Cleaned out mom's home...what to do with all the crystal and china??

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Anonymous wrote:If you keep any china and crystal, you must use it often. As long as you ae using it, displaying it, repurposing it, gifting it...it is all wonderful.

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but a lot of this vintage fine china is full of lead. I wouldn't use it without knowing if it is toxic. When my parents died, I said no to a lot of old dishes and bakeware. https://www.verywellhealth.com/vintage-pottery-lead-poisoning-5206962

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Similar situation. We took what we wanted. Offered other stuff to select cousins she was close with. Then we had a very sweet woman who we had contracted who was going to sell the items and give us 60%. She was so sweet and lovely and helpful that we ended up just giving her everything we didn’t want and she was over the moon.

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Anonymous wrote:I would love to have some of your crystal, OP! DH and I lived in a tiny apartment when we were married and didn't register for China or crystal because we didn't have any space. My MIL has beautiful stuff from her own wedding, her mother, and her mother's mother, but it's all going to my SIL, we won't get any of it. I've searched on FB Marketplace, eBay, and craigslist, and stuff around here (DMV) is selling for $$$$$.

Same!

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Anonymous wrote:I would love to have some of your crystal, OP! DH and I lived in a tiny apartment when we were married and didn't register for China or crystal because we didn't have any space. My MIL has beautiful stuff from her own wedding, her mother, and her mother's mother, but it's all going to my SIL, we won't get any of it. I've searched on FB Marketplace, eBay, and craigslist, and stuff around here (DMV) is selling for $$$$$.

Same! I'd love some crystal drinkware!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I called thrift shops to see if they were interested in my grandmother’s china. Once I found a place, I took it right over and donated it. It makes me happy to think that someone who needed it was able to purchase it and hopefully uses it with joy. The alternative would have been storing it it in my basement, gathering dust.

I would be hesitant to pass this on to other people who don't need lead poisoning.

https://dustyoldthing.com/lead-vintage-dishes/

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Anonymous wrote:I love to use the fancy stuff, and I love to add to my collection(s).

Why don’t I ever see the patterns I’m looking for in cheap Facebook marketplace posts or at thrift stores?

I wish I would cross paths with all of these people who hate inheriting China, crystal, and silver (sob!).

Boy do I feel you! When my grandfather died my father flew out to his house and took ALL of it straight to the pawn shop for cash. It was to die for and he didn't save me so much as a fork and spoon set.

In my experience, sentimentality skips a generation. Much like hoarding.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love to use the fancy stuff, and I love to add to my collection(s).

Why don’t I ever see the patterns I’m looking for in cheap Facebook marketplace posts or at thrift stores?

I wish I would cross paths with all of these people who hate inheriting China, crystal, and silver (sob!).

Boy do I feel you! When my grandfather died my father flew out to his house and took ALL of it straight to the pawn shop for cash. It was to die for and he didn't save me so much as a fork and spoon set.

In my experience, sentimentality skips a generation. Much like hoarding.

I don't think anyone will want lead poisoning dishes that require handwashing in the future and if they do I would be concerned. Save your family and get rid of it.

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Anonymous wrote:I would love to have some of your crystal, OP! DH and I lived in a tiny apartment when we were married and didn't register for China or crystal because we didn't have any space. My MIL has beautiful stuff from her own wedding, her mother, and her mother's mother, but it's all going to my SIL, we won't get any of it. I've searched on FB Marketplace, eBay, and craigslist, and stuff around here (DMV) is selling for $$$$$.

OP here. What specific crystal pieces are you looking fof?

I would love some coupe cocktail glasses, and wine glasses - if you let us know what you have and you're local, I'd love to check them out!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you keep any china and crystal, you must use it often. As long as you ae using it, displaying it, repurposing it, gifting it...it is all wonderful.

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but a lot of this vintage fine china is full of lead. I wouldn't use it without knowing if it is toxic. When my parents died, I said no to a lot of old dishes and bakeware. https://www.verywellhealth.com/vintage-pottery-lead-poisoning-5206962

This article is about glazed pottery and ceramic. Not fine China, which is glazed and produced differently

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you keep any china and crystal, you must use it often. As long as you ae using it, displaying it, repurposing it, gifting it...it is all wonderful.

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but a lot of this vintage fine china is full of lead. I wouldn't use it without knowing if it is toxic. When my parents died, I said no to a lot of old dishes and bakeware. https://www.verywellhealth.com/vintage-pottery-lead-poisoning-5206962

This article is about glazed pottery and ceramic. Not fine China, which is glazed and produced differently

Keep telling yourself that or read this https://tamararubin.com/category/vintage-dishes/ or this https://www.becausehealth.org/vintage-dishware-lead-2648946105.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would love to have some of your crystal, OP! DH and I lived in a tiny apartment when we were married and didn't register for China or crystal because we didn't have any space. My MIL has beautiful stuff from her own wedding, her mother, and her mother's mother, but it's all going to my SIL, we won't get any of it. I've searched on FB Marketplace, eBay, and craigslist, and stuff around here (DMV) is selling for $$$$$.

Same!

There is a market out there for this crystal and china, because not all of us have it from a wedding or family members. We just can't afford to pay $$$$ for it.

If you really want to get rid of it, price it accordingly. $100 for the whole set, or eve n $50. You will get a little money and someone else gets to enjoy the china.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you keep any china and crystal, you must use it often. As long as you ae using it, displaying it, repurposing it, gifting it...it is all wonderful.

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but a lot of this vintage fine china is full of lead. I wouldn't use it without knowing if it is toxic. When my parents died, I said no to a lot of old dishes and bakeware. https://www.verywellhealth.com/vintage-pottery-lead-poisoning-5206962

This article is about glazed pottery and ceramic. Not fine China, which is glazed and produced differently

I would still have the same concerns about lead and vintage or antique china, in addition to ceramic and stoneware. Not worth the risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you keep any china and crystal, you must use it often. As long as you ae using it, displaying it, repurposing it, gifting it...it is all wonderful.

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but a lot of this vintage fine china is full of lead. I wouldn't use it without knowing if it is toxic. When my parents died, I said no to a lot of old dishes and bakeware. https://www.verywellhealth.com/vintage-pottery-lead-poisoning-5206962

This article is about glazed pottery and ceramic. Not fine China, which is glazed and produced differently

I would still have the same concerns about lead and vintage or antique china, in addition to ceramic and stoneware. Not worth the risk.

That's you. We are not talking about the glazed pottery and ceramics you are avoiding.

[Anonymous]

Dealing with this now. I’m 55 and married for over 25 years. DH and I think were the last generation to actually register for china.

We just did a kitchen renovation that involved emptying and donating our china cabinet (a 1965 huge piece of furniture from my grandmother). DH and I decided that we are ready for a change and displaying china looked old-fashioned and was literally collecting dust.

We hauled the cabinet to a local thrift store where it was tagged for $100 and sold within two days.

I Amazoned zippered china storage protectors and stored our wedding china atop a new kitchen cabinet.

I did use out china at Thanksgiving and Christmas and…unceremoniously ran all thru my dishwasher! Perfectly fine!

My MIL has inherited 2 complete sets of china and wants to give to us. We don’t want these. Neither does our 22DD.

Here’s what I’d do, OP: pack up all and deceiver to a smaller thrift charity shop. Get a tax receipt and claim value of ? $300
and be done with it all.

Replacements route isn’t worth the shipping cost and legwork.
Neither is consigning. Same deal: it either won’t sell or after a great deal of effort on your part you’re going to get a measly check and whatever doesn’t seek will be either have to be returned to you or you’ll agree to have it donated by the consignment shop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you keep any china and crystal, you must use it often. As long as you ae using it, displaying it, repurposing it, gifting it...it is all wonderful.

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but a lot of this vintage fine china is full of lead. I wouldn't use it without knowing if it is toxic. When my parents died, I said no to a lot of old dishes and bakeware. https://www.verywellhealth.com/vintage-pottery-lead-poisoning-5206962

This article is about glazed pottery and ceramic. Not fine China, which is glazed and produced differently

Keep telling yourself that or read this https://tamararubin.com/category/vintage-dishes/ or this https://www.becausehealth.org/vintage-dishware-lead-2648946105.html

Interesting. Tamara Rubin wants to bring out her own line of lead-safe ceramic dishes. No conflict of interest in her making people afraid of using their current dishes and glassware!

"I had actually put a call into Health recently to discuss the possibility creating a Lead Safe Mama-branded line of dishes… I do intend to follow up with them about that as well. As with any glazed ceramics, it is always possible in the future that Lead and Cadmium levels can vary by batch and that is why I don’t choose these for my own home. [If I did a co-branded signature line of ceramics, I would adopt extra measures to ensure the items in my line were perpetually 100% Lead-free in both the substrates and glazes.]"