"koko" > wrote in message
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> I was just posting some photos on my blog about a tea we had last
> weeked. Some of the tea cups used at the tea are from a family
> collection, some I remember from childhood.
> I remember mom had a special wall rack that the cups hung from and the
> saucers were placed on edge on a grooved shelf above the matching cup.
> The rack was three shelves high and probably 4 or 5 cups wide.
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> Do you think anyone collects tea cups anymore?
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> Had to get photos of the tea cup table.
> http://i38.tinypic.com/apbo7l.jpg
> http://i34.tinypic.com/2hroi7p.jpg
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Very nice! My mom has a collection on a cubbyhole type of shelf, three
cubbies high and four across. The saucers sit in the groove behind their
matching cup. They look very similar to those in your photos -- all
different from each other and very delicate. She never uses them, though.

When my grandmother passed, I rescued her tiny china ashtrays when we were
cleaning out her house. They're big enough for like a single cigarette
butt. I don't use them (don't smoke in the house) but I thought they were
cute. Your cups remind me of those with their floral patterns.