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Well, I have been to Japan and back since I was last here. Just a couple of days after I got home, my neighbor told me a new antique store was opened where The Pantry (my favorite discount grocery store) was located. It is just off the 101 freeway at Tefft Avenue in Nipomo, CA in the Taco Bell shopping center. To say the least, my job has changed.

Angie really drug my kicking, screaming "I can't do this just yet" body down to the store. Having Fibromyalgia, I knew it was going to takes weeks to recuperate. Mind over matter, if you don't mind it won't matter, "As long as I don't have to drive" I thought. Well, within minutes, we were signing our names on a piece of paper and committed to renting a spot at Nipomo Antique Emporium. That has been 3 months ago, now.

I had been going through my pottery collection rather slowly. (I was cleaning the garage and was set on knowing what we had in six cubic feet of cardboard.) When I needed to know the inventory mass scale, I set up a open, sort, photograph and inventory system for my Hull Pottery. Everything else (on one wall) went into mass blue plastic bins that were sorted by collections. There are doll collections, marble collections, camera collections, toy collections, Wades Miniatures collections, comics collections. (Archie, Richie Rich, and some old Tweety and Sylvester, Bugs Bunny type.) Milk Glass, Festival glass, and various other household items collected over the years in those bins that need to be inventoried too. And the attic! Oh my, if I start to think of the job ahead, I may not continue.

That is just inventoried. You see, I have also decided to research each one and its current value. It would be best to know now before I collect anymore, and get it into some form where I can restock my little space in paradise. Then, so as not to leave my daughters with anything other than great memories, I plan to use all the money from selling my stuff and taking us all on a family trip to Hawaii. (They will probably have grandchildren by then, but the more the merrier...)

It is Wednesday night on July 31st. Our daughter, Sasha, will be home from Japan in a few days. I can not wait for her to see the garage. (And try to find the boxes we stored there from when she moved a year ago.) The sun is setting and it is strangely quiet out.

I have some more pictures of Hull Pottery to post today. And since we are switching computers, I am setting up a "Dropbox" account so you don't have to read anymore of my ramblings if you want to just look at pictures. Oops. I just found mistakes in my file folders, so that may be postponed for a few more days of technical delays.

I think I left off at H114 but I can not find a picture of it.. OOPS. So here are a few more, and I will try to end at H118, as H119 was sold at the antique store..

This is the California Wine Collection... Which got me thinking. Okay, not always a good idea, but this one.. well just might work.. Since I have so many pieces of pottery in a collection... why not rent them for special events?

Welcome back. Today promises to be exciting. I have had a busy weekend and decided to post several items in this blog to show off the variety of our collection. This is not all that I have to show you today, so please take a stroll down memory lane.

H106 is marked Hull USA F32 with a circled C, where the S in USA is an out of proportion squiggle. Looking for this mark, establishes it as the House and Garden line although the F series is from the Imperial line. I was unable to duplicate the exact item in the catalog, so this may be a sample. Either way it can be dated mid-1950's. This piece is a dark green pedestal ewer that is 9 inches high. This piece has factory blemishes that can be found on the base. If you are interested in this piece, please mention H106.

H107 is a VERY small Hull Woodland 5.25 inch high ewer. Although the picture is turned on it's side this piece is only the height of a standard ink pen. It is incised with Hull W3-5 1/4" USA. This item is valued at $25-35 on http://realpriceguides.com/hull/woodland.asp, and can be identified on page 154 - 155. plate 110, Row 1 Item 1 of the Collectors Ultimate Encyclopedia of Hull Pottery where it was valued at $130-$175 in 2003. As always, prices are negotiable.

Isn't she sweet? H108 is a blue and white pig planter that reminds me of a baby shower vase. Her little pink bow and long eyelashes are added detail of cuteness. I think she would make a wonderful succulent planter. She was made in the 1950's and can be found on page 171, Plate 122, Row 2, Item 4 in the Collectors Ultimate Encyclopedia of Hull Pottery.

H109 is a pink and green basket marked Hull 72 - 8". This is in excellent condition and can be identified on page was made in the 1950's and can be found on page 171, Plate 123, Row 3, Item 3 in the Collectors Ultimate Encyclopedia of Hull Pottery. This Scroll basket was valued at $80- $125 in 2003. Mention H109.6980 if you are interested in this piece.

H110 is also a basket marked Hull 72. This basket is painted with pink and black. This is in excellent condition and was made in the 1950's; It can be found on page 171, Plate 123, Row 2, Item 4 in the Collectors Ultimate Encyclopedia of Hull Pottery. It was valued at $80- $125 in 2003, Please mention H110.2399 if you are interested in buying or renting these Art Deco scroll baskets.

This piece is so unusual that I really had to do something different to show it off to you. I tried using it as a fruit bowl, but my bananas were over ripe and the apples were too large to look appetizing. So, I decided to display my other passion, baking and photograph my peanut butter cookies. This is very well balanced and makes it easy to use for serving.

Mention H111 if you are interested in this Blossom Flite 10.5 inch planter bowl, marked with T12 and a circled C 55, dating it back to 1955. This was valued at $90 - $130 in the 2003 The Collectors Ultimate Encyclopedia of Hull Pottery on page 180- 181, Plate 131, Row3, Item 3.It is currently valued at $20 - $25, at http://realpriceguides.com/hull/blossomflite.asp.

H112 is the Hull Royal "Mist" line made from the Woodland mold. It is characterized by its high gloss pink and turquoise glazes with overall white splattered decorations. The handles, lids and bands are airbrushed in charcoal gray. Hull noted this as the W&E (Woodland and Ebb Tide) line in pink or turquoise "mist" edged in dove gray. This piece can be found on page 226-227, Plate 176, Row 4, Item 1 of the Collectors Ultimate Encyclopedia of Hull Pottery.

H113 is an authentic Bowknot cornucopia with the original Hull black label with the potter sitting at the wheel still intact. It is marked Hull Art, B-5 7 1/2" on the base and can be identified on page 90. Plate 54, Row 2, Item 20. It was valued at $90 - $130 in the 2003 The Collectors Ultimate Encyclopedia of Hull Pottery book and can be found at

Http://realpriceguides.com/hull/bowknot.asp where their current value of it is $100 - $125

This is a factory blemish.

Notice the overspray.

Mention H113 if you are interested in this original bowknot cornucopia.

H014 is a Hull Wildflower 6.5 inch vase from the 1946-1947. It can be identified in the Collector's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Hull Pottery by Brenda Roberts, published 2003. It can be found on page , plate, row, item and was valued at $100 - $135. Note the overspray on this vase.