Pic's of Jim's Collection

A pic from Jim's wonderful collection, just a peak to begin with... 

There are mystery items on bottom shelf..  

Lots to look at too.. 

Wow!!!
How long has Jim been collecting?
I trust you to check all of those patterns Kat

All his life he tells me..Jim recently turned 80.  
Floor to ceiling.. gotta love it!!   

That is a simply marvellous collection, no wonder you have been feeding us so many new patterns from there Kat     

 

Is that a Doris Bird ribbon lustred jug hiding at the back of the others?

Yes I did wonder if youd notice, it has quite alot of wear to gold, so lives hidden..
Can take a pic next time if youd like to see it.   

Yes please to a pic as it looks quite big ....

Jim has lots of old ceramic souveniers.. I must take pics of the CL stuff, its fun searching for CL among his lovely displays, he likes to change things about which only makes me notice more..

There is quite a list of Ringed Basins which are commonly called Beehive Bowls in the records and we don't have anyone adding them to the site yet. I notice that Jim has some and would appreciate photos for the Gallery please. Look at 5031 to 5036 or the old numbers which started at 706/1 through to 706/6. Why can't I find any measurements? I do have a list of measurements from listings on TM somewhere which may help ....?

We did look at them last time for numbers, even his white ones & there were none with four digits. I will get pics & measurements of the banded ones soon..  

Re Beehives: I have two sets of four in two houses, up to about 7 or 8 inch.
Various stamps. Collected by Dad.
(I can't measure at the moment as there is a cat on top of me.)

Also, at Auckland, a large plain bowl that I used for mixing the Christmas cake when I was a boy.

Previously posted Fiesta Beehive:
http://newzealandpottery.forumotion.net/t1287-cl-fiesta-ware#16742

*gasp!* Shelves! Would love to have a set up like this.  

Yay!.. Jeremy & I went to visit our 'offline' local collector friend Jim today.
He said he had some new things to see!! & WOW he has lots of big new shelves & his collection is looking amazing & has spread into his garage! .


this is a double sided shelf he has made for mugs..


& the other side looks like this!

hes found another stamp plate its on display with  CL Phillipines Vase.

this last is my favourite shelf

What a fantastic collection !!  Pleased to meet you Jim after all this time
There is a cup that I spy in the vitrified cups .... right in the middle that makes me think it may be an 832 E/W Breakfast Cup.  One day I would really like to see a close up of that one  Thanks for sharing these with us Kat xxx

Jeremy took measurements!

I spent hours on Monday trying to squeeze more Crown Lynn onto my shelves to clear my pottery table and I'm really envious of Jim's display shelves.

The cup on the left of the one in the middle is interesting me too ... the shape rings bells.

Another neat shelf pic from Jim's Collection!

Love, Love, Love it ..... ALL

gobsmacked! Thanks for sharing these images - what passion, delightful, thanks to Jim : )

Spotted Jim at Hospice shop yesterday. He told me he had a surprise for next visit, clue: "black". Jim's surprise was blown a few minutes later when I saw Bruce Sowry, a mutual friend from Antiques Club, at the Sallies. Bruce visited Jim last week and was impressed with his shelf of swans. Only missing a black one Jim had mused.

Jim's collection is constantly enhanced by finds from his daughters. When daughter Linda was delivering some furniture from, I think, a trademe sale she bumped a table or somesuch nearly knocking over, you guessed it, a Crown Lynn black swan. Linda offered exchange for the furniture and no money changed hands. Everyone parted happy.