Flea Market Find: Tala Cook's Measure

Once again, a well-timed visit to the Street of Shops has paid off handsomely for me. Some of you (the select few who have been to my house; don't be creepy) may recognize this from its spot of honor on my kitchen shelf because I've had this little beauty for a while, but I haven't posted about it yet. There's no time like the present to show the world how much I adore world's grooviest measuring cup.For those of us not living in the UK (or other countries in which this fine piece of equipment is sold), this vintage (1950s or 1960s? I can't quite figure out the era) cup is a total novelty and a swoonworthy piece of streamlined practicality. Made by Tala, a UK baking-equipment manufacturing company that's been around since the 1920s, this calibrated cup lets you measure practically everything, so long as you have an eyeball and a hearty shake.EVERYTHING.How it made the journey from the UK to the US...I have no idea. Who am I to judge? But I was more than happy to snatch it up for a whopping THREE DOLLARS and add one more gorgeous powder-blue-silver piece of retro kitsch to my collection. Some day, I will have the Kitchen of the Future which will, ironically, be entirely vintage. Tala's Cook's Measure will look slick next to my longed-for future Kitchen-Aid stand mixer in "Ice".*cough cough* Just saying. :) Kitchen-Aid people...call my people.I'm off to a new thrift store later today...who knows that treasures that may bring?