This is an easy goulash dinner recipe from Lucille Ball. The Goulash lists Accent seasoning as an ingredient. Clck on image to zoom.
Lucy’s Accent Shaker Set
Product placement on I love Lucy is evident as the series soared in the ratings. The Accent seasoning shaker set is usually seen on the kitchen stove top – the screen capture above is from the Season 2 episode Million Dollar Idea where Lucy and Ethel go into the business of selling salad dressing.
This was an Accent flavor enhancer promotional set from Owens of Illinois, that included salt and pepper shakers and a third shaker of Accent MSG seasoning.
Seen on eBay this week is the set pictured above ( details here). A vintage 4-Piece Set of Glass Bottle Salt & Pepper & Accent Shakers with Red Plastic screw top Lids. They come with their original plastic stand just like the one on the I Love Lucy show..
Recently sold on eBay was a set in original packaging seen pictured below.
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I love Lucy’s Vintage Dish Towels
Peter has contributed the following information about a dish towel seen prominently in the kitchen of the I Love Lucy set:
Vintage Strawberry Tea Towels or Dish Cloths were made by a company called Cannon. These are often found on eBay and Etsy. Below are photos from ebay listings
“I have them in my home and they’re actually really nice. Made of linen and cotton.” Says Peter “It’s so awesome to be able to watch the show and see the same thing in the Ricardo’s home that’s in mine. ”
BEAUTIFUL Vtg Kitchen Dish Cloth CANNON 32X15 Strawberries
A lady also sells them on eBay as I Love Lucy Prop-A-Likes:
RARE Vintage Dish Towel seen on I Love Lucy Lucille Ball Collectible Prop Alike
I love Lucy’s Vintage Print Tablecloths
Above is a screen grab of Lucy and little Ricky seated at the kitchen table, set with a leaf print Calaprint tablecloth and Franciscan Ivy breakfast set. One of the easiest ways to add a touch of instant vintage to your table setting is to throw on a genuine vintage print tablecloth. Luckily there are lots to be found on eBay and Etsy and other vintage re-sellers online and possibly at your local garage sales.
In the Love Lucy episode “Sentimental Anniversary” the Wilendur Dogwood print tablecloth takes center stage when the Mertzes decide to throw a surprise party for Lucy and Ricky’s wedding anniversary. Wilendur is a popular vintage brand of tablecloth that is easily found on eBay.
The Calaprint ( a D.B. Fuller & Co. brand) design has been seen in different color schemes apart from the green and pink above. The Wilendur dogwood print designed by John Stanley Madsen for Weil & Durrse is also seen in seen in various colors.
I see a Wilendur 6 Napkins Tablecloth Pink Dogwood Floral Cotton set on ebay pictured above similar to the one that Ethel brought over to the Ricardo’s apartment to set up the dinner table on the “Sentimental Anniversary” episode of I Love Lucy.
Tip: Use Oxyclean to clean vintage cotton tablecloths. Oxiclean Versatile Stain Remover, 5 Pounds
Reference:
- September 27, 1956 Tri-City Herald from Pasco, Washington · Page 7
3-Tablecloths, reg. 3.98 ‘ Calaprint, mercerized cotton, large pattern, 54×72
Another look at Lucy’s Asian Statue
Here we have an interesting side by side comparison of a photo of the Asian statue prop that was sold at auction last year for $24,000, next to a screen capture from an I Love Lucy episode showing the Asian statue prop in use in that episode.
The auction picture is from the Premier Props auction and shows the recent condition of the figurine with obvious staining and markings.
At first glance the painting of face and the cursive black details on the borders of the kimono appear to be a match although the b/w screen capture is blurred, this is significant because each statue was hand painted and therefore slightly different. Continue reading Another look at Lucy’s Asian Statue
Project: I love Lucy Asian Statue Repaint
I have a pair of Asian man and woman statues similar to the pair of Asian statues on the mantelpiece of I love Lucy, however the colors are quite different from the pair on the show. I decided to try to repaint them to look like the I love Lucy set. I could use a special paint for use on porcelain that I saw at Dick Blick’s, and which can be baked on. However I decided on an ordinary acrylic paint because it will get the look I want and can be scrubbed off again to preserve the original statues as they were. Here is how they looked.
Lucy’s Pair of Chinese Statues
A rare and easily recognized Asian figurine from the mantelpiece of the I love Lucy living room set appeared at a Premiere Props auction on Sept 28, 2013. It sold for $24,000. This statue was one of a pair that was seen on the mantelpiece throughout most of the series. Continue reading Lucy’s Pair of Chinese Statues
Lucy’s Plastic Salt and Pepper Shakers
The I Love Lucy kitchen had several sets of salt and pepper shakers. You many have already noticed the ivy shaped shakers that belong to the Francisan Ivy dinnerware set. Today we are looking are a plastic set by The Plas-Tex Corporation, Los Angeles,. Calif., that were patented by the same company -see patent figure below. Following are examples Continue reading Lucy’s Plastic Salt and Pepper Shakers
I Love Lucy’s Bedroom Set Framed Ballet Pictures
In the bedroom Set of “I Love Lucy” prominently displayed on the wall behind the twin beds are a pair of ballet sketches in matching frames. One of these original prop sketches turned up on eBay in 2006 and the story that was related in the auction description is an interesting one.
Description from the auction lot:
“This is an ORIGINAL set piece or prop off of the Desilu set for the I LOVE LUCY show! It has been stored for the past forty odd years — and recently found — by me because it was in my family’s storage area since the early sixties!
It is the actual pastel and ink on art paper — an original piece of artwork, not a print — AND the original frame that was used as a prop on the set of the original I LOVE LUCY show starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.” Continue reading I Love Lucy’s Bedroom Set Framed Ballet Pictures
Lucy’s Anchor Hocking Juice Decanter and Glasses
Seen above is a vintage anchor hocking orange juice glass decanter with matching glasses featuring an orange & leaf design marked Anchor Hocking & made in USA. It consists of 1 decanter with lid with 4 matching juice glasses.
The decanter measures 9″ tall and holds 48 oz to the neck
juice glasses measure 3 1/2″ tall and hold 6 oz
See listing at :http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Anchor-Hocking-Orange-Juice-Glass-Decanter-with-4-Matching-Juice-Glasses-/141386856553
See more like this at: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Orange+Juice+Set&_sacat=25474
Reference Books:
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Gene%20Florence&page=1