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[danemodsandy]

Yep, Home Demonstration Parties...

...Were how they sold GS. One area of collecting for advanced GS mavens is the company's hostess gifts; women holding a GS party in their homes got a present of more or less value, according to how well things went and how many parties they'd given. The coaster set was the usual gift; it came in a nice little chrome rack and each coaster had the GS knight logo on it. The ultimate hostess gift was the ball pitcher, which is now almost impossible to find complete with its lid. I've seen these sell for $300-500.

 

[danemodsandy]

Keith:

Now that you're getting some Guardian Service, you have only one Letter to Three Wives challenge left - Lora Mae's 1949 Lincoln convertible.

At least Porter cut you some slack - he only popped for the standard Lincoln. Looks like he was hedging his bets with Lora Mae before getting her a Cosmopolitan:

 

[westingman123]

Sandy:

You, I swear, are psychic! I just about fell out of my chair, I've ALWAYS wanted that convertible. Alas, I drive a practical Dakota (all the better to haul my finds in). More in my sights (and budget) will be the rest of Rita's kitchen. Oh, by the way, it has been horribly rainy here for DAYS. I finally found a copy of "Humoresque", your recommendation was spot-on. Took me right out of Seasonal Affective Disorder. (Ready, waiting, that's Rita...)

 

[westingman123]

About that water pitcher:

I'm not positive; but, well, I don't think that lid is original. The shape reminds me of the water (and lemonade) pitchers at the resort in the Ozarks we vacationed at each year. I loved the maids, they let me help with the washing and ironing. Mama and Pop never knew where it was I disappeared to! LOL

 

[danemodsandy]

Keith:

That water pitcher is currently on eBay and it's represented as having the original lid. The same seller has another whose lid is most definitely not original.

So, you want the Lincoln too? It was a very fine car for its era, I hear, but I've never gotten to drive one, only the same year Mercury, which was the same body, but otherwise not nearly as luxurious. Don't you love Debby's '48 Mercury woody wagon?

I don't know what, if anything, Rita drove - she may have blown all her money on that kitchen, LOL. And of course, throwing duck dinners and keeping Sadie in beer money cost something, too. ;-)

 

[danemodsandy]

Oh, And Keith:

" I finally found a copy of "Humoresque", your recommendation was spot-on."

Gracias!

 

[westingman123]

and it's RED!

The only thing better than a black car is a red car, IMHO. You're right, of course, the Packard is "da bomb". Isn't that what Carole Lombard drove? I have a vague recollection of her behind the wheel of a black Packard with Clark leaning in. I'll bet all the other vehicles on the cul-de-sac are gossiping about "that red head"!
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[danemodsandy]

Greg:

I think you may be onto something with that In-Sink-Erator stopper pic. I did a little snooping on Google, and found the pic below, which shows a completely different lid. It looks more stylistically cohesive with the pitcher than the lid you're questioning. Looks like the seller doesn't know, or is hoping no one else knows - or that Guardian fitted something handy to their pitchers to shave costs! Would be interesting to know what the real deal is...

 

[westingman123]

Well, now...

That's more fitting, to my eye anyway. I do believe you've hit on the "real deal".

 

[danemodsandy]

Keith:

"That's more fitting, to my eye anyway. I do believe you've hit on the 'real deal'."

Uh-huh. (Can't resist with a fellow LTTW fan!)

 

[westingman123]

Someone's had some martinis

"Isn't there a night baseball game or something on the radio you boys can listen to?"

 

[danemodsandy]

Keith:

Admit it - you'd drink too!

 

[westingman123]

well,

The flowers must go.

And yes, I would. A lot.