Giving With One Hand/Receiving With the Other

[SeSo_Says_So]

This weekend I made another in a series of donations to thrifts. I am seriously continuing to weed out everything that isn't perfect (for me)/that I don't love/use/need. I donated some stuff earlier in the week as well. It feels great.

Hubby went around to back to donate and I bopped on into the store to poke around while waiting for him. The place was very busy for mid-morning. I headed to the Housewares section which had about four people in it, just looking at stuff. A bit crowded. There were boxes of glasses/dishes, you know,the last things I need (groan). One of the boxes was marked "Anchor Hocking" with some ugly glass on the front. Something told me to look inside.  Here's what I found (not my link, just using the pic)

http://cgi.ebay.com/4-TEA-GLASS-MADEIRA-OLIVE-GREEN-FRANCISCAN-TIFFIN-HEAVY_W0QQitemZ190218980193QQihZ009QQcategoryZ1029QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I found ten of the big ones and ten of the smaller ones. I totally freaked. I lifted that heavy box (well, for me, anyway) and hobbled around until I find a carriage. I didn't dare leave it on that crowded aisle; the box would not have been there when I came back with a carriage.


Hubby came in a did final inspection on them Price for 20 of these babies out the door, including tax: 11 bucks!  I am Thrilled!

That's .55 a glass. For such quality, it's just amazing.

Has anyone ever seen/felt these before? They must weigh like a pound a piece! These glasses are so classy and elegant. Wow, wow and more wow! They feel beautiful in the hand.

Now I have to clean out my glass cabinet and donate other glasses--keep the flow going.

Also found Martin Denney--"Sayonara" vinyl and an almost new navy blue Champion pullover hoodie for hubby.

I really wasn't in the mood for thrifting and just went in to browse. Who'd a thunk it? 

[Good Buddy]

You always find the best things when you least expect it!
I was in an absolutely foul mood Saturday but found some kick butt books that made my whole weekend better..

I like the glasses SeSo! Ida bought 'em!

[valleythriftshopper]

Great glass find!  If I had dishes that matched those glasses I would have bought them too.  It's so great to find a whole set of anything.  I am way too impatient to build a set of anything, so the only collections I have are almost complete or complete sets I have found at thrifts.  

[SeSo_Says_So]

Thank you, guys!  Now I have a question for everyone/anyone: How do I clean these?  They look pretty dirty/filmy looking, you know, and I don't want to screw it up,lol, since they are 40+ years old. Best things to use to clean? Jay??

Thks,
SeSo

[valleythriftshopper]

Soaking glass in ammonia/water solution is a tried & true method for dull or filmy glasses.  I have also read that denture tablets clear up film on glasses.

[superiorgirl]

Great find! DH razzes me all the time about donating stuff at the back and then going around to the front to shop. I think that's the ultimate way to thrift! Always upgrading. I think that dishwasher detergent does a great job when you need to soak glassware clean. Be careful when you first take them out of the sink, though, as they are a bit slippery. good job!

[Krisathome]

SeSo, good job donating!   I've been working on that more, too. 


Great find on the glasses!!  I love it when there are sets of things(glasses, dishes, etc).  The thrill of the hunt is fun but it's nice to find sets, kwim? 

[Mattie]

Soaking glass in ammonia/water solution is a tried & true method for dull or filmy glasses.  I have also read that denture tablets clear up film on glasses.

What's the ratio of ammonia to water?  I need to soak some glasses!

[valleythriftshopper]

In one of Rachel Ashwell's books she suggests filling a sink with warm water & adding 1/4 cup ammonia, soak for a few minutes, rinse & dry gently. 

[ChrisMiss]

That is a great find SeSo!  I hope they clean up nicely.  A few years back I found some of those and it took a while to finally find out who made them and what they match.  Then I found some in pink and then in a kind of chartreuse color.  They are really heavy glasses and I think they are awesome.

[dewdrop_me_a_line]

I am totally de-cluttering. I've been hitting the TSs but more to give than to take home. OMG! It's so nice to walk into the garage w/o having to tuck in and scooch around things.

I'd use vinegar to soak the glasses before I'd use ammonia. Course I'm green dontcha' know! At least be careful around ammonia . . . it can kill ya!

              dew

[SeSo_Says_So]

Kids, I have a problem. Those glasses ain't a cleanin' up. The small ones be fine. The big ones are smoky, baby, and I don't they are supposed to be.


I have tried handwashing, dishwasher-washing, efferdent, vinager, windex (I'm a desperate woman) Could they be (shudder) etched   for all eternity?

I've yet to try ammonia, 'cause of the that death possibility (having no left side of the brain, I am naturally leery of substances that can be explained in abbreviations) but I feel this may be a last resort. I am    , and want to . I am also . It seems my thrift radar is failing me.

What to do, what to do, what to do?

[dewdrop_me_a_line]

How about you take them to a 'professional' restorer for an estimate? Hey, free estimates rock! You can probably get an idea of what they would use to clear them - go home and 'get 'er done!

dew

[Krisathome]

SeSo, thought this was an interesting article.   http://tipnut.com/how-to-wash-crystal-delicate-glass/   Never knew that cloudy glassware was called sick glass.

[valleythriftshopper]

Here's an article by someone who used toothpaste to clean "sick" glass.  Before & after pics seem to suggest it may be effective.  Worth a try since everyone has toothpaste in their home anyway.


http://www.curbly.com/badbadivy/posts/948-Cleaning-that-funky-cloudy-glassware