Wordless Wednesday :: 08 January 2014

8 January 2014 in Wordless Wednesday | Tags: antiques, B&W, Cheryl Andrews Photography, collectibles, HDR, milk cans, Photograph, Wordless Wednesdays

Photo by Cheryl Andrews©

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13 comments

11 January 2014 at 7:53 pm

Heart To Harp

Interesting that your photo is linking so many of us to a past that we did not experience. Perhaps some of that comes from the b&w? I knew they were milk-cans as well, but had no idea of their tiny size. I love the reflected light glow on the countertop. another great shot, Che!

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12 January 2014 at 6:42 pm

Cheryl

Thank you, Janet. The milk cans I remember from my past were BIG and stainless steel … these are lovely collectibles.

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8 January 2014 at 4:46 pm

Wunderkamera

I knew they were milk cans too. I wonder how. It must be an image that is out there in the cultural ether (Roads of Avonlea? They may be Hungarian but I think similar ones may have been used in Canada.). I’ll keep my eye out for a small red one, Cheryl. The photo is classic and the black and white works perfectly to emphasize the shape and symmetry.

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8 January 2014 at 5:27 pm

Cheryl

Thanks, Elizabeth. I was surprised to see them showing up in great numbers in antique stores up here. I’ve seen larger cans before but not these smaller ones – the tallest is only 13″ high. The other two, 12″ and 11″.

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8 January 2014 at 3:34 pm

Lucid Gypsy

They look like milk churns but could be much smaller, good subject 🙂

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8 January 2014 at 3:38 pm

Cheryl

Thanks, Gilly … oh so close. These are small milk cans from Hungary, I am told.

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8 January 2014 at 12:24 pm

Barbara Lambert

Oh, what a great shot. And I immediately thought “milk cans” so am delighted I was correct. I think I must have a childhood memory of similar cans from visiting family who dairy farmed in the Fraser Valley. Are they family heirlooms? (Is there a Hungarian thread in your past?)

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8 January 2014 at 12:31 pm

Cheryl

Nothing so interesting as heirlooms, Barbara, or an Hungarian thread in my background. I collect these … looking for a little red one. These three are all different sizes. The angle of the shot is deceptive.

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8 January 2014 at 11:20 am

Allyson Latta

Love your composition here, Cheryl, and the sheen on these canisters — also the hint of wear and tear on them. The B&W brings out shapes and textures here. I can almost feel that wood handle in my hand. What are they for? Flour, sugar, and so on for baking?

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8 January 2014 at 11:23 am

Cheryl

Thanks, Allyson. These are milk cans from Hungary. They come in many colours, but this enameled white is most common.

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8 January 2014 at 1:40 pm

Allyson Latta

Funny — sometimes our subconscious minds are smarter than we realize. My first thought was that the canisters were for milk, but then I realized I didn’t know WHY I thought that — I didn’t have a memory connected to such canisters/bottles — so then I second-guessed myself.

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8 January 2014 at 10:50 am

carin