The Last Thing That You Acquired #31  

Why thank you *spanky*.
I'm not familiar with Copco, but I like the color and the weight of them.
blazed and blessed,
Aunt Mark
ps, I'd measure them, but they are whirling around in the dishwasher as I type.
Kicks,
Aunt Mark

You must be careful to
always immediately dry the exposed cast iron on the bottoms after washing. Mine get really rusty if I leave them in the dishwasher on the dry cycle, even--I guess they don't dry fast enough? Anyway, I have looked into seasoning the bottoms. There's a lot of misinformation out there but I believe that flaxseed oil is the only thing that really works. It oxidizes into a harder finish than any other oil. (How-to link below, in case you're interested.) These look like individual servers so you probably especially want to keep rust from forming.
http://sherylcanter.com/wordpress/2010/01/a-science-based-technique-for-...

love copco!
I would shy away from putting those in the dishwasher. I have to store my copco stuff on racks or inverted to keep the bottom from rusting (seasoned or not).
Probably in the too much info category but in reality there a ton of oils that will work for seasoning. Flaxseed is good. So is canola. Or safflower,sunflower,....or whatever. Want a high iodine value (which equates to the ability of the oil to polymerize). The key is multiple really, really thin coats and heating above the smoke point.
I'm a cast iron junkie so this is kind a thing for me.

Spanky
Thanks for that link.

Yikes!
I am pleased to announce that the poor little things survived their one and only trip through the dishwasher..and are rust free. I'll sling some oil on them before putting them into the pantry. Thanks so much for the link, *spanky*.
With cast iron love,
Aunt Mark

my thrift finds
These are not stock photos, I actually took them myself.
I acquired these at Goodwill. They are not that special.
I gave the Santa Clara vase to my mother and the ridiculous Areaware radio dock to my sister.
I kept the remainder.

excellent niceguy!
I like the small animal, but the sharp tip of his pencil is simply begging to have a small chunk of meat attached to it. Any meat will work, except squirrel.
Your friend,
Aunt Mark

two more
The Mohawk Commercial Carpet limited edition wood boat textile weaving loom shuttle is now a cell phone holder during charging. The Ehrenreich Danmark bowls with tray was used once filled with various nuts and candy then packed and filed.

Mark
Thank you. The Sallingboe Denmark figure is fun.
My favorites are the gourds and the wood jar. After determining the one gourd was for Yerba Mate I bought some in the "health food" section of my store for a trial. It was okay, but this will piece will be for display (no more Yerba Mate).

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Your Mohawk wood boats sure are sweet. Now which gourd did you (and your friends??) sip the mate? I tried it once for breakfast in Argentina... I'll stick with vodka.
Best,
Aunt Mark

Yerba Mate
Mark,
The gourd with metal decoration is for Yerba Mate. Water is better (with the possible exception of water in Argentina).
It is actually one boat edited to show all sides. I am not big on taking my own photos, but I do have a rudimentary knowledge of Adobe Photoshop.

Crazy find...
@waldorf Wow, that's a crazy score! Congrats.

waldorf
Love that sofa!

Niceguy
Very happy to see that you're posting actual photos of your items. I'm looking forward to more, and hope that you will also consider including a small dog or two in future photos.

The Kids
fastfwd,
I still prefer to use stock photos whenever possible.
I took those photos because with the exception of the Areaware piece I could not find anything on line.
Your wish is my desire. Here are The Kids