Vintage Apple Canisters from Etsy

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OK, this post is admittedly a little silly, but ever since we spotted this apple canister from Urban Outfitters, we've been on the lookout for a vintage version. A 70s-era apple jar would look perfect in the kitchen of our soon-to-be-new apartment, so we turned to the spot for kitschy vintage items: Etsy. We weren't disappointed - the site turned up apple canisters in almost every possible color...

FIRST ROW
• 1 Brass and Silver Plated Apples from jessjamesjake, $26
• 2 Small Red Apple Canister from 26 Olive Street, $18
• 3 Blue 1970s Plastic Container from Thrush, $25
• 4 Red Apple Container from Kitsch Cafe, $18
• 5 Milk Glass Apple Canister from jessjamesjake, $22

SECOND ROW
• 6 Green Apple Table Setting from Vintology, $34
• 7 Brass Apple Box from Sweetshorn, $12
• 8 Set of 5 Apple Patterned Ceramic Snack Bowls from Modish Vintage, $20
• 9 Bamboo Apple Basket from SeaGlassVintage, $12
• 10 Vintage Glass Apple from ConstantGalore, $11

Comments (6)

Oh my... the brass and silver plated apples would look delicious in my kitchen. Talk about temptation, sheesh.

posted by shockthebourgeois on March 31st 2009 at 1:53pm
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Cute! Target has one too, in wood, but I prefer the pear.

posted by tequila red on March 31st 2009 at 1:55pm
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Almost every etsy vintage store I've looked at has apples and/or owl decor objects. So yes they're easy to find, and yeah they're way cute.

posted by emsiemilia on March 31st 2009 at 2:07pm
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I am into vintage hens-on-nests (both larger one and salts). My grandma collected them for years, and doesn't that Home: History of an Idea book say most people describe comfort as their grandparents' house?

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_13&listing_id=20771549&ga_search_query=chicken&ga_search_type=category_tags_vintage.collectibles

posted by minnesara on March 31st 2009 at 2:11pm
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I actually found the exact same apple canister in the first picture at a thrift store about a week ago. I paid $2.50 for it. It was badly tarnished and looks GREAT now that it has been cleaned up.

posted by sideproject on March 31st 2009 at 2:12pm
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I have a brass plated one like in the first picture that I received from an aunt after my grandmother died. It came with a little spoon - I believe it was used as a salt dip.

posted by greenstacie on March 31st 2009 at 2:44pm
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