were spoons! What do you do with them and where did you find them? They're cute.
I've never seen anything like them! they are quite amazing. I can see why you love them so much!
Best wishes,
Natasha in Oz
I've never seen anything like them! they are quite amazing. I can see why you love them so much!
Best wishes,
Natasha in Oz
Those are awesome, never heard of such a thing as balloon molds. Still not sure what they are, but unusual and interesting for sure.
My collections..... nothing near as cool as those.
~Bliss~
Alison,
I've never seen these before, but then we have so few antique stores compared to the mid-west and east. What were they originally used for? I do like Rosemary's suggestion above (Content in a Cottage)...they probably could cool your brow in a warm day.
I collect blue and white and black and white transferware, a discontinued pattern of silverplate, all things old and equine related and old books when they are of interest...sorry you asked? :-)
Karen
I've been known to collect salt cellars and flower frogs B.C. (before children). I love these cuties, too, and have a soft spot for ironstone. Wherever do you find them? I'd never know in a million years what they're for!
What are they used for????
How unusual, never seen anything like them before? But the white porcelain is screaming..put me in the kitchen!
A few of you have asked me, what the balloon molds were for?
These individual molds would have screwed into a long bar and would have been dipped into vats of liquid rubber.
The rubber would have been peeled off and that is how you make a balloon!
Kind of like those rubber glove molds you see everywhere I suppose!
These are very cool! I wouldn't have known what they were had you not explained. They make a nice collection!
XO,
Jane
Terrific! I too love, love this Alison. White ironstone is wonderful, never heard of this one. Great and fun collection! Have a terrific week.
FABBY
That's what I love about blogging! Almost always learning something new...
I'm almost positive I've never seen any of these before. (Or maybe I just never paid attention.)
I'm sure I have some silly collections -- just none so unique (and beautiful) as these, I'm sure!
They're absolutely gorgeous and SO unique! I wouldn't have know what they were for, but now you say it it seems obvious! They are SO tactile looking - I just want to stroke them.
lovely!
Paula x
Alison, I am a white ironstone girl too! I have never seen balloon molds. Such a fun collection!
Alison, I have been away for awhile and just saw this post. These molds are so cute! I've never seen those before. These are a lovely addition to your home!
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