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Wembley Ware, Australia, 1946-1961.

I know it’s nothing fancy but o think it looks pretty good with lavender. The posy vase is mid century Australian, as is the big vase next to it. .

Wembley Ware, Subiaco, Western Australia, 1946-1961. The snapper and one of the Dhufish are recent additions. I had two Dhufish ashtrays but sold one I got cheap for a $200 profit. I’ve regretted it ever since as they display so nicely as a pair. Fortunately I found a new second Dhufish ashtray from a lady I purchased a half dozen pieces from. Her deceased father was a collector and it was all fairly priced without them being giveaway prices or the full price they might have got with more time.

Wembley Ware, 1946-1961, Subiaco, Western Australia.

Both are Wembley Ware which operated from 1946-1961 in Subiaco near Perth. The owl is a table lamp with an internal bulb to light up the glass eyes. The fish is a Dhufish TV lamp, inspired by the lamps coming out of California by makers like Kron. I collect Wembley Ware, not lamps but I really like these. They’re a bit quirky and they’re pleasant to look at.

Everything came from the large mother plant. She’s been good value as a neglected, abandoned in a broken pot find almost 20 years back.

Pan fried bacon tonight, I don’t like it crispy on BLT’s and my usual method is high heat in the oven which crisps up the bacon nicely every time. Some would add more bacon but I like a balance of flavour and after numerous abdominal surgeries I can’t eat as much as many men.

I lay the bacon on baking paper on an oven tray, then put it in the oven and set the temp to 190c on the fan forced setting. While that’s getting to temp I prepare the eggs for cooking. When the oven dings when it reaches the temp I turn the bacon, then cook the eggs in the microwave and put it on the plate. I then take the bacon out and put it on a plate with paper towel and dab it a little on top with more paper towel. Then I put it on the plate with the scrambled eggs, take a picture for posting later on reddit and it’s all done besides the eating.

Wembley Ware (I collect it), 1945-1961, Australia. The last picture shows the high shelf the swans are on with some more of my Wembley ware and a few other Australian made pieces, you’ll have to zoom in though.

Gee the yellow swan is nice, it goes so well with the other swans. I’m always on the lookout for a nice coloured swan I don’t have, they match so well.

Wembley Ware, 1946-1961, Australia. The eye isn’t quite perfect but the rest of it is. The colours play really nicely in the light. I don’t know why it took me so long to target this tray with all the ceramic fish I have. I’ve always liked it, I think it’s just been a case of something rarer or more fairly priced whenever I’ve had the money. It’s not particularly hard to find, there’s always a few for sale across the various sites. I never felt there was any need to rush for fear of missing out but now that I’m seeing it IRL I realise my collection always needed the Snapper tray. With their lustre they always look better IRL than in a picture, the lustre doesn’t dance in the light in a still picture.

It grows really well in the warm weather, I’ve had no issues as yet beyond no fruit but I’m pretty sure it said 3-5 years on the tag it came with.

This particular tray is quite common but the frog paint must have been low quality because the paint on the frog is always worn away and damaged. I purchased one with a typically poor frog as a place holder until a perfect one came along. Five years later that still hasn’t happened.

This week however, I found one with a better frog than I’ve ever seen. It’s not quite perfect but it’s likely as good as I’ll find. I consider this new tray a placeholder for a perfect tray but I’ll be unlikely to find one better and I’m a bit delighted to have found this one. It’s not an expensive tray, just one that means a lot to me due to the long search.

It’s a happy day in my house, I wish the same to all reading this post. Collecting can bring moments of joy.

That’s all, just an example of a design that works well in a small space. As an aside, power points in the broom cupboard are a must.