Crazy for My Collectibles

I wanted to share a an exceptional reference book for those of you collecting Black Americana, Cats, Mermaids and Niagara Falls salt and pepper shakers and it is titled “Salt and Pepper over 1001 Shakers” by Larry Carey and Sylvia Tompkins. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. – Salt and Pepper Shakers (Books) 112 pages, published 1994. I [...]

We get questions from time to time on “What is Black Americana” to “What items are collectible” so we decided to write up this little guide to hopefully answer these questions as we feel there just might be some other folks out there with these questions too. We are always learning and seeking information as [...]

We all recall the image of Aunt Jemima on pancake mix boxes, you know, the smiling face of a African American mammy type woman who wore a hair-kerchief and apron and appeared so friendly and made you feel so comfortable purchasing the product from her smiling trustable face. The commercial Mammy image we are familiar [...]

We had to share our very latest AMAZING finds with you all. These are truly INCREDIBLE Black Americana Memorabilia items from a bygone era. It is not often one comes across these kitchen linens that still retain their original tags! These items are so special and so rare – we have not seen these before [...]

Recently I have been getting requests from my blog friends and followers to post up some of my recent “finds” so that is exactly what I am doing here. I came across these original pink 1930s – 1940s Black Americana Twin Mammy salt & pepper shakers, this 1940s era Aunt Jemima Tea towel and this [...]