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I MUST stop looking at dinner china. (This is related to food, right?)
- Thread starter amanda_pennsylvania
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I also had Johnson Bros. Ironstone...
and when I broke pieces, my mother would replace them, bless her heart.
My kids now have most of what was left, and they use it for pet feeding dishes!
I am slowly working on replacing my everyday stuff with handmade (mostly my own) pieces.
and when I broke pieces, my mother would replace them, bless her heart.
My kids now have most of what was left, and they use it for pet feeding dishes!
I am slowly working on replacing my everyday stuff with handmade (mostly my own) pieces.
My turkey platters are antique well and tree transferware...
and between uses they hang on the wall. One of them is reputed to be "very collectible" because of its size. It can easily accommodate a 25# bird.
I also have 2 very large oval Meisen Blue Onion oval platters that get used for big family dinners.
and between uses they hang on the wall. One of them is reputed to be "very collectible" because of its size. It can easily accommodate a 25# bird.
I also have 2 very large oval Meisen Blue Onion oval platters that get used for big family dinners.
Can't do it with my mom's china. It has platinum silver bands on it ...tried it once on one plate
and it made black spots on the bands. I was sick. It is the Syracuse China Kent pattern, very old now and is so beautiful and with elegant styling. I've had it for 51 years, and my mom had it all her married and adult life. Some pieces I bought after she passed away. I love it dearly.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcS-uU4awQYq2ATijuJUh48dUV1EOZkmnWAUbMyEK-pWRe5rP09h8zfe3we3H8qRSikpQ9BBqnQL&usqp=CAE
and it made black spots on the bands. I was sick. It is the Syracuse China Kent pattern, very old now and is so beautiful and with elegant styling. I've had it for 51 years, and my mom had it all her married and adult life. Some pieces I bought after she passed away. I love it dearly.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcS-uU4awQYq2ATijuJUh48dUV1EOZkmnWAUbMyEK-pWRe5rP09h8zfe3we3H8qRSikpQ9BBqnQL&usqp=CAE
mariadnoca
Moderator
I love it too...I have several mis-matched pieces and one from Macy's I'd love to know the name of..
It just says' Macy's Czechoslovakia with a star imprinted on the bottom. It's china and has square salad plates --and I'm a HUGE sucker for them. I'd love to find more of that set, but I have no idea how.
I also have a set of 12 of I think Mikasa? china that my friend gave me after a divorce. She said I can't marry this other guy and still keep my old wedding china. It's cream with a lace white on cream pattern on the rim trimmed in gold. I've used it maybe twice? I wish it was a silver rim.
I also have a set of 8 vintage all red plates -- I love those. Great for summer holidays and Christmas both. Plus, food looks wonderful on it. Then again, I have a set of 8 Spode Christmas tree as well. When I have a big holiday group I use the red with that every other place setting.
I even have a set of 12 vintage metal square plate/trays - they are plate size with a dent for a glass to sit on. Great for picnics or kids. Those are yellow with tiny flowers. Not my fav in looks, but great in function.
Also I have vintage Cocoa-Cola trays. Like we use to have to eat on in front of the tv before we had tv trays back in the day.
Then I have my set of 8 white everyday dishes. And lots of vintage odds/ends: fiesta, depression glass, transfer ware, etc. And in the garage is my whole set of everyday dishes from the 80's that I don't like anymore, but never bothered to get rid of it.
Ummm, yes I kinda like this stuff too, though I haven't bought any more in years.
It just says' Macy's Czechoslovakia with a star imprinted on the bottom. It's china and has square salad plates --and I'm a HUGE sucker for them. I'd love to find more of that set, but I have no idea how.
I also have a set of 12 of I think Mikasa? china that my friend gave me after a divorce. She said I can't marry this other guy and still keep my old wedding china. It's cream with a lace white on cream pattern on the rim trimmed in gold. I've used it maybe twice? I wish it was a silver rim.
I also have a set of 8 vintage all red plates -- I love those. Great for summer holidays and Christmas both. Plus, food looks wonderful on it. Then again, I have a set of 8 Spode Christmas tree as well. When I have a big holiday group I use the red with that every other place setting.
I even have a set of 12 vintage metal square plate/trays - they are plate size with a dent for a glass to sit on. Great for picnics or kids. Those are yellow with tiny flowers. Not my fav in looks, but great in function.
Also I have vintage Cocoa-Cola trays. Like we use to have to eat on in front of the tv before we had tv trays back in the day.
Then I have my set of 8 white everyday dishes. And lots of vintage odds/ends: fiesta, depression glass, transfer ware, etc. And in the garage is my whole set of everyday dishes from the 80's that I don't like anymore, but never bothered to get rid of it.
Ummm, yes I kinda like this stuff too, though I haven't bought any more in years.
mariadnoca
Moderator
I'm a big fan or salad/dessert plates to mix/match with plain dinner plates too.
Maybe this will help. Shouldn't be too hard to trace your
"macy's" china. There is an explanation of the mark if you scroll down
http://www.collectorscircle.com/bohemian/bohemian_china.html
"macy's" china. There is an explanation of the mark if you scroll down
http://www.collectorscircle.com/bohemian/bohemian_china.html
richard-in-cincy
Well-known member
No, keep looking. Life is too short to use the same plates every day...
In addition to various sets of every day dishes, I have three sets of formal china:
Bavarian Heinrich Selb HC246 art deco from the 20's
Bavarian Bayreuther Gold Fragonard from the 60's
English Royal Doulton Old Country Roses from the 80-90's
And a Pink Depression Glass Luncheon Set: Anchor-Hocking "Princess" (Every item made in the pattern, service for 8--it took me 35 years to complete this pattern!)
And they are all used several times per year!
Storage is the issue, not whether to buy more china!
In addition to various sets of every day dishes, I have three sets of formal china:
Bavarian Heinrich Selb HC246 art deco from the 20's
Bavarian Bayreuther Gold Fragonard from the 60's
English Royal Doulton Old Country Roses from the 80-90's
And a Pink Depression Glass Luncheon Set: Anchor-Hocking "Princess" (Every item made in the pattern, service for 8--it took me 35 years to complete this pattern!)
And they are all used several times per year!
Storage is the issue, not whether to buy more china!
richard-in-cincy
Well-known member
Barb, fun memory...
I remember those dish sales at Grand Union on Long Island!
I remember those dish sales at Grand Union on Long Island!
Maria, if you take one or two of the dishes you want to identify to a good antique shop or dealer
they have seen thousands of dishes over the years, plus they have reference books. It does not take long for them to find out for you. I have never been charged for this service because I usually tell them I am "thinking" of selling them.
Also, here is a link where you can post a picture for identification...neat site and you many get some answers here.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/china-and-dinnerware/overview/stories
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/china-and-dinnerware/overview/stories
they have seen thousands of dishes over the years, plus they have reference books. It does not take long for them to find out for you. I have never been charged for this service because I usually tell them I am "thinking" of selling them.
Also, here is a link where you can post a picture for identification...neat site and you many get some answers here.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/china-and-dinnerware/overview/stories
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/china-and-dinnerware/overview/stories
My sil had eight children, and she has all sorts of entertaining items,
some inherited too...NONE of her children want anything. So, she is using it everyday, and she lives alone, although she has her children there quite often as they all live in the same area. She said if she breaks something, so what. I don't feel that way, I want to keep my sets in tack as much as I can because I think they are worth more when the time comes to sell them. Plus it took me a long time to track down my mom's pattern so I could buy all the pieces she wanted but could not afford.
some inherited too...NONE of her children want anything. So, she is using it everyday, and she lives alone, although she has her children there quite often as they all live in the same area. She said if she breaks something, so what. I don't feel that way, I want to keep my sets in tack as much as I can because I think they are worth more when the time comes to sell them. Plus it took me a long time to track down my mom's pattern so I could buy all the pieces she wanted but could not afford.
amanda_pennsylvania
Well-known member
LOL!
amanda_pennsylvania
Well-known member
I just bought a transferware turkey platter for $25.00 at an antique store.
So eager to use it at Thanksgiving!
Ok, edited to say that I just realized I said this upthread. Sorry to repeat myself...
So eager to use it at Thanksgiving!
Ok, edited to say that I just realized I said this upthread. Sorry to repeat myself...