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Purchased this dish at the thrift store.   I pulled this off the internet, it's not an actual picture of my dish.    I didn't know anything about it, I don't recognize what it is so I found out it's Gail Pittman pottery.   Mass produced and marketed through Southern Living Hospitality line.    But I also found out it was sold with an iron caddy.   

 

The thrift store is notorious in separating items.   Now I want to go back to see if I can find the caddy.    I paid $2.99 for the covered casserole.    I also found a cornflower blue Corningware 2 qt covered casserole in perfect condition also $2.99.   And I purchased an Anchor Hocking 2 qt glass baking dish in a cobalt blue color with embossed detail, also flawless.   It was $1.99.  I don't mind buying glass items 2nd hand, easy to clean & disinfect.   All of it looked brand new, never used.

 

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Great finds @software - love treasure hunts in thrift stores. That yellow dish is really pretty with the scalloped edge.

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@software wrote:

Purchased this dish at the thrift store.   I pulled this off the internet, it's not an actual picture of my dish.    I didn't know anything about it, I don't recognize what it is so I found out it's Gail Pittman pottery.   Mass produced and marketed through Southern Living Hospitality line.    But I also found out it was sold with an iron caddy.   

 

The thrift store is notorious in separating items.   Now I want to go back to see if I can find the caddy.    I paid $2.99 for the covered casserole.    I also found a cornflower blue Corningware 2 qt covered casserole in perfect condition also $2.99.   And I purchased an Anchor Hocking 2 qt glass baking dish in a cobalt blue color with embossed detail, also flawless.   It was $1.99.  I don't mind buying glass items 2nd hand, easy to clean & disinfect.   All of it looked brand new, never used.

 

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Purchases I would DEFINITELY have made! I SO LOVE my ‘50-‘70s kitchen and kitchenware! Enjoy your lovely finds!!

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Nice finds!  I love the thrift stores too.  A wonderful time to go and seek out treasures!

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i love thrift stores.  i got a 18x18' marble slab for $ 8.00  and it is perfect to use for baking.  i knead bread on it all the time.

 

you just never know whatyou are goig to find.

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@software, you found some great pieces! I have no qualms about buying pieces like this from the thrift stores. It's always a fun adventure! Enjoy!

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holy crow what a find! My cousin was a regional director with Southern Living at Home -- I'm sure that piece was well over $50.

 

I have many pieces of Gail Pittman thru SLAH.  The quality is excellent & yes, the wire stand was sold separately.

 

There is a website for selling, swapping & buying which many consultants still use.  Unfortunately, not open to public.

 

My cousin "scours" all the thrift stores looking for specific pieces.  In fact, last month she bought a set of Old World Temptations for 50 cents-$3/ each. She says the same -- thrift shops separate the pieces.

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I had a hard time figuring out what it was.

I only purchased it because it was flawless, I don't think it was ever used.

The mark on the bottom was difficult to see, but I searched around on the internet and finally found it.

 

There's one on eBay, including the caddy, including shipping, well over $50

There's one on the Replacements website marked down to $49.99, no caddy

 

I've also seen some Temptations at the thrift store.

I did go back to the store to see if I could find the caddy, no luck.

I rarely find anything this nice at the store.

I did recently find a very large beveled mirror in a nice ornate frame for $15.

It was flawless and looks great in my bedroom!

 

 


@homedecor1 wrote:

@software

 

holy crow what a find! My cousin was a regional director with Southern Living at Home -- I'm sure that piece was well over $50.

 

I have many pieces of Gail Pittman thru SLAH.  The quality is excellent & yes, the wire stand was sold separately.

 

There is a website for selling, swapping & buying which many consultants still use.  Unfortunately, not open to public.

 

My cousin "scours" all the thrift stores looking for specific pieces.  In fact, last month she bought a set of Old World Temptations for 50 cents-$3/ each. She says the same -- thrift shops separate the pieces.