50s Retro, Christmas Special, I Love Lucy Holiday Decorations, Lucy Style

Lucy’s Christmas: Santa in Sleigh

The Ricardo’s Christmas mantel display with Santa in sleigh

Lucy and Ricky’s Christmas decorations included a little Santa and Sleigh on the mantel. I see some examples from the era on eBay this week. These are hard to find pieces that have survived the years – click on the pictures to go to the eBay listings.

A similar Ssleigh on a curved base

Above is a sleigh seen on eBay with five plastic reindeer – a single Rudolph in front – similar to the set on I Love Lucy except the base is different.
Below are a couple of similar looking alternatives:
50s Santa in Sleigh – seen on eBay

Cardboard Santa in Sleigh made in Japan – seen on eBay

I love Lucy Props, Radio, Vintage Electrical Appliances, Westinghouse

Ricky and Lucy’s Bedroom Clock Radio

Westinghouse Clock Radio in the bedroom on I Love Lucy

In a previous post we looked at the bedside clock radio on I Love Lucy. This week I see a similar one on eBay as pictured below:

Vintsge Westinghouse Clock Radio. Click picture to see it on eBay


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50s Retro, Figurines, Stewart B McCulloch

Stewart B McCulloch Oriental Man & Woman Statues

Stewart B McCulloch Mantel Statues

If you were looking for the Stewart B McCulloch statues like the pair on I Love Lucy thiese should do nicely. They are currently on eBay. They are painted differently to the pair on the show but otherwise identical.
See themat: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Stewart-B-McCulloch-Wise-Oriental-Man-Woman-Statues-Rare-I-LOVE-LUCY-1950s/253266288156

 

I love Lucy Props

I Love Lucy Mantel Lustres

Have a look at these Mantle lusters. They are a good match the pair on I Love lucy. See the listing on eBay for more pictures

The lustres above are painted exactly like the pair on the show.
For a less expensive alternative the following pair of mantel lustres are still a good match but painted differently:
See them on eBay currently at a more affordable price
Also a second pair here : https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Vtg-Porcelain-Floral-Lustres/202112452172

50s Retro, Cigarette Box, I love Lucy Props

Ricky and Lucy’s Cigarette Box

Cigarette Box on Lucy and Ricky’s cofffee table on I Love Lucy

I see a  trinket/cigarette box on eBay very like the cigarette box on the coffee table on I Love Lucy – it is chalkware by Borghese – the screen grab above is from Lucy misses the Mertzes. We cannot tell the color of the  box from the b/w episodes, but we do have a clue from a color movie clip taken by a member of the audience in an early episode and the box appears to be a light color perhaps similar to the box below.

The Box in the center seen on B/W and color.

Borghese Chalkware Ashtray on eBay – click picture for details on the listing.
Click here to see it on eBay

Fostoria Glass, I love Lucy Props, Magazines

Ricky and Lucy visit the Littlefields

A visit to the Littlefields on I Love Lucy

In the I Love Lucy, Season 1, Episode entitled Lucy’s Schedule the Ricardo arrive  an hour late for dinner at the Littlefields due to Lucy putting the clock back instead of forward.  Mr Littlefield values punctuality so dinner is over by the time they arrive.

Gale Gordon as Mr Littlefield, Ricky’s new boss

In this episode Gale Gordon makes his appearance  on the show as Mr Littlefield. We first see him seen reading an issue The American Weekly magazine dated May 25, 1952.

Lucy eats after dinner mints

Ricky and Lucy have missed dinner so when Mrs Littlefield offers Lucy after dinner mints she is so hungry she takes all of them to hillarious effect. The glass dish is a Fostoria ‘American’ Compote Candy Dish which we looked at in a different scene previously.

Moments later Lucy spots the bowl of wax fruit and another hilarious scene ensues when Lucy bites into a wax apple

Lucy vs the wax apple
1950’s wax fruit on eBay

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