In the I Love Lucy episode LA at Last there is an Asian themed figural table lamp in the bedroom of their LA hotel suite. I saw a lamp base just like it on eBay.
LA at Last: Table Lamp
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Ricardo’s Bookshelf: The Great Events of the Great War
In I Love Lucy Season. 2 episode 13 Lucy Hires an English Tutor Lucy prepares for motherhood by studying to become “a walking book of knowledge” for her new baby. On her bedroom shelf we see a selection of reference books, among them a set of decorative hard bound history books.
The Great Events of the Great War Volumes 1-7 Hardcover – 1923, Edited By Charles F. Horne and Walter F. Austin (Author) 7 volume set. “These volumes are an earnest effort to give the reader such frank and full information as will enable him to comprehend clearly this greatest of all wars.”
Detail from the eBay listing: “This copy of The Great Events of the Great War is registered in the name of Captain George Hl Ormrod, the binding design on these volumes is an authorized facsimile of the original art binding on the official French copy of the Versailles Peace Treaty, which was signed by President Poincare and Foreign Minister S. Pichon, and deposited in the Archives of the French Government, gilt decorated front covers and spine, top edges gilt”
More Bedroom Figurines
More examples of Occupied Japan Figurines similar to the bedroom shelf figurines on I Love Lucy currently seen on eBay. See if you can spot their counterparts on the show. Click on any of the pictures to go to the eBay listing:-
Click here to see similar colonial pair on Etsy (US) with an extra metal stand.
Pair of Figurines as seen in I Love Lucy Bedroom
The above figurines are similar to a pair seen on the shelf above the beds in Lucy and Ricky’s bedroom. Click Here to see them on eBay
The eBay listing describes them as bookends, but I doubt they are heavy enough to be used as standard bookends. They are vintage Made in Japan imports from the I Love Lucy era.
Related Post: http://www.50slucy.com/lucys-bedroom-figurines.html
The Ricardo’s Baby Ben Alarm Clock
The Westclox Baby Ben alarm clock can be seen in several episodes of I Love Lucy. In the above picture it is on the far right of the bedroom shelf. The Baby Ben was produced from February 1949 until it was discontinued 1956 – the initial price was $6.50. It was approx 3.5 inches tall and came in an ivory color finish with either a brown or white dial. The one on the show had a brown dial. There was a similar larger 5.5″ model called Big Ben, however we can tell the one on the show is the smaller Baby Ben model by comparing the height of the clock to the height of the figurines. The height of the seated man and woman figurines ( As seen on eBay HERE) in the center of the shelf is known to be around 4.5 inches tall and those appear to be taller than the clock in the above picture.
Click Here to see this clock on eBay
Click Here for find more Baby Ben clocks on eBay
Lucy’s Chalkware Figurines
Most of the bedroom figurines on the shelf over the beds in the I Love Lucy bedroom set were Made in Japan porcelain imports. This courting couple pair of figurines were chalkware and they were usually not placed side by side on the shelf which made it a bit more difficult to find them. Chalkware is more vulnerable to the passing of time being made of plaster/chalk so pieces can be scarce.
Here is a pair I found on eBay recently. The woman is holding her flounced skirts in a curtsy and the man has a dog beside him. Notice the dark gold band around the base, which helps to identify them. To find a similar pair search on eBay or Etsy or Bonanza – search for “chalkware courting couple” or “chalkware victorian” or “chalkware colonial”
Lucy’s Bedroom Decor: Military Portrait
A framed military portrait is seen above in the bedroom set of I Love Lucy on top of a chest of drawers. It is a portrait print of Major John Biddle by the 19th century portraitist Thomas Sully (1783-1872). the original hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Biddle (1792-1859) served in the army in the War of 1812 when he was only 20 and he stayed in the army until 1821.
Copies of the print are available on ebay HERE
Or download a digital image to print from: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Sully_-_Portrait_of_Major_John_Biddle.jpg
Lucy’s Bedroom Figurines
Lucy and Ricky’s bedroom figurines can be seen on the shelf above the beds in most of the bedroom scenes. The pair below are a match for one of the pairs of colonial style figurines that are easy to spot in many of the dialog scenes.
In the occupied Japan period such figurines were imported in large numbers and found their way into homes throughout the country. The I Love Lucy set reflects this trend at a time when cheap imports were beginning to impact local industry, with inexpensive imported knick knacks seen on the set, alongside US made decor items ,often local California pottery, usually the heavier items.
Look for similar figurines in the Occupied Japan section on eBay and also in the Collectibles section Continue reading Lucy’s Bedroom Figurines
Ricardo’s Bookshelf: On Your Guard ! by Warren
Books on the ricardo’s Bedroom Shelf: On Your Guard ! by Warren
On your guard ! The prevention and treatment of sex dis-
eases, by Carl Warren, advised and assisted by eminent specializing physicians ;
foreword by M. J. Exner . . .
frontispiece and illustrations by C. D. Batchelor. New York, Emerson books, inc., 1937 Pre war study of Venerial diseases and Contraception. Bookseller Inventory # 003004
This pre-war book was written before the widespread use of Penicillin which occurred during WW2.
See it at Amazon
http://www.abebooks.com/Guard-Carl-Warren-1937-Emerson-New/1072889458/bd
http://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Warren-Carl/title/On-Your-Guard-the-Prevention
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http://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Citation/1937/08000/ON_YOUR_GUARD___THE_PREVENTION_AND_TREATMENT_OF.41.aspx
Ricardo’s Bookshelf: Source Records Of The Great War
Here is some heaver reading from the Ricardo’s library. Source Records Of The Great War by Charles F. Horne / Walter F. Austin, published in seven volumes – a decorative bound set that shows up on the I Love Lucy bedroom shelf in the screen capture above.
A comprehensive and readable source record of the world’s great war, emphasizing the more important events, and the chief officials and most eminent leaders.
Find more like this on eBay.