egg cups

cabinit

My peculiar form of collecting involves egg cups, all shapes, all sizes, all ages. I have recently discovered that this form of collecting is called 'Pocillovy'. I thought madness was just around the corner when I clicked onto a website called "Egg Cup Collectors Of The World". I was saved, there were other madmen out there I could share my obsession with. Anybody out there with a few egg cups to spare?.

lahuev

we collect egg cups too, and we even have a blog about it:

http://eggcups.blogspot.com/

:cool:

cheers!

Riamfada

have a few knocking around. Any pics of your collection?

frankell

I have just caught the bug. It started about 6 months ago and now I have 33 very nice egg cups. I started collecting only those with LEGS and now am expanding into any egg cup that is made by Royal ?.
Great fun.

Mrs. MacGyver

I have some too, one has legs and is from the 70's, another is a Bosco eggcup (really retro and my faves are a set of 6 wooden egg cups with roses painted on that were my great grannys and are still used.

frankell

Just lately I've started collecting Royal Daulton Bunnykins egg cups, mainly via Ebay, and am trying to learn as much as possible along the way. I'm surprised that something as popular ar Doulton does not have much info' available. For instance, how many diffferent shapes are there? How many different designs? I've searched the net and my local library to no avail.

frankell

I recently bought a pair of wooden cups. Noddy and Big ears. Unfortunately Noddy did not enjoy the trip and arrived split in two. Big Ears survived and I'm on the hunt for a replacement Noddy and a Mr Plod.:D

lawrie18

frankell wrote:

Just lately I've started collecting Royal Daulton Bunnykins egg cups, mainly via Ebay, and am trying to learn as much as possible along the way. I'm surprised that something as popular ar Doulton does not have much info' available. For instance, how many diffferent shapes are there? How many different designs? I've searched the net and my local library to no avail.

Hello Frankell. Bunnykins eggcups: There are three main shapes starting from 1937. The first shape has a flared top and a narower base. The second shape is of the pedistal variety. The third and current shape has straight sides and a is shamfered at the base.
Bunnykins eggcups transfers: there are thirteen transfers used on the eggcups, two on each eggcup, on oposiite sides. That makes for each eggcup shape a possible 78 variations. On the first shape at the start of production at leat two other transfers are known to have been used but ther are rare occurences. Regards Lawrie18.

patrice

There are many of us pocillovists. I have been collecting eggcups since 1987. Have about 1700 and wrote the Book The Collectors Book of Eggcups. Have a newsletter now. My web page www.angelfire.com/fl/eggcups always great to meet new collectors.

Dr Strange

patrice wrote: »

There are many of us pocillovists. I have been collecting eggcups since 1987. Have about 1700 and wrote the Book The Collectors Book of Eggcups. Have a newsletter now. My web page www.angelfire.com/fl/eggcups always great to meet new collectors.

Hi Patrice,

thans for your post. It would be great of you could start a picture thread with some of your cups here as well and give some info on each cups' history etc.

Best,
Preusse

patrice

There are so many eggcups and so little time. Please check my web page first. I could answer individual questions, if I can, but posting all you have suggested would be another book's worth.

Dr Strange

patrice wrote: »

There are so many eggcups and so little time. Please check my web page first. I could answer individual questions, if I can, but posting all you have suggested would be another book's worth.

Hi,

no I don't propose to post all the cups. I rather meant it as an introduction thread with some nice pics and info and then link to your webpage. It may be a good way in getting more people interested.

daisy47

Hi, I have several hundred egg cups I would like to sell. I don't have room for my collection any more. I have all kinds. I kind send photos if interested.

Daisy47

Dr Strange

Hi daisy47,

please put them up for sale at adverts.ie (under General Sales): http://www.adverts.ie/

Once the ad is up you can post a link to it here.

Thanks and good luck!

Preusse