I have been collecting vintage mermaids, fish and all the other nautical creatures for 15 years and am amazed at the sea creatures that have come into my possession during that time... some have stayed and some have moved on to other collectors. Years ago I bought vintage mermaids at estate/auctions/stores where you could see the item up close and they were sold by dealers that knew what they were selling.  Once in awhile I even found mermaids at flea markets and garage sales.  Today, however, with the internet, one can hardly tell what they are buying from pictures... unless you are educated in what you are buying and you ask questions.  And even then it's still confusing!  Some companies imported from Japan, some companies made the same piece in the US and Japan, and there are Japanese reproductions.  Some only had paper labels and those labels are long gone now.

The purpose of this gallery is not to show off my collection but rather to share writings, using pictures as a visual reference.  I encourage you to write me if you have any informaton that can broaden my writings.  Here you will see photos and writings of vintage mermaids, seahorses, and fish made by the well known manufacturers such as Lefton, Norcrest, Bradley, Holt Howard, Napco, Florence, Miller Studio, Ceramicraft Pottery of Califormia, Tilso and Ucagco.  I also have some information and photos on vintage mermaids made by individuals back in the 1940 and 1950 timeframes.