Collection Challenge #154 - Vintage Tin Children's Tea Cups

You may remember that part of my haul from the Round Top show was some vintage tin children's tea cups.  I had some prior to my trip, but found quite a few more while in Texas.

This is my first and most special cup. It was in the toy basket at my grandparent's house when I was a kid. When my grandfather passed away, I made sure I snagged this little gem of a cup.

I am a sucker for the graphics on these tiny cups.  I also like how battered some of them look from years of pretend tea parties.  I love their miniature size.

This one has a tiny shoe embossed on the side.  Other than the shoe, it is a pretty simple cup.

The center cup above, has a Red Riding Hood graphic hidden on the bottom.

These cups are a teeny bit bigger.

These little cups all have an different shape to them. Sweet, sweet designs...the little cat with her hat.

Silhouettes.

Charming with a capital "C" when it comes to the graphics.

The majority of my collection are made by Ohio Art. They are all marked on the bottom with the logo.
A few of these cups have lived in my Curiosity Cabinet for awhile.

After my Round Top haul I needed to find a place to display my new ones. That spot will be included in my post tomorrow.

If you have an idea for a future collection challenge, leave me a comment and finish the sentence "Show me your collection of ____." 

Sometimes I just have the cutest things to share....

Comments

[Maureen]

Wow, does that bring back memories of a time before everything was plastic! I remember having tin cups too... I sure wish I still had one! Love the special one you kept from your Grandparents home. What an adorable collection! Love them hanging from hooks, but can't wait to see how you're going to display the new ones!

[karen]

You do have the cutest things to share! I love little tin tea cups or even the little plates too! So cute! I see these and they remind me of my sand pail when I was little... I would love to collect those but they are just too darn expensive! Hugs! karen....

[Melissa]

What a cute collection! I really love the Little Red Riding Hood one. They really do remind me of fun tea parties with stuffed animals and brothers in silly hats... I think we played with my Moms old set at my Grandmas a lot.

[Kim Kenward]

I love how you have displayed your cups with the little hooks in your cabinet. My wheels are spinning.

[Sheryl Remy]

I think those cups are so cute. I can't wait to see the new display. I did see a small Christmas tree (I forget where I saw it) in someone's kitchen using children's tin dishes to decorate it. It was awesome.
Sheryl

[Meri Wiley]

Your last picture is exactly how I display my toy cups. Like minds I guess. If I had enough tin toy dishes, and in good shape, I'm just weird enough to want to use them in daily life. I think it would be hilarious to have my kids over for dinner and serve it with those dishes......yikes, I'm psycho!

Hugs,
Meri

[Heather]

Darling collection and my favorite is the chubby little greyish kitty! I have had my eye out for that set!! So sweet! xo Heather

[Barbara]

This definitely is one of the cutest collections yet - and I love that cup hook display.

[Linda @ A La Carte]

Cute collection! I don't think I've seen one of those cups in years! Wonderful collection.

Linda

[Doreen]

Yes.....you do have the cutest things to share!Very sweet that you snagged the little tin cup that you remembered playing with.Love how you have them displayed too!
Thanks for sharing :-)

[Betty]

I'm wondering if you've ever seen the tin tea set shown in this photograph? This is my sister and myself-Christmas 1949. I know it had blue in it. I can usually look at old B&W photos and remember colors. Whenever I see any tin I look for this set, but I've had no luck.
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/568783

[kathy]

These are SO sweet! I am always tempted by the little china tea sets but I'm holding the line and resisting.

[Holly]

Such a very cute collection!! :) Love all the pretty colors and cuteness to each tea cup! :) Hope you have a Happy Memorial day! xo Holly