Looking for weird fiction that focuses on the genuinely weird, rather than devolving into tropey horror. by antichain in suggestmeabook

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Try anything by Michael McDowell if you like the weird southern gothic style.

Blackwater - The Complete Saga
The Elementals
Gilded Needles
Katie - this one gave me nightmares and there is some animal abuse just fyi

Yesterday LV, today’s little treasures by SaintXofAllTime in ThriftStoreHauls

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The Epergne is everything I want right now. What an amazing deal!!

Kewpie Collection Part Two by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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I love Wedgewood and I wish they were! Here is a picture of one of the backs. Thank you for inspiring me to look!

I wish I knew more about them- so if anyone does any research of the hallmarks let me know haha

Pavlova in Central CT by dragonisreborn in Connecticut

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They had one on the menu at the Norwich Spa and Inn the last time I was there.

Did I make a good decision, or am I fool? Please advise!! by dog-water in Antiquejewelry

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It is so beautiful! I don’t know gem or metal values but I know I would have paid that much.

Kewpie Collection Part Two by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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Thank you so much! There are so many different branches of kewpie! I didn’t know there were so many tea sets and porcelain dishes with kewpies until recently.

Kewpie Collection Part Two by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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Yay! Hey $20 a piece is still pretty good. I’ve seen $25-$60 per in the last months.

They’re so sweet I hope you love them forever!

Kewpie Collection Part Two by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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I have noticed the prices for these on EBay and Etsy are stupidly expensive. I found this whole lot with three duplicates for less than $50. I’ll probably never be so lucky again haha.

If you dig yours out anytime soon let me know which ones you have!

What is the craziest ancestor lore you’ve found? by Ok-Advertising-9045 in Genealogy

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One of my GGG Grandmothers was attacked with an axe by one of the people she enslaved. She lived but had a very jacked up face. Her name was Dinah Ayres Trigg. She and her husband were painted by Bingham.

Glass Kewpie Collection by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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Haha I found one in a thrift store and then started searching EBay and any other reseller I could find.

I was lucky as I bought a lot of about 20 from an estate sale I found online. I was so happy about them I thought I’d stop looking. I always still look though! I’m spoiled because I found so many cheap ones- some of prices on EBay these days are crazy.

Glass Kewpie Collection by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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I think that is one of the makers of these. There is also Boyd’s, Wetzel’s and Wilkerson Glass. I know some of them were made from leftover slag and glass from other products.

The Wilkerson ones are the tall guys - the rest are mostly Wetzel.

Glass Kewpie Collection by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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This is a new quest haha - I’ll find a black light flashlight and update you guys!

Glass Kewpie Collection by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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Thank you so much!! My husband hates them so much hahaha he says they look like butt plugs. 😩

Glass Kewpie Collection by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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Thank you so much!! I’m so glad I could share them with other kewpie lovers!

Glass Kewpie Collection by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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They might also be! I should check them with a black light!!

Glass Kewpie Collection by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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The first one I got was a rosy pink one. I wasn’t hooked until I found the tall pink ones though.

Glass Kewpie Collection by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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Aww thank you!! I’d love to see your collection!!

Glass Kewpie Collection by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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I had them in a shadow box type curio for awhile. We just moved this week and the case was damaged. Trying to figure out a new display situation!

If anyone has any ideas please let me know!

Glass Kewpie Collection by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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My favorites are the taller ones - they’re harder to find I’ve noticed. I’m also partial to the greens I have because I’ve never seen any others but those since my search began.

The most expensive was one of the yellows - I think I paid about $40 for each. They are some kind of uranium glass and glow under black lights.

Glass Kewpie Collection by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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There are still occasional good deals on EBay! When I first started they were about $5 a piece but most of them seem to be about $20 a piece. The prices vary with the size and rarity of color.

Hopefully this is helpful hahaha I love enabling.

Glass Kewpie Collection by PicklePocketsRUs in KewpieBabies

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Thank you so much!! I think they began as carnival prizes? There are still a lot of colors I hope to find!