The Television series, Madmen, has brought about a delightful resurgence is all things mid-century and atomic in design and style. Fabulous dinnerware in clean, sharp shapes and elegant in presentation are all the rage.



Made in the USA means something in this day of imports and imitations. Great Pottery Companies of the Ohio River Potteries and West Virginia, California and the Midwest, produced beautiful, functional and enduring dinnerware, art pieces, glass and stemware.



Names like Homer Laughlin, Taylor Smith Taylor, Knowles, Royal China Company, Bauer, Jeannette Glass, Hazel Atlas and New Martinsville Glass, to name just a few, are industry giants who are responsible for beautiful Eames period housewares so sought after today.



We will featuring some of these wonderful companies and showing examples of their fabulous productions. We will also be mixing them with contempory things of today to show you how simple and attractive these gems from the past are useful necessities of today.

The Vintage Kitchen Shop

Ever wonder what you'll do with all the 'stuff' you inherit from a relative who passes on? Well, if your favorite aunt is like mine was, you open a new Vintage Kitchen Shop! Stocked with tons of wonderful things in great condition. It's like taking a walk down memory lane every day.

Seriously! When my aunt passed a year ago and I was in the process of packing up her stuff in Iowa when my mom, bless her, decided to join the party on the other side. Who knows, maybe she'd heard there was a great cribbage game being played over there and left to join a team. And as sad as it was for me, I suddenly had two homes to pack up and do something with all the stuff left to me. Wonderful vintage stuff of all descriptions and eras. You must remember that children who grew up during the depression never, never threw anything away unless is was ruined or worn out beyond repair or usefullness.

I've been selling the bits and pieces, duplicates and sets in my vintage shop on etsy and it's doing well. But the mountain isn't erroding quickly enough, so I made room in my shop in Scituate, MA and have renamed it 'The Vintage Kitchen Shop'. If you are in the neighborhood and love to browse or are in the market for a set of vintage pyrex, Homer Laughlin 1970's stoneware, yellow Cronin tulip pitchers, bowls, or 1950's barware, depression glass or collectible kitchen stuff, stop in! We are located at 763 Country Way in North Scituate, MA. Hours are 11 to 5 Tuesday through Saturday.  If you live too far away to make the trip, visit my vintage shop on etsy: http://www.teaworkscottage.etsy.com/ or http://www.vintagekitchenshop.etsy.com/ you might find something you like.

 But remember, the things in the shop are not listed on etsy, and visa versa. So is you see something in the online shop you like, feel free to send me a convo and inquire about your wish list. I may just have it!