09-014.
Found on May 08, 2009 in Champaign, IL.
Russel Wright
Casual China creamer
Iroquois China Company
USA, 1946
4 x 5 x 2.5"
Glazed ceramic
Manufacturer's mark and facsimile signature
I wonder why I find such a disproportionate number of Casual China creamers to sugar bowls? Not that I'm complaining, but it seems like for every 3 creamers, I find a single sugar ... which seems odd. I guess I'l chalk it up to the sugar bowls, being on the bottom of the stackable set, we chipped or damaged more often. But really it is a mystery to me.
Today marked my first thrift store trip in over a week due to illness, and it seems like the thrift gods welcomed me with open arms. Along with the creamer, I picked up a Vera Neumann scarf (it's under the creamer, but didn't really have a desire to feature it in its own post), and passed up several Zanesville Stoneage Modern planters because they were small. I might rethink that decision this weekend, but it isn't a big deal either way. In any case, it was a pretty great outing!
I wish you all happy and fruitful thrifting this weekend. Find some awesome stuff out there!
Scott commented: Wow ... I'll bet they are the matching set. Do you know the specific shop they found it at? This piece came from the Habitat for Humanity Restore. Small world!
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william commented: Scott- my friend kevin has recently introduced me to your site and it was very interesting today to get a call from him telling me all about the matching creamer....as i to found the sugar at the habitat store. it is a small world after all.
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Scott commented: Hello William! Glad you found the site. It is a small world, indeed. Do you collect Casual China? We've been collecting it for the past decade or so, and use it as our every day dishes.
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Kevin commented: Great finds. Interesting that you found the creamer today. A friend of mine who lives in the CU area found the nutmeg sugar bowl at a local Champaign thrift last week. Wonder if the two pieces were originally a set and got split up during the sorting process?