Oh, Spring, you are slow in making your presence known. Let’s kick it up a notch, shall we? I need warmer temperatures and sunny days, okay?
I do see buds on the lilac and the daffodils are ready to bloom, so there’s that. A good sign.
Thank you for all of your kind comments on Don’s song. If you’re reading this and missed it, check Monday’s post for the link.
Okay. More egg cups.
Here are we are with the last of the figurals (don’t worry, I’ll be sharing the more traditional cups as well.)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs!
You all know the story by now. I’ll give you the condensed version. These are marked ©1939 Walt Disney Studios. They were probably for sale during the 40s and 50s. I also know they were the prize in some cereal boxes – in Canada, I believe. When I first started collecting, I purchased a book on egg cups that has been invaluable over the years. That’s where I first read about them, as well as how difficult they are to find. Pre-eBay, these went for hundreds of dollars each because they were so hard to source. My friend Nels, who passed away a few years ago, collected for years and he told me that he paid a quite a bit of money for his 8 cups. He was understandably frustrated that he would never recoup what he paid for them. It took me, I think, 17 years to find all of them. That’s the part of collecting I love – patiently waiting and watching. Anyway, at first they were too expensive, but the prices eventually came down. Even so, I paid $35 for one cup and the rest were between $50 – $75. Doc, Dopey, and Bashful were my first finds and the collection held at 3 for several years. Next came Grumpy. Then I found Sneezy, Happy, and Snow White via a collector in Orillia, Ontario – my mother’s hometown. Then a few years later, I finally found Sleepy.
I love , love, love these cups. They’re charming, they remind me of my childhood, and they’re whimsical, to boot.
Now, we move on to more traditional egg cups. These are tall double transferware egg cups.
On the left – one of my very first acquisitions, a brown transferware egg cup by Mason’s Vista in England.
Center – a flow blue egg cup.
On the right – red transferware by Johnson Bros. in England.
On the left an egg cup from France that I found in San Diego when I was coaching the Summer Shakespeare Festival. The flowers are in my favorite combination of pink and aqua.
On the right, a cup I found in a local antique store. I have no idea who the maker was, but I really love it. It reminds me of Clarice Cliff designs. It has a lot of crazing, which just makes it better in my opinion.
More on Friday.
Stay safe.
Happy Wednesday.
glad you have the egg-cups, especially snow white and all seven dwarves. also glad you have an appreciation of whimsy and make room for it in your life and home. i think it’s sweetness that is good any time and very much needed in the world as it is right now. thank you for sharing those things and more here at mhc. enjoyable, helpful, inspiring!
need to get some yarn and start knitting today a 2.5×6-feet prayer shawl (something our church does for seniors graduating from high school, among other people).
hope everyone has a good day. stay safe!
kathy
Have fun knitting the prayer shawl, Kathy.
Stay safe.
dear Claudia/Don — enjoy seeing all these different egg cups — my favorite is one you showed in the beginning — little girl in bunny suit w/polka dot egg cup. it is totally cute!! also like 7 dwarfs, my favorite is ‘Sleepy’ no real reason haha!! just like it!!! here in Ky, spring is trying to get started–bluegrass is very green, very few early spring blooms b/c one day is sunny/warm and the next cloudy/cooler, typical for us. hope you all stay safe.healthy
Thank you, Linda.
I hope it warms up for you soon.
Stay safe.
I like the last egg cup, the one paired with the one made in France. I like the bold colors and large flowers.
I finally saw Don’s video. I enjoyed it a lot. How long did writing the music and words take him? Does he have specific genres of music he prefers over others? I don’t remember his background. Is he self-taught? I have a good friend who is self-taught and used to be in a 60’s beach music band in Cornwall. He also played standards at holiday camps and pubs as a solo artist.
Don has been a musician since the age of 11. He played in his honorary uncle’s Samoan band. He’s also a brilliant lyricist. Writing a song can take a long time or a very short one (as in the the case of his latest.)
Thanks so much, Wendy.
Stay safe.
I saw my first robins today here in Central Massachusetts! Yes!
Stay safe,
Luanne
Whoo hoo!
I haven’t seen any yet.
Stay safe, Luanne.
I always love the Dwarfs! The transferware is lovely, too.
Thank you, Jeanie.
Stay safe.
The egg cups are so lovely. What a wonderful collection, once again I thank you for sharing.
Take Care,
Kaye
Thank you, Kaye.
Stay safe.
The Snow White and Seven Dwarfs egg cup set is always such a treat to see. Thanks for taking the time to share each year. Love the transfer ware cups also, oh heck, I love them all!
Me, too!
Thanks so much, Linda.
Stay safe.
Love the egg cups, Claudia. Pink and aqua are one of my favourite colour combinations as well!
Thanks so much, Sue.
Stay safe.
My favorites are the Seven Dwarfs…,love that collection. It took a lot of patience and persistence…but I think it was totally worth it.
The weather was so nice yesterday…upper 60’s, so we worked in the yard. Cut back our limelight’s, and finalized plans for the yard…whether permitting of course. But we have an ambitious plan. We are trying to simplify our yard, so we can maintain it as we age. And it doesn’t get any easier. Our kids have graciously agreed to help with the larger projects.
The last cup….the one from France is another favorite of mine….it has an earthy quality that I love. We’ll be outside again until the rain comes. I don’t think we’ve ever been outside cutting things back this early….climate change is here! ;)
I’m afraid my yard – being sort of wild – will be hard to simplify. But I’ve thought about it a lot.
Thanks, Donnamae.
Stay safe.
Loved hearing your story of how you acquired your Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs egg cups. Your patience paid off. I have never seen any of them in the wild. Hugs, Elaine
I’ve never seen them in the wild.
Stay safe, Elaine.
I love the Dwarfs and that little blue and white shelf is so perfect!
Thanks so much, Judy.
Stay safe.
Enjoying your egg cups as always!
Such a beautiful collection.
Take care,
Lily
Thank you, Lily.
Stay safe.