Pfaltzgraff Folk Art

Hello Prim Friends!
I hope everyone in blogland is doing well! It’s been a while since my last post. So sorry! It’s been crazy busy around here at Primcats House and I just haven’t had time to get back to compose this post. (I’ll warn you now… this post is going to long and picture heavy… but it’s worth it!) I’ve wanted to… 100 times but something always kept pulling me away from the computer.  I finally have a some time today and trust me I have been dying to share with you my newest collection! I’ll warn you now… this post is going to long and picture heavy… but it’s worth it!

As I said in a few posts ago I managed to find two sets of Folk Art on my local craigslist and they were such a good deal that I couldn’t pass them up. I’d been saving up for a new couch… but it looks like I’m headed back to the bank on that one. Ha! I just HAD to have these dishes!
This first pic is the picture from CL that I bought the first set off of… 130+ pieces. This set was really nice and the lady I bought it from was awesome fun! I really liked her. We drove 3.5 hours round trip to Dayton to pick it up. She had been collecting for years and years and all of her pieces had come from her local Goodwill stores. (Except for 3 that her husband bought her new.) To me… that makes the set all the more special because as you know I am a thrifter at heart and there isn’t much I appreciate more than the thrill of the hunt!
 
This is what was included in set#1:
(All are the Old Castle marking)
4 Piece Canister set
Set of 3 Mixing Bowls
1 Water Pitcher
1 Cookie Jar
1 Bean Pot with Ladle
1 Light (no shade)
1 Casserole dish with lid
1 Butter dish (bowl)
9 Plates
3 Grill / Picnic Plates
1 Treat canister
2 different cream Pitchers 
1 Napkin holder
1 set of salt & pepper
1 Metal Dutch oven (worn and very old)
18 glass's
1 Large platter
1 smaller platter
1 Gravy bowl and stand
4 cereal bowls
1 set of measuring cups
2 serving bowls
1 crock bowl
10 salad plates
13 saucers
6 place mate
9 linins
1 hot plate
3 mug coffee cups
4 LG coffee cups
16 standard coffee cups
plus misc pieces
Here are just a few pics of some of the larger pieces that came out of this set laid out on the dining room table.



That set was great… but unfortunately there weren’t enough core pieces like plates and bowls to both use and display and I was determined to actually USE these dishes everyday if I got them. So I needed to get that second set! After haggling for a few weeks… the other lady finally gave them up to me at the price I was willing to pay.
This is what was included in set#2
(99% are the Old Castle marking)
1 Batter Bowl
1 Cookie Jar
1 Utensil Crock
1 Large Mixing Bowl
2 Medium Mixing Bowls
1 3QT Serving Bowl Plain
1 Canister with sealed lid
1 3QT canister
1 Bean Pot
1 16" Platter
2 3 QT Serving Bowls
1 Loaf Pan
1 Salt and Pepper shakers
2 Gravy Pitchers
6 Dinner Plates
1 9 1/2" Oval Baker
1 Egg Plate
1 Butter Dish
1 14" Platter
7 Soup Mugs
1 Cream and Sugar Set
5 Pedestal Mugs
2 Pasta Bowls
3 Corn Dishes
1 Spoon Rest
8 Cups and Saucers
6 Small Plates
1 7" Oval Baker
2 8 1/2" Vegetable Bowls
9 Cereal Bowls
A picture of some of the pieces from the second set laid out on the garage floor waiting to head to the sink for washing… there were more already in the house being washed…
                   
A pic of some pieces on the dining room table…
  

Some more pieces set out in temporary home’s in the dining room.
 


On display in the china cabinet…   
Basket o’ cups… because I have WAY to many!!!
    

(Please ignore the green walls… they are going to be painted as soon as I find the time and the right color.)
So there you have it… my new collection of Folk Art. I hope you enjoyed! I’m sure you will be seeing more of it as I get the buffet and corner cabinet refinished so that I have more room for displaying them!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Carmen