Monthly Archives: October 2016

Ethel Mertz, I love Lucy Props, Little Ricky, Vintage Toys

Fred Buys a Toy Dragon for Little Ricky

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d2In the opening scene of the I Love Lucy episode “Lucy Goes to Scotland” Fred comes in with a Chinese dragon puppet to bring back to Little Ricky. When Lucy mentions she had never seen anything like this before Fred replies “Well when I was a kid they had toy dragons.” and Ethel remarks “When you were a kid they had real dragons!”
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The toy is an articulated Chinese dragon made of bamboo that has a hole in the base to insert a bamboo stick as seen on the show, similar to the vintage example pictured here.

 

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Cruet, I love Lucy Props, Kitchen

Ivy Cruet on eBay – not exact but close

ivy-cruet

This is similar to a Walter Starnes ivy cruet we looked at in an earlier post, It is similar to the Olde Thomson cruet seen on I Love Lucy except the ivy is on the sides and not on the front.
See it on eBay HERE

  • Reference page on Starnes California.
    • Art, Framed Prints, I love Lucy Props, Utrillo

    Utrilllo Print from Night of the Living Dead 1968 offered on eBay

    Utrillo print over the fireplace in Night of the Living Dead 1968
    Utrillo print over the fireplace in Night of the Living Dead 1968

    This Maurice Utrillo lithograph print entitled Restaurant Au Mont Cenis (1922) is like the one seen on I Love Lucy in the Ricardo’s livingroom, except it appears to be a smaller sized print. It is offered as an original item from the movie Night of the Living Dead (1968) at http://www.ebay.com/itm/Night-Of-The-Living-Dead-Framed-Maurice-Utrillo-Movie-Prop-Horror-Home-theater-/131957171297
    The print on I Love Lucy was 26″ x 21″ and the smaller print image size is usually seen at around 11″ x 14″ unframed.
    Details of the print from I Love Lucy in this post:
    http://www.50slucy.com/i-love-lucy-prop-utrillo-painting-print.html
    Note: There are a couple of other prints of this picture on ebay at present – one has water damage, another one looks darker in color than is usual and is overpriced in comparison with others sold recently. Continue reading Utrilllo Print from Night of the Living Dead 1968 offered on eBay →

    50s Retro, I love Lucy Props, Mirror

    Florentine Rococo Giltwood Mirror

    Gilt wood carved oval mirror seen on eBay
    Gilt wood carved oval mirror seen on eBay

    This is a carved oval giltwood framed mirror about 10″ tall that is similar in style but a little smaller than the one seen on the mantel of the Ricardo’s apartment on I Love Lucy. These italian carved frames are commonly seen on KPM porcelain plaques which tend to be very expensive. The vanity mirror seen on Lucy’s mantel was around 12-14″ tall and was free standing. This mirror on eBay is the closest I’ve seen recently to anything that looks like the one on the show. It would need a stand added to recreate the look.

    Related post :http://www.50slucy.com/lucys-gilt-mantel-mirror.html