In the early 1980s my husband, Joe (standing at left in
the photo above taken during a late 1990s Christmas party), ran across a
creamer at a flea market. Because we already had far too many collections, I
begged him not to buy it, knowing it would be just the beginning. When I
couldn't convince him, at least he promised not to buy creamers with handles
(cream pitchers). Time passed..... and we were hooked. Needless to say the
collection grew and grew. Eventually we realized that there is no other
collectible that is functional, durable, attractive, and fascinating, while
offering a great sense of nostalgia and history, as well as satisfying a
broad spectrum of interests (e.g., railroad, steamship, airline, military,
western theme, casino, hotel, restaurant, soda shop and drug store, sports,
and so on). It was that lone creamer that lead to the publication of 1024
pages in two volumes by Collector Books sixteen years later. Many ask if
there will be a third volume..... perhaps in a few years. In the meantime,
there are rumors that a number of books on specific subjects are in the
works; examples include military china, as well as steamship china. We can
only hope this information is true and these references will be in print as
soon as possible.
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Barbara J. Conroy
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