Gin-For's Odditiques

08/28/2025

This box was among the wins at a recent auction. It's not quite full to the top but pretty close, evidently all T&V Limoges (Tressemanes & Vogt) circa 1890.
I've only actually seen a few of the cups that were on the top, and everything else is still wrapped in paper.
Exactly how I'm going to organize the unpacking, sorting, photographing, and repacking remains a mystery that I look forward to looking back upon.
(Auction had tables full of items plus about 30 unpacked boxes. If I'd had the money, I'd have tried to buy it all.)

05/03/2025

Just an ordinary day of trying to get anything done. Thanks Charli, you're such a help.

10/28/2024

Why did an iconic art pottery shape get a facelift? Here's a look at one of the best West German pottery forms from the 1950s, what happened to it, about when, and maybe why. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sBlKAZjcH8

08/03/2024

If you don't get it, you have to watch Young Frankenstein.
If you do get it...you already know you have to watch Young Frankenstein. (Photo from the movie; meme is an original.)

06/15/2024

Some things are vintage,
some are antique,
and some are just old.

03/01/2024

Have some fun with the video, and then make it to the show in May.

02/14/2024

Definitely had a case of the sillies when I made this video, and Berlioz's reaction when I finished didn't help, but come see Gin-For's Odditiques at the 20th Century Cincinnati show anyway.

01/27/2024

20th Century Cincinnati is coming up in a few weeks at the Sharonville (OH) convention center. Be sure to come and see us.

You wanted more room to shop, and we heard you! This is a photo of last year’s show. To ease some congestion from the show’s popularity, we’ve added a whopping 2-4’ to each of these 9’ aisles!

In addition, we’ve added the super exclusive, Mid Mod Mixer VIP Collectors Preview on Friday, February 23 from 6-8PM. Ticket sales for the M3 VIP event are extremely limited, and include champagne and light hors d’oeuvres. M3 ticket sales will and on February 16 and will not be available at the door.

Buy your tickets today, at www.20thCenturyCincinnati.com

01/21/2024

I have a bad case of the puns, and while I was kitschin' around, I created this meme:

01/16/2024

A little something for those in the game or my age bracket:

12/07/2023

My latest video on 'Tique Talking ventures into slag glass and spatter/end of day glass (which was NOT made at the end of the day).

Slag glass and spatter glass aren't the same thing, but they are similar enough to share a video. End of Day Glass? Well, it's NOT glass made at the end of...