Friday
I cleaned out under the hutch today. It was pretty easy, it was basically a box of magazines and three boxes of Grandma S’s china. I spent a little bit of time trying to find the pattern on the Internet, because I’ve now got three sets of china to dispose of: Grandma S’s china, Grandma L’s china, and several place settings of my own (very expensive) wedding china that I’ve never used. I’m just not a fancy china sort of gal. And since I don’t entertain, it’s just sitting in cardboard boxes in storage. It should go to someone who will use it and appreciate it. I’m thinking I’m just going to send photos to Replacements.com and see what they’ll give me for it.
My wedding pattern is Lenox Federal Cobalt, which has been discontinued, so I ought to be able to sell my never used pieces. I think I’ve got four place settings?
I did a little bit of research, and Grandma L’s china is Century Service - Emerald. I’ve got three boxes (think copy paper boxes) of this pattern. Dad dropped them off when he came to his high school reunion last year, because apparently mom forgot that I already had one set of family china that I don’t use, and thought I needed it. *le sigh*
It took me quite a bit of hunting to find Grandma S’s china. It’s Taylor, Smith, and Taylor, which according to the Internets, “is one of the most recognizable brands of collectible vintage dinnerware in America.” So there was hope to keep me hunting. I finally found what looks like the same pattern on the Replacements site, but they only had a photo of the plate, which makes me think either it’s either something nobody is looking for, or it’s so rare that they haven’t had any pieces of it in stock to photograph. We’ll have to e-mail them and find out. At any rate, I think that Grandma S’s china pattern is this one which is described as Fairway (shape of the plates), Pink Flowers, No Trim. And I’ve got three boxes of it.
Of course, Replacements says “We are unable to purchase pieces with chips, cracks, stains, or excessive wear.” So now I have to go through every piece and check to see what their condition is. I was going to have to do that anyways, to count the number of pieces, but it would have been nice to just count them, now I have to inspect them too.
I’ve also got a set of actual silver silverware. I wonder if that’s worth more as the silver or as the silverware? Because, honestly, I’m not attached to it, I don’t care if someone melts it down, and I have no idea if I have a complete set.
My wedding pattern is Lenox Federal Cobalt, which has been discontinued, so I ought to be able to sell my never used pieces. I think I’ve got four place settings?
I did a little bit of research, and Grandma L’s china is Century Service - Emerald. I’ve got three boxes (think copy paper boxes) of this pattern. Dad dropped them off when he came to his high school reunion last year, because apparently mom forgot that I already had one set of family china that I don’t use, and thought I needed it. *le sigh*
It took me quite a bit of hunting to find Grandma S’s china. It’s Taylor, Smith, and Taylor, which according to the Internets, “is one of the most recognizable brands of collectible vintage dinnerware in America.” So there was hope to keep me hunting. I finally found what looks like the same pattern on the Replacements site, but they only had a photo of the plate, which makes me think either it’s either something nobody is looking for, or it’s so rare that they haven’t had any pieces of it in stock to photograph. We’ll have to e-mail them and find out. At any rate, I think that Grandma S’s china pattern is this one which is described as Fairway (shape of the plates), Pink Flowers, No Trim. And I’ve got three boxes of it.
Of course, Replacements says “We are unable to purchase pieces with chips, cracks, stains, or excessive wear.” So now I have to go through every piece and check to see what their condition is. I was going to have to do that anyways, to count the number of pieces, but it would have been nice to just count them, now I have to inspect them too.
I’ve also got a set of actual silver silverware. I wonder if that’s worth more as the silver or as the silverware? Because, honestly, I’m not attached to it, I don’t care if someone melts it down, and I have no idea if I have a complete set.