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THE ANTIQUE DETECTIVE—
By Anne Gilbert

LAKELAND - LAKE HAMILTON
WINTER HAVEN - DAVENPORT HUMBLE ROLLING PINS CAN BE DECORATIVE COLLECTIBLES

HAINES CITY - DUNDEE Chances are you have a rolling pin with a nostalgic family history.
For most of us there are fond memories of a mother or aunt rolling out pie or
LAKE WALES - SEBRING cookie dough with a wooden rolling pin, handed down in the family. If you are
lucky it may have been handmade and several hundred years old and in auction
terms “primitive Americana” and collectible. Like other vintage and antique
kitchen objects , the rolling pin is seriously collected. Rolling pins are often
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Southern decorative and made of many materials from glass to copper and ceramics to
marble, some reflecting their country of origin. They even come in many sizes
Comfort ranging from 9 to 18 inches long.
Antiques Historically they were first made of wood by the Etruscans in the 9th century.
Specializing in Furniture & Collectibles In 18th century England some of the most beautiful examples were made of
25 Quality Dealers glass in Nailsea and other glass blowing centers. The early ones were dark green
~ Antique Furniture / Lighting with splashes of white. By the 1830s swirls of various colors were used. Sailors
~ Gifts, Linen, Artwork often bought them as wedding gifts.
~ Glassware Ceramic rolling pins of English Cornish ware, with its wide, blue horizontal
~ Sterling / Vintage Jewelry
~ China / Pottery stripes and German Meissen’s onion pattern became popular in the 19th
~ Collectibles / Retro century. However the onion pattern has been in use since the mid 18th century.
~ Stamps / Coins The Dutch made decorative Delft faience rolling pins in blue and white with
Open Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4, Closed Mon windmills and floral motifs.
29119 U.S. Hwy. 27 ~ Dundee, FL 33838
scomfortantiques@aol.com In America wood rolling pins were commercially made in the mid 19th
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became scarce and cherry and maple were used by manufacturers.
Collectors search for the hand made wooden rolling pins that were often
Treasure House 10,000+ Sq. Ft. decorated with vari-colored woods or inlaid with ivory or bone. Sometimes the

Antiques & Collectibles, LLC 2nd Location usual wood handles were replaced with wood.
Not surprising, patents were taken out for clear glass rolling pins by the late
232 6TH ST. NW 19th century to hold crushed ice or ice water. The benefit being that the cool
OPEN: BUY temperature would keep the butter and other shortening from making it more
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Milk glass rolling pins with decorated sayings, such as “to a friend” were
Limited Booth Space Available popular gifts around the turn of the century. Collectors often specialize in them.
They are still around since they were treasured items.
Unique Antiques & Collectibles, Post Cards & Records, In the early 20th century some unusual rolling pins were also made of tin and
Depression Glass, Vintage Clothing & Jewelry, Paper items wood. The tin covered the wood drum and they were sold with a wood pastry
3309 Havendale Blvd. board. They may not be very attractive but they sell for several hundred
Winter Haven, FL 33881 dollars.
863-297-3046 *CLUES: *Reproductions of the looped nailsea rolling pins have been
www.treasurehousefl.com • treasurehouseone@gmail.com 6 around a long time. Marble rolling pins may be old or new, the handles
can be a clue. Know your dealer or do your research before spending
too much.
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ARQUEEN’S Cornish ware ceramic rolling pin.
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Davenport, FL Haines City, FL
(863) 421-3533 (863) 221-0696
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