'Puss 'N' Boots' sends couple on a quest Nov 8, 2009
The firm quickly became a successful mass producer of inexpensive household items such as cookie jars, salt-and-pepper shakers, vases and dinnerware ... Phyllis said prices for vintage examples range from $10 for smaller items to $600 -- or more -- for rare cookie jars and teapots. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
THIS OLD TOWN: What did people do with trash? Nov 4, 2009
Our dads used empty cans, bottles, jars and jugs to store screws, nails, nuts and bolts, leftover paint, linseed oil, kerosene and other you-name-it items. Many discards were recycled, sort of. (Easton Journal, MA)
Gardening under glass Oct 19, 2009
Nearly any transparent vessel can become a terrarium: cookie jars, vases, apothecary jars, mason jars, aquariums, fish bowls and even chemistry beakers. Among the vessels Geiger uses for her terrariums are recycled chandeliers, globe lights and even glass grapefruit juice containers. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Wyo co. recycles vintage phones, seltzer bottles Oct 6, 2009
Another family restores apothecary jars from pharmacies ... It was a very wealthy country, so their everyday packaging products (apothecary jars, seltzer bottles, etc. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
West Berkeley: Fourth Street Oct 5, 2009
She and her assistant, Magali Hernandez, make hundreds of jars of unusual treats by hand in the style of long-forgotten country cooks. Her fruits, such as Rangpur limes, are sourced from local organic farmers, and she grows many of her own herbs. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Customs Officers Seize Thousands Of Scorpions In Texas Oct 2, 2009
McALLEN (October 1, 2009)--Scorpions suspended in clear plastic will be a little harder to come by at south Texas flea markets after U.S. Customs officers seized large jars filled with thousands of the dead creatures in Brownsville ... But because the importer lacked the paperwork to bring wildlife into the country, officials seized the scorpion corpses packed solid into the jars on Sept. 21. (KWTX.com, TX)
HOMEMergers & acquisitions Sep 14, 2009
"If you, for example, have a collection of matchboxes, put them together in a larger picture frame," advises Kloeters, who also likes using specimen jars or large glass canisters to display smaller items. -- Find a way to create harmony with different-size collectibles. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Prepare your house for swapping and save money Sep 5, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009. Posted on: Friday, September 4, 2009. (Honolulu Advertiser)
5 nuggets of knowledge about markets Sep 2, 2009
It s scary to imagine the meal they d make with this take from one episode: Abalone, canned ham, dog food, gallon jars of mayonnaise, four beef roasts, six turkeys, two gallons of corn oil, six wedges of imported cheese, three pepperonis, a stuffed gorilla and three gallons of antifreeze. Grab some Alka-Seltzer, idiot. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Gifts for Dog Lovers Aug 18, 2009
There are garden flags, decals, cookie jars, videos, CDs, DVDs and much more. And don t forget collector plates. (Suite101.com)
Puzzlings Review Jul 20, 2009
There are hats, shirts, horns, smouths, eyes, peanut butter jars, and more to accumulate -- and a handy screen shows you which items in each world you've banked. Bight smartly doles out collectibles at a rapid pace, which makes you want to play just one. (IGN Wireless Games)
VICKERS/A cure for any ailment Jul 16, 2009
The product is still produced, but only in plastic jars. Mercurochrome and iodine were sold in tiny bottles with rubber stoppers into which a glass swab had been inserted. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Economy takes its toll on Amish Jun 30, 2009
Despite the long hours Wingard often rises at 3:30 a.m. and puts up 300 jars of jelly by noon none of the new enterprises has come close to replacing the factory incomes. Still, Wingard says, there is an upside. (USA Today)
On The Road? Don't Miss These 50 Top Shops May 2, 2009
International Spy Museum; Washington, D.C.: Visit this awesome museum store for walkie-talkie watches, silk houseplants that have hidden cameras, or safes that look like peanut butter jars. 41. (Click2Houston, TX)
Weller Coppertone Pottery for House... Mar 29, 2009
Coppertone pottery was made in a wide variety of sizes and shapes, and the line included vases, urns, console bowls, candle sticks, oil jars, ashtrays, baskets, flower pots, tiles, flower frogs, figurines, planters, sprinklers, lamps, and more. Figures of frogs, turtles, and butterflies adorn vases, console bowls, candleholders, and lamps. (Suite101.com)
Good grief, it's Peanuts Mar 11, 2009
Snoopy's name and image have been associated with everything from clocks to cookie jars ... Others to put on the top shelf where the kids can't touch them are Snoopy cookie jars, Snoopy "hot dog" money boxes and Snoopy radios, worth more if they are still operating. (The Age, Australia)
• Community news Mar 10, 2009
There are collection jars in the Shoshone Middle/Senior High School office and the music room. Information or to donate: 886-2338 ext. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Peanut fear overtakes its comfort Feb 18, 2009
The Newberns used to go through three supersized jars of peanut butter a week ... McGeachy found himself nervously checking the labels of 32-ounce jars that he regularly buys at warehouse stores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
