Please note that the items displayed here on my gallery pages are not for sale. My intent is simply to share my collections of children's playtime kitchen items with you.

I still have plenty of kitchen sets for sale on my other two sites and you can view those by clicking on the links at the right. ----->

I've tried to organize my vintage kitchen toy collectibles neatly into categories for the most part. This page is devoted to my tea sets as well as some other vintage toy dishes. Click on the small images to view the full size photos.

BAKE SETS

TEA SETS

MIRRO SETS

TOY UTENSILS

MY BARBIES

MISCELLANEOUS

This cabinet has several various tea sets in it.  

Made in Japan including  Phoenix Bird, Geisha Girl, Swan on the Lake and a couple of Noritake and Nippon. 

German sets including Circus, Dutch Children,  Bavaria, Happifats, Stick Figures (or Golliwog), American made Buffalo China, KTK....my goodness, too many to list.

"Flower Band" by Powell and Bishop (England).  Beautiful set I purchased from Sondra Krueger (host of the TDC Convention 1999).  I love the flower-bud finial on the lids.
Ridgway "Humphrey's Clock" (England) purchased from Lorraine Punchard.  A charming set - so delicate and wonderful shapes to these pieces!
Charles Allerton & Sons Staffordshire, England - I'm unsure on the correct name "Girl Sitting On a Step" or "May Sitting On a Step"  Very pretty set that I purchased recently on eBay from a very nice dealer.
This is my charming Staffordshire Red Willow set that I purchased on eBay.

This is a gorgeous German tea set that has applied gold flowers.  There is service for 6 - you can see in the mirror at the back that the gold applied flowers is only on one side.   This is probably the prettiest and most elegant set I have.
This is a nice pink luster German tea set. It has charming pictures on it with different clowns and animals doing tricks.

I decided I just had to have some glassware to go with my tea sets. 
Most of these have been purchased on eBay from various Sellers.  What a GREAT place to shop!

 A wonderful Scottish set purchased from "bettilee" on eBay.  Beautiful green color.  Also in the background is a Water Hen set.
A very pretty little French set purchased from Doris Lechler on eBay.  Such cute footed pieces!  You will note in this picture and the one above the little cake plate! 
Some more glassware.  There is a Pennsylvania table set and a pretty Portland water set.  These are trimmed in gold and I thought they went so well with the gold trimmed German set.
I purchased a pretty banana stand at an antique show plus the Lacy Daisy berry set on eBay.  Of course, I had to add a little fruit to some of these dishes!  They display so nicely!

This is a different banana stand or fruit dish.  You can tell that it is a "toy" size if you compare it to the pieces next to it.  Very cute, and if you know anything about it please let me know! 
Click the thumbnail at the left to view a picture of the dish with no fruit -- maybe you can tell a little more.
And look at these cute little egg baskets.  TWO were purchased recently from Doris Lechler.  A very special friend of mine sent me the little eggs that are in the middle one. Thank You Judy!
I also purchased these adorable little tea cozies from Doris Lechler!  They fit perfect on the little teapot that goes with this little Japan set.  After all, gotta keep that tea hot!

Some of these pictures taken in my kitchen are so dark and hard to see.  The reason -- probably because I've got ALL my windows blocked with cabinets!  Again, if you will click on the small picture you can get a little better look!

 Three graniteware tea sets, White Mountain ice cream freezer and misc. on top of a cabinet that is full of other items.
Boxed sets of dishes (mostly Blue Willow) plus little mixers, etc. on top of a cabinet that is filled with teasets.

Here is another look at the little Flower Pot pieces.  These sets are one of my favorites!  There is also a luster utility set plus some older tin litho canisters.  

I also have all of the Weishar Moon & Stars miniature Water Sets -- they are so nice and very well made.  You can see a Milkglass set on top of the cabinet.


And this is the other oak cabinet with more Flower Pot pieces.  There is a "new" mini Fiesta pitcher on the top. 

I love to display the newer pieces with the old.  Also a set of tin litho canisters with stars and a  clear Moon and Stars Water Set.

Two oak Hoosier cabinets, one small white cabinet, mixers, bowls, etc. Plus small canister sets and luster Flower Pot pieces.  Lots of goodies!
Set of Cherries canisters sitting on cute little white cabinet.  The little cabinet has some miniatures just the right size!

Small toaster, electric waffle iron and coffee pot (both Dover). Brass and graniteware pans, misc. mixers and toys.  Can you believe the electric toys actually got hot?
Pastry table (MIB), Wolverine Tin Hoosier (MIB), Wolverine Tin Litho Stove, Little Lady electric stove plus other goodies.
A green water set and on either side Little Deb water sets with the tin litho glass holders and the pitchers.
I have an Akro Agate water set and a small Chiquita set.

More little stoves and pots & pans, mixers, graniteware sets, etc.
Top part of cabinet with tea sets - Nice German sets, Boxed Made in Japan sets, Japan "Majolica" sets.  MIB Swan on the Lake and the white with gold trim Meito set.  Some of my favorites!

This is a very cute little set.  Reminds me of Majolica - but it is Made in Japan. Lily pads / water lilies / and little FROGS on top!  I have an elephant set made by the same company / same box etc. and a partial cottage set made the same.
Bottom part of cabinet with Pink & Teal Doric & Pansy, Fine Rib, Delfite, Moderntone, and Pink Cherry Blossom, etc.  All of these are MIB.  OOPS -- with the exception of the Pink/Black Little Hostess -- I really need a black lid!

Lots of little aluminum coffee and tea pots.  I just love these little things.  I have about a dozen (or more) aluminum sets MIB. 

How did these sets ever survive all these years? 

Some little girls just weren't allowed to play with them - or maybe they liked electric trains better!

Wonderful Blue Ridge "Daffodil" or "Cynthiana" set and a "Colonial American" set. These sets are both American made! 
Lovely little English set.  This is "mix-match" - you can see that the cup shapes are different and the little decal is different.  But, they are all marked exactly the same with "Made in Japan" stamped in green.

Cabinet with some plastic sets (Russell Wright, Banner) and some boxed sets of aluminum bake sets.  Plus a couple of dolls! 

I have a beautiful "Rita Walker" doll (about 30" tall) made by the Paris Doll Co. and a cute "Winnie Walker" made by Advance Doll Co. (Both hard plastic 50's)  Also an Effanbee baby doll in her original case and a few small composition baby dolls.

My old primitive pie safe.  It has some small pottery and yellow ware bowls on the top.  On the top half I have Glasbake, Fire King, Pyrex and Fry toy bake sets in the box plus some other boxed bake sets.  On the bottom half lots more boxed bake sets.
Lower part of the pie safe - boxed bake sets and a wonderful Wolverine boxed set of Strawberry canisters and baking items! I also have the "Cherries", "Stars", and "Dutch" tin canister sets made by Wolverine.

This is a clearer picture of the small yellow ware bowls.  I don't know if these were made specially for children, but I have seen them in boxed sets.  

Calumet Advertising graniteware table - original wood legs. 

On top is an Ann Drock green utensil set and a display for toy rolling pins.


I would love to hear from others that collect children's kitchen items.  I hope you have enjoyed looking at my collection.  Everywhere I look I see things that I forgot to take a picture of!  I would also like to see what YOU collect!  Have a web page? Tell me about it so I can share your treasures.  I would love to have more information on the toy playtime kitchen items.

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