LuRay Pastels Dinnerware: Celebrating 20 Years

CELEBRATING
20
Years!
1992-2012

My vintage LuRay pastels
dinnerware collection.
It all started with a trip to a
Salvation Army in my college years.

I spotted a stack of pink dishes.

Thought they were great

But didn't buy them.

When I went back to get them

They were gone.

I wanted to know

More about vintage dishes.

At that point I was hooked
and had to know

what they were &
where to find them

I went to the library.

(There was no google,
no internet...gasp!)

I found a book which

had a section on LuRay dinnerware.

It wasn't until about four years later

that I found my first piece.
In the back of a dusty
antique shop's
garage...by the beach in NJ.

Then came all of the basic pieces.

Teacups, plates, soup and cereal bowls.

I've paid  some outrageous prices...
and found some awesome deals
along the way.

Since then I've been adding unusual or

vintage "Go Alongs" as we collectors

like to call them.

This set of drinking

glasses took a very long

time to find.

Not LuRay but they go

along great!

 I found this two

tiered tidbit tray in the same antique shop,
 but in their main shop along
the famous boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ.

I love it!
These are very hard to find.

The bamboo style handle is unusual.

Thanks to ebay I finished

my mixing bowl collection.

The yellow bowl was my first.

Back in the day (1998) when ebay

was new and amazing...

Remember those days?

I was so excited.

I kept exclaiming "I won! I won!"

Sigh.

I enjoy finding the pieces in

person now.

Much more exciting!
 

All of these pieces

are not LuRay but

I couldn't help but add them

to the collection.

As well as these

syrup or cream dispensers!

What can I say?

The thrill of the hunt.

And I've enjoyed

every minute

of the past 20 years!

I'd love to hear about

your LuRay collection

or

maybe Fiesta

or other vintage item

you love to collect.

Stop by and say hello!

 

Linking with Etsy Cottage Style

Entertaining party.