For years, the standard fare in illuminating paperweights have been large wooden blocks, about 4″ square that had a little nighlight bulb inside. They would then have an on/off switch on the cord that led to an electrical outlet. These were big, bulky and distracting from the beauty of the glass itself.

Recently, COAST, a company known for its high quality flashlights, made a new sleek base for paperweights. It is only 2.5″ square and 1/2″ thick. They come in both battery and electric models.

They work equally well for showing off art glass, Swarovski Crystals, translucent rocks and paper weights. Find Coast Paperweight Lights these at AntiqueKitchen.com.

In the 1940’s and 1950’s as folks were struggling to deal with and then recover from World War II, lots of moms went to work out of sheer necessity as the husbands and the fathers went off to war.  They worked both because they needed money and because of the need for workers.

During this period, clever manufacturers came up with marketing ideas to sell their products. Obviously, women no longer had time to hand make or crochet the typical white tablecloths that had been the norm until then.  Seeing the need to cover the kitchen table, manufacturers began to make tablecloths with colorful prints:  flowers, fruit, birds, animals, geometrics.  The mothers responded with the little money in their pockets to buy these great war era textiles.

Thus these table linens have become quite collectible, and with the advent of eBay, we noticed they are in demand again.  A pair of clever friends noticed this trend and set about to recreate these colors and prints with NEW fabrics.  Here on AntiqueKitchen.com, we offer such textiles. Enjoy looking at all the bright colorful fabrics and see if they might brighten your kitchen.

Wire mannequins have become all the rage in the last year or so and we have a new shipment arriving mid March.? You may want to write to us at orders@antiquekitchen.com to reserve your lifesize wire mannequin in the shape of a dress.