2024-01-11 00:40
The front of a box, or an advertising signs, with colorful graphics for sale at RetroChalet. In the 1940's. the PlasCo name was synonymous with great toy kits for kids. Little gir… Read More
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Melamine Dinnerware, All Things Plastic Fantastic, Welcome to Melmac Central
2023-03-22 12:55
This set, for sale has all the pieces from Etsy seller EddyEtceteraIn the 1940's every housewife wanted a new China dinnerware set, for her family or for entertaining, ceramic was price… Read More
2022-11-30 14:43
Rare color variants in spinning tops toys from Hong Kong find them at RetroChaletI think my favorite vintage plastics are the tiny toy sized miniature creations that stemmed out of Hong Kong… Read More
2022-08-23 17:32
Sterilite Box with full picnic set For sale at RetroChaletThe Sterilite CorporationKudos to Sterilite who is one of the few plastic factories who has withstood the test of time. The&nb&hell…Read More
2022-05-10 17:41
Vintage plastic flowers on Etsy : Glory in the Cabinet has a small bunch for $29.72 note the stems.All vintage plastic is fantastic! Lately I have been happening across these real… Read More
2022-03-22 15:44
Etsy seller StuffBuilt is selling stacks of vintage LPs'. You get 150 45's for $30I don't always answer reader questions because I am so busy, but a reader saw my post on old records d… Read More
2022-03-18 12:29
These cute planters are made of PLA Plastic from Etsy Shop GI3DPrintsRecently I posted about Etsy sellers who are complaining about the fee increases to shops and how some sellers were… Read More
2022-03-15 17:00
Great Boontonware Bread Bowl in White : RetroChaletWhat? An Etsy Strike?Oh no! Your favorite saved items on Etsy which may include vintage melmac, plastics fantastic and melamine… Read More
2022-03-14 13:22
ReginasStudio on Etsy offers this five and dime store display, these are hair barrettes. The Great Plastics of the Five and Dime Store I recently spoke to my good frien… Read More
2022-03-09 15:53
Credit: AmandasTresors offers this texasware item mint in package cost $225Here's some information you can use. I hope you find it helpful! Readers may get upset that I… Read More
2022-02-24 18:16
Plastics fantastic: These retro lights are at RetroChaletLet's Go to the Carnival! We don't often think of the little things that plastics do for us. Mostly we just hear of the ba… Read More
2022-02-10 15:53
These Rosbro Items Are Featured in this lorafbee Ebay Store. Welcome to The Wonderful World of Rosbro! I recently uploaded my Valentine's Day Podcast Episode, on Living a Vin… Read More
2021-12-15 16:07
WickerWoodWorks sells "The Turntable Station" to neatly house your collection. One thing often overlooked on this plastics blog is the vinyl record. Starting as a way to rec… Read More
2021-10-13 04:01
In the pink, One can never have enough. I enjoyed putting together this collage of items found on Etsy, that utilize pink or pinkish plastic in them. These are some of my favorite… Read More
2021-09-08 14:33
Space Age Antiques has these great vintage plastic pumpkins, $14.95Vintage Plastic Halloween CollectiblesWhat's as great as melmac and perfect for the Halloween season? Well, plastic vintage… Read More
2021-08-28 20:05
My most recent find, at an antique store, was a crocheted interesting funky plastic bag rug. When the plastic bug bites, it stings. I don't just look for melmac in thrift stores… Read More
2021-07-11 12:41
A look inside a boxed set of Texasware Melamine Dinnerware from a set I had.Gary Joy wrote me on February 14, 2015 saying, "My grandfather started Plastics Mfg. Co. in Dallas in the lat… Read More
2021-07-10 23:28
Finally, I'm doing a podcast on vintage living and in my first episode I touch on Melmac and melamine dinnerware by American Cyanamid. It's a short segment but one I hope to talk to yo… Read More
2021-03-07 21:41
Image of my Kenner Citgo MIni SSP Can AM Orange car in my Etsy shop.Hello little toy plastic fantastic car, what are you? How did I not know you in my youth? Recently I was offing… Read More
2019-02-12 16:46
Orange Melmac Bowl for sale @RetroChaletInformation Wanted. Have you seen this? Sometimes I see things and wonder how they are what they are, or why they are what they are. … Read More
2019-01-27 22:37
Akbars10 from Estonia on Ebay is selling this Russian / Soviet Box. When collecting Melmac some collectors streamline into one "brand" or one type. For instance, perhaps you re hooked o… Read More
2019-01-13 22:25
Old Brookpark Melmac Ad.Today I was fully prepared to write a post on Russian melmac when I became sidetracked by a listing for Fantasy Brookpark by Joan Luntz.Let me explain to you that whe… Read More
2018-12-31 04:36
Cadence by Prolon:VINTAGE Cadence by Prolon on Etsy RetroChalet 19 Plates $34Cadence (one of the lines, sounds similar to their other line Florence) was found early in Life Magazines, like t… Read More
2018-11-23 02:33
Vintage Porcelain Glove Mold looks great with my G.E.T. Melmac plates.I don't just love melmac, I love all things vintage. I am unleashing a ton of vintage porcelain glove molds in my… Read More
2018-01-20 22:19
1953 Plaskon Melmac Samples from my CollectionThe colors of the rainbow, are sure to brighten any day. I often think that choosing a color palette or to limit my collection seems unlikely. I… Read More
2017-12-12 21:30
Find out how to get these great items below!We know the fun melamine of the fifties is never ending, but what about the 1960's? Yes, indeedy, it was still going strong. Just imagine, l… Read More
2017-06-29 17:26
Lapcor and General American Meladur Custard CupsRecently I acquired a very rare set of Melmac Color chips. These most likely came on a ring and were shown to customers to choose common color… Read More
2017-05-18 21:58
Texas Ware bowl by That Retro Chick on Etsy.This story was left to me on one of my articles. I share it with you now and have made only minor typographical changes. It's stories like these t… Read More
2016-11-28 14:01
German Emsa Coaster set from Home Style Collect here.EMSA Everywhere!Just look at these fine gems I found at retro shop Home Style Collect on Etsy. This shop is run by Mark van der Werf from… Read More
2016-10-31 19:12
Speckled Texasware Mixing Bowls from Etsy Shop Museum of KitschSpeckled and Spattered the Texasware Bowl Comes to LifeThanks to this blog I have heard from readers all over the world, and I… Read More
2016-10-10 14:58
Vintage Creekside on Etsy has this lovely modern set that looks frozen in time for $35Ornamin Melamine and Melmac DinnerwareOrnamin, a fantastic melamine proprietary blend. I have traced bac… Read More
2016-09-30 13:51
Skeleton Key Vintage Swizzle Sticks from Etsy RetroChalet, $5.25 set Plastic Fantastic: A Look at Swizzle Sticks Plastic fantastic, from car parts to computer keys, plastic is all… Read More
2015-11-21 22:37
1950's Ad for Color-Flyte by Branchell was found on Etsy at thevintageshopKaye Lamoyne was the designer on Branchell's melamine lines, shown here Color-Flyte and Royale. Both similar in… Read More
2015-09-05 18:07
The kids love these machines, seeing doodles come to life. Courtesy: XYZWorkshop.comOhhhhhhhhhh look, a plastic fantastic machine --- well, not exactly. In a nutshell these fabul… Read More
2015-01-25 04:02
Trivia Quiz: This melmac bowl is odd, do you know why? See it here at brownmouse60 on Etsy, and find out why at the bottom of my post"What Is My Melmac Worth?" I get a lot of emai… Read More
2014-09-13 14:17
Old magazines found at estate sales have great ads!Melamc and Melamine , or Vintage Plastics, Where Is the Best Place to Find Them ? I've taken a few month hiatus from this RetroChalet… Read More
2014-03-20 15:00
Go to see this here at Dwell Store. I ordered some of the new Bob's Your Uncle Russel Wright Dinnerware. I have to say I was curious to see if I could tell the difference and being a Russel… Read More
2014-01-04 15:28
This is the ariel tour of the Boonton factory as seen in some old memorabilia I have from Derek Schultz. One of my resolutions for New Years was to finally move all the old Boonton New Jerse… Read More
2013-12-28 19:00
The real Belle Kogan creamer post design, Find it at WifeofWhimsy on Etsy.Hey, this is interesting! If you like Boontonware melmac or Boonton melamine,you can now see some of the original mo… Read More
2013-12-23 17:16
Get this at ElevenVintage on Etsy! Early Days and Historical Timeline of Florence Manufacturing Company To understand the industry of Florence you must first understand it… Read More
2013-12-14 16:50
Pic: Plastic Three, at Honey and Bear on Etsy Hey, I'm three!Thank you to everyone for three lovely years here at Melmac Central. I really didn't know that so many people would think melmac… Read More
2013-11-22 19:41
This is from January 1963, I had it in my ephemera collection. Check out the "real seal". Here is something I've been sitting on for a year...after carefully restoring a crashed server! &hell…Read More
2013-11-19 19:17
WOWSY, what a collection, on left Brett Kramera nd his friend Ron Lough, on the right !Brett Kramer of Aplington, Iowa contacted me about his Colt's Plastics collection and was kind enough t… Read More
2013-11-08 16:49
Click to view Melmac Central: Melamine & Plastic Vol 1 Issue 1 on GLOSSI.COMFinally, our first Magazine is out published on Glossi, it's free, so click on the link above and go read it!… Read More
2013-10-31 18:15
This is a view of the kitchen I built. Pic; RetroChalet Etsy Sometimes plastic is so fantastic, look at these wonderful Youngstown Kitchen miniature samples. Youngstown Kitchens… Read More
2013-10-26 18:25
Kenro Ice Bucket on Etsy at shop Archivia, $29Perhaps you saw my post about the Kenro company and their history; here is my follow up. I saved my favorite piece for last. What I and ma… Read More
2013-10-16 19:03
The futuristic deisgns of Kenro's holiday , this set $40 at CalmCoolCollected on Etsy.Kenro was one of great melamine manufacturers that outlived most. One may argue it was their timin… Read More
2013-10-01 17:34
NEWS: This just in, The Meladur page of my site was somehow hacked either on purpose or in error. I have no idea how. or when, I didn't know about it. But when you brought it up, you would… Read More
2013-09-28 16:36
Funky Plastic Tulip Coasters at RetroChalet on Etsy.FUNKY DESIGN. Perhaps the best part about plastics is the fact that in the past, manufacturers really went all out on trying to have… Read More
2013-09-14 23:56
My original Styron Plastics samples from Dow Chemical dating back to the 40's. Note the color changes on the translucent plastics based on the density of the plastic. So if your applic… Read More
2013-09-06 19:10
Plastic tumblers from Etsy are unmarked and probably resemble Laureline, these available at the DaileyShopperLaureline By BoontonI had a reader write in to me about a drinking glass he… Read More
2013-08-02 18:58
If you have almost $26,000 or more, you could own this fully functional Apple Lisa computer. Rare and hard to find. This one and this photo belongs to tmarentic on Ebay.Plastic Fantast… Read More
2013-07-31 18:14
Etsy shop Odd Geology indicates these dishes are a poppy pattern by Alexander Barna. What's more is they are onsale for only $9.94 presently, a wonderful piece of mod design for a grea… Read More
2013-07-15 10:45
Set of Kewpie dolls for sale at retrochalet on EtsyChildren everywhere have been enthralled with the idea of dolls. Most dolls are plastic. The ones above were made in Taiwan and China, circ… Read More
2013-06-02 13:00
This is a deep pink Residential set, photo courtesy of Dust2DenOn the Russel Wright Residential history page, I've talked about how there are solid pink and solid blue issued Residential mel… Read More
2013-04-06 21:12
This set is $12 at GlassLadyAtHome Etsy Shop. When I think of the art deco era, I think of everything plastic fantastic. Old celluloid plastic brushes, combs, and boudoir trays (even plastic… Read More
2013-04-05 11:02
Plastics Out of the Kitchen and Into the Hands of BabesAlthough America's melmac dinnerware and kitchen craze was mid forties through the late fifties, and we were making plastic everything… Read More
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