What's Hot

The hot item at the Manor this week is this great little early pewter

cream and sugar set I found Tuesday at the Heart of Ohio Antique

Center, off I-70 near Springfield, one of my favorite haunts. With

nearly 700 dealers, it is packed with fabulous random vintage stuff.

It takes a whole afternoon to wander through the entire 116,000

square feet of goodies. The creamer and sugar are hallmarked

"P S Ct" and I am assuming the Ct stands for Connecticut. After

doing a few hours of research I came up empty handed. Any clues

out there? I think I'll leave the lovely patina untouched, what do you

think? These little beauties set me back $17. What a steal. And such

a lovely afternoon, too, visiting things from another day, thoughts

from another time.

..

I cannot bear it!" said the pewter soldier. "I have shed pewter

tears! It is too melancholy! Rather let me go to the wars and lose

arms and legs! It would at least be a change. I cannot bear it

longer! Now, I know what it is to have a visit from one's old

thoughts, with what they may bring with them! I have had a visit

from mine, and you may be sure it is no pleasant thing in the end;

I was at last about to jump down from the drawers.

Hans Christian Andersen