I have, on many occasions, been amazed by an individual’s willingness to sell literal garbage at a garage or estate sale. But… on eBay?! I was just looking through some listings for my fave figurines. Can you believe that someone is actually trying to sell these two little ladies? They look like they’ve been victims of a very colorful zombie attack.
-Sarah
I was recently looking around on the ol’ Bay for some more pixie figurines and girls talking on the phone figurines, and accidentally stumbled upon these. I actually only saw the first pair at the top, but for some reason really liked them and decided to watch them on eBay. They were just so late ‘70s/early '80s, and I fell in love and decided to buy them for a mere $13. The 5th picture is a picture of them in their new home on my bookshelf. Aren’t they cute?!
It wasn’t until after I bought them that I realized they were made from Holland Molds, and that there were probably many others like them for sale on eBay. I was right!
If you’re unfamiliar with Holland Molds, they were a company that made ceramic molds for people to craft at home, and because of this, people were very creative in painting them. My personal faves are the ones where someone actually glued fake hair to them! Runner up is the boy with eyeliner.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the sample of stylings above.
-Sarah
Fave Find: More Girls on the Telephone Figurines!
A few months ago, I found an adorable little figurine of a teenage girl talking on the phone, but she was cracked, which broke my heart. Shortly after, I created an eBay alert for “girl on telephone figurine” and have since started my very own collection! I’m sort of bummed that I have to rely on eBay for them (I like the serendipity of sales!), but what can ya do?
This little blonde is the first that I purchased and she’s by far in the best shape. She’s also of the “Lego Japan” variety, which are my favorites.
Since starting this search, I’ve discovered that the teenage girl on the telephone is a theme that many other makers also used–it seems to have been popular in the 1950s. After finding the blonde girl, I obtained my very own solemn girl on the phone–just like the one that I had noticed back when I first posted about these!
If you look closely, her nose is jacked up, which wasn’t part of the description. The seller gave me a partial refund, which was nice.
Next up was this totally awesome bank! I got it around Christmas, which I remember because Erin secretly told Adam to get it for me, and he got all annoyed that I bought it for myself. Oh well! I didn’t want to risk having someone else swoop in and get it!
The last few of these I just purchased recently. These two came in a lot together. Obviously I only wanted the femme-y boy, because the girl is clearly undergoing an exorcism. How else would she get into that position?
Look at that nerd!
TERRIFYING.
Ok, and finally, here are my favorites. They are just so dang adorable!
They’re not salt and pepper shakers, so I’m not sure why this person had two of the same figurine, but they sure are cute!
There are two more Lego girls (like the first one I found) that I received in the mail last week, but that story is an entry of its own, so I’ll save it for another time.
-Sarah