Friday, September 28, 2018

Strange Things Around the House #4

I remember my mother unwrapping these two ruby glass cups.  They had been a part of her childhood, when her parents sold their farm in the early 1960's her mother packed a couple of boxes for mom. She didn't know what was in the boxes, the boxes sat in storage for a couple of years before she unpacked the boxes. These were in the boxes.  They are engraved Ashley, Michigan.  My mother went to high school there.  These were midway prizes from a traveling circus or carnival.  I don't know if my mother collected them in her childhood, or her mother in hers, or maybe her grandparents.  There were a connection to the first place she called home.  When I was emptying out mom and dad's house, I slipped them in my bag, a connection to a connection to a place I have never been.  

  

3 comments:

  1. Those are very pretty and a poignant memory for your mother, I am sure. I have heard that these carnival prizes are very collectible now. However, I would not sell them. I am not sure about back then. Do you know when they were won? Those are a sweet memory that I would leave out. Be careful washing them. that gold might fade or come off.

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  2. Oh so many things with sweet memories attached, you’ll likely not part with.

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  3. Those are very pretty, and not strange at all! Midway prizes where so much better back in the day! I envy your sweet memories.

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