The big find

Today I won a 25 page catalog of Rodney Kent from the 40's. I can't wait for it to arrive. It has the holy grail of Kent collectors.... a list with numbers and descriptions. Guess what? Some numbers are empty. They didn't go in numerical order. I think that I have everything that they show in the catalog, but one thing I learned was that the aluminum salad fork and spoon have their own number. Another is that there is a pitcher #453 and a beverage set with #453 plus glasses.

It will be exciting to see this and, of course, I will share this with my readers. Look for an updated list of all the pieces and now you will learn what the real purpose was of #403, the oft called "vanity set". This is by no means complete. Many new things were created after this was printed. A large portion of my collection is still not identified with a number, but I have made a dent in the list.

I bid against one other collector for this catalog on Ebay. It was a hard fought battle. If you read this blog, please identify yourself. You must have a significant collection as well.

Stay tuned.. the best is yet to come.