The condiment set is from Holly Springs Farm, marked “Triple-Plate, Shelton CT.” There is not much silver left and there is one cruet missing. Sometime back in the 1960s Mom remembers seeing it out in the Dairy and asked Memaw if she could have it and was told, “Yes.” The shortest cruet is for mustard, there is a wooden spoon and a metal lid. There is a salt and pepper pair, one missing its metal top. There is one half of the oil and vinegar pair. Mom never remembers it being used.
The posts on this web log are mostly photos of objects that came from my parent's home when they moved in October 2006. It felt like my world was being taken apart. I didn't really want all this stuff. I liked it where it was; in John and Emily's house. So with this blog I guess I'm trying to put that world back together again. That can't be done. But through the objects in the photos in these "posts," and most importantly through the "comments" and "posts" that other family members add, a new world of memories, recollections and stories can be gathered.
David, May 2008
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The condiment set is from Holly Springs Farm, marked “Triple-Plate, Shelton CT.” There is not much silver left and there is one cruet missing. Sometime back in the 1960s Mom remembers seeing it out in the Dairy and asked Memaw if she could have it and was told, “Yes.” The shortest cruet is for mustard, there is a wooden spoon and a metal lid. There is a salt and pepper pair, one missing its metal top. There is one half of the oil and vinegar pair. Mom never remembers it being used.
This a nice old piece. If you want to replace the missing cruet I would suggest using only an exact replica if you possibly can.
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