Blue Elfin alarm clock by Seth Thomas. Measures approximately 5-1/2” by 6”. The numerals are similar in form and font to those on the Mini-Light model. The clock has a black face. The numerals 12, 3, 6, and 9 are solid white and the remaining numerals are open.
eBay item 321383926472 ended April 22, 2014 at 21:53:29 PDT (United States). One bidder placed two bids and the clock sold for $29.99.
This is an update to my post of December 10, 2012, the Ball O’Tissue tissue dispenser. Here is an original orange dispenser with weight, instructions, and original box.
ball o’tissue is the new award-winning designer dispenser that enhances every room in the home or office. It’s not only practical but it’s fun for adults and children alike. The perfectly weighted sphere with a roly-poly action always stays right side up and dispenses one tissue at a time.
Here is an update to my post of June 8, 2009. It is the Programma planter by Gianni Celada for Vastill in black. The earlier post is for the planter in yellow. This is an uncommonly encountered item.
eBay item 171192891807, Buy It Now €150 (Italy).
Astrolite Products by Ritts Co. is well known for their designs in acrylic (Lucite). Click for a brief history of Ritts Company and Astrolite Products. Here is a kitchen and dining product, a salt and pepper shaker that tips one way for salt, the other for pepper.
The shaker measures 6” tall by 2-1/2” across at the bottom. eBay item 151234838038 Buy It Now or Best Offer (United States).
I thought the last nut cracker was pretty good. This one is absolutely stunning! It is also made of thick, chunky, transparent Lucite. It is the one on the left in the picture above.
The nutcracker comes in two parts. The base (on the right) is a solid cube 2-1/4” on a side, attached to a 3/4 inch diameter threaded screw that is 2-1/4” long. For strength, this piece looks to have been cast as a single part.
Where the nut gets cracked (on the left) is also a cube, 2-1/4” on a side. There is a circular opening, 1-5/8” in diameter and 2” deep, milled into this cube. The opeining is centered slightly to the top. This is where the nut is placed to be cracked. A 3/4” diameter threaded hole serves to accept the screw cracker from the base.
Head on views of the two parts of the nutcracker.
On the bottom of the base of the nutcracker is a part of a maker label still attached. Clearly evident is the name “MADRID”. Less obvious is the wording on the side “?LAMO”? Any information about how this reads would be greatly appreciated!
Here is a Lucite (acrylic) nutcracker, and it’s one of the best, most modern looking nutcrackers I’ve ever seen! Simply designed with clean lines, it is made of transparent acrylic. Where there are screw threads, it has a matte finish.
The base of the nut cracker is just under 3” by 3” by 1” depth. There is a large, 1-1/2” diameter circular opening to allow insertion of a nut and a threaded hole in the top to allow for the cracking.
Through this threaded hole is placed a 1/2” diameter screw, 3” in total length, also made of Lucite. The flared screw handle is well designed for gripping and turning against a nut. The handle is approximately 1” by 1-1/4” in size.
