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Books on I Love Lucy, Ricardo's Bookshelf

Ricardo’s Bookshelf: The Great Events of the Great War

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THE GREAT EVENTS OF THE GREAT WAR volumes on Lucy’s bedroom shelf

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.”

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The Great Events of the Great War Volumes 1-7 Source:eBay

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”

50s Retro, Canisters, I love Lucy Props, Kitchen, Mid-century, Nesco, Restoration Project, Toleware

I Love Lucy style Bread Box and Canister set

Nesco Breadbox and Canisters restoration - Just like Lucy Ricardo's Set
Nesco Breadbox and Canisters restoration – Just like Lucy Ricardo’s Set

A fine Nesco  breadbox and canister set expertly restored  to look like the set in the Ricardo’s kitchen on I Love Lucy – pictured above- submitted by a contributor to this blog  who was inspired by the previous blog posts.  “With the help of my dad, who sandblasted, painted and clear coated everything and a friend who helped with the graphics, I too now have those Nesco canisters that are used in my kitchen every day!”


Read more about the original Nesco design in this post.

Cruet, I love lucy, I love Lucy Props, Kitchen

Vintage Cruet Set Finds

The complete cruet set seen at an early date in the I love Lucy kitchen
The  cruet set seen on the wall in the I love Lucy kitchen

In the I Love Lucy kitchen you may have noticed a wall mounted salad set ( see previous post) Today I see these two sets -pictured below – that are not an exact match for Lucy’s set but will create a similar look on a kitchen wall.

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Cruet Set on Etsy

See it on Etsy (US)

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Cruet Set on Ebay

See it on eBay

Figurines, Goebel Hummel

I Love Lucy Goebel Hummel Figurines

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HUMMEL #65 FAREWELL

Hummel Figurines had gained wide popularity in the post war years when US soldiers stationed in West Germany began sending them home and here we see some on the I Love Lucy show Season 2 Episode 9 Ricky Loses his Voice. The figurines of little children seem to emphasize Ricky’s child-like refusal to take his medicine.

Volunteers Goebel Hummel Figurine #50
Goebel Hummel Figurine #50 Volunteers

In the screen capture above we note two Goebel Hummel figurines on the shelf behind Ricky. On the left is Hummel number 65 “Farewell”  and on the right is Hummel number 50 “Volunteers”

50s Retro, I love Lucy Props, Peerage Brass Co, Wall Plates

Brass plate at auction

This week on eBay I see a 9.5″ brass plate with a Desilu Studios label for  auction at http://www.ebay.com/itm/321854560509  with the title “Extremely Rare I LOVE LUCY Tavern Scene Brass Plate TV Show Prop w/Desilu Label”.   It is different from the plate we identified from the mantel of the I Love Lucy Connecticut house ( the tavern scene is similar but the border does not match). However there was a pair of smaller plates seen by a doorway that we had not identified. Thanks to Rick here are some screen captures of the smaller plates which have smooth borders so those are not a match either.brass chargers

The listing on ebay this week forbids use of their images but I found another listing on eBay  HERE that lists an identical plate – the plate on the left is of the same design as the one listed as a Desilu prop – here  are the pictures :england-elpeo-brass-plate2

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These plates were made by the ELPEC Company of England which was registered in 1919 by C E Pascal & P Lloyd. They made reproduction copper and brassware initially based on Belgian designs. The plates at auction may well be Desilu props but so far I have not found a match for them on the I Love Lucy show .

Previously we looked at a Peerage Brass Plate identical to one seen on the mantelpiece on the show as pictured below.  We also noticed that the brass plates used on the set were all mounted on a  circular wooden backing, likely to prevent the brass from rattling on the set.  Click HERE to see the previous post
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50s Retro, Canisters, I love Lucy Props, Kitchen, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour

Ceramic canister set on The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour

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The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Season 2 Lucy’s Summer Vacation

german-ceramic-canister-setOn the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Season 2 Lucy’s Summer Vacation we see a Deft style blue and white ceramic canister set in the kitchen of Lucy’s and Desi’s vacation lodge. A seller on eBay has a  16 piece set for sale and identifies it as a German ceramic canister by INGE # 3862.  These have the same windmill design as the set on the show.  The set for sale include five 8″ canisters consisting of the  tea, coffee, sugar, oatmeal and barley plus three small canisters consisting of  pepper, ginger and cloves. Click Here to see it on eBay

Match with blue gingham kitchen curtains to recreate the look seen on the show.bluegingham

50s Retro, Art, Framed Prints, I love Lucy Props, Margo Alexander, Mid-century

Margo Alexander print on I Love Lucy

Margo Alexander Framed Picture in The Ricardo's Apartment
Margo Alexander Framed Picture in The Ricardo’s Apartment
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Margo Alexander Studio Print


Here is another Margo Alexander print seen on the I Love Lucy set. This one is seen in the early episodes as one of three landscape prints on the back wall of the living room set. Later, after the Ricardo’s move to the bigger apartment it can occasionally be seen above the mantel alcove over the livingroom fireplace, as seen in the publicity picture below

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Here we see the Margo Alexander picture indicated by an arrow  uppermost above the fireplace. Below it are a pair of E Melvin Bolstad prints we looked at in this post.
More about Margo Alexander in this earlier post Here.

Find Margo Alexander on eBay

Calaprint, Kitchen, Mid-century

Lucy’s Leaf Print Tablecloth

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1950’s Leaf Print Calaprint tablecloth on I Love Lucy

Lucy’s Leaf Print tablecloth was made by Calaprint in the 1950’s. This tablecloth was made in a few color schemes. Recently we saw the following two versions for sale on eBay – a green version and a red version. Previously (in this post ) we looked at a green and pink colorway of the same print.  We can probably assume the colors of  the one the show had green in it rather than red because the set  colors tended to be chosen to compliment Lucy’s red hair even though it was filmed in black and white, furthermore the red one would have appeared somewhat darker in grayscale . This tablecloth was seen in several episodes and even appeared later in the Newport house in a kitchen scene when Lucy is ironing it.

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1950’s Calaprint tablecloth seen on eBay
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Red version of the Calaprint design seen on eBay
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Calaprint label seen on eBay listing.
KPM Porcelain Germany, Lucille Ball, Lucy Style, Wall Plates

Lucy & Desi’s China Wall Plates

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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz at home in their Chatsworth ranch home c. 1940s
KPM Germany Fruit Plates - Click picture to view on eBay
KPM Germany Fruit Plates – Click picture to view on eBay

In the 1940’s publicity photo of Lucy and Desi at home we have another look at the Ansonia Royal Bonn porcelain clock we identified in a previous post. Here we get a better view of the porcelain china plates on the wall of the chimney breast. On either side over the mantel are vertical rows of three plates with a fruit design and fluted border. They appear to be a good match for KPM Porcelain Germany fruit plates. I see a similar set of six 8 1/4 inch plates currently for sale on eBay. To hang them on the wall you would need the appropriate sized plate hangers such as this set on Amazon.
Click HERE to find more KPM fruit plates on eBay.