A Collector's Guide to Merry Mushrooms Paperback – July 7, 2020

"It SPARKLES because it's kiln-glazed! Hand-decorated ceramic ware won't fade. Colors stay bright and clear. Distinctive shapes set the stage for eye-appealing colors and designs. All ceramic pieces are imported from Japan. Merry Mushrooms - hand-decorated embossed mushrooms in tones of orange, brown and yellow sprout from an off-white background." -1973 Sears Spring/Summer Catalog. Between 1970 and 1987, retail giant Sears developed over 250 products for their Merry Mushrooms line of kitchen coordinates, making it arguably one of the largest and most successful lines in Sears’s history. Illustrated with 264 color photos, discover inside: a history of the collection, how to identify and date Merry Mushrooms, and why the collection was so popular. Also included are the Canadian Merry Mushrooms plus Arnel’s Pottery and Lefton's mushroom collection. Jessica Sawinski Couch is a public historian from Southeastern Wisconsin. Her Merry Mushrooms adventure began several years ago when her parents gifted her a funky set of 1982 Merry Mushrooms canisters. Immediately smitten, Jessica set out to find more of these colorful and unassuming fungi only to find dozens of pieces. This guide was born out of her curiosity to find out just how large the collection is. Read more