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WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES
VOLUME 2 No. 4
SPRING 1996
ELSMORE & FORSTER “LAUREL WREATH”
AND ITS LOOK-ALIKE: F. JONES “VICTOR”
Laurel wreath is a striking example of the great classic revival that
began in England with Robert
Adam in the 1760’s -- and lasted
well into the Victorian era on both
sides of the Atlantic. This symbol
of victory in olympic competition
was an equally apt symbol for a
thriving new republic about to celebrate its centennial. Collectors
covet a Laurel Wreath tea service
with transfer print portraits of
George Washington in the wreath.
(See Wetherbee’s Second Look,
page 128.) (continued on page 4)
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Olga Moreland, Secretary
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Jane Diemer
Beverly Dieringer
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Tom Lautenschlager
Dorothy Noble
Howard Noble
Jill O’Hara
Ed Rigoulot
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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
This issue marks our second full year of
publishing “NOTES.” As you know, there
were only three issues our first year and four
this membership year. It is still as much fun
for us as the first issue. We are always learning and hope that by passing it on in this
newsletter, we learn together and even entertain you.
We find it is difficult to mail the winter
newsletter before Christmas so we have decided that from now on, this particular issue will
be mailed at the beginning of the year. The
mailing of all other issues will remain the
same. (Deadlines remain the same, see schedule in first column.)
We hope you noticed the membership application that was included in the winter issue
mailing and passed it along to an interested
friend or antique dealer. We have seen that
kind of thing work for magazines. Anyway,
we are hoping to spread the word about our
association.
From time to time, publicity releases or articles are sent to all the antique newspapers and
journals and other related publications. They
usually don’t send us copies when these articles are printed, so we never know if the articles are being used. If you see something
about WICA or white ironstone, please send
us a copy so we can find out if our efforts are
effective.
------------------------------------------------------I just received and read Newsletter Vol. 2,
No. 3 - it is a great issue. I would, however,
like to respond to a letter written by Mrs. J.
Elaine Obenchain of Woodstock, Illinois,
which is found on pp. 2-3.
As a person who is deeply interested in historic research, I must commend the Dieringers
for the fastidious computer facsimile presentation found in this newsletter. What would
archaeology, anthropology, paleontology, art
restoration and the like be without such computer imaging. Computer imaging and facsimiles have revolutionized these sciences,
bringing them out of the dark ages into the
light. It is not only a time saving device but,
most importantly, a reconstructive aid. Walk
through any museum or historic site today and
you will get the picture. You will see computer images and facsimiles of what complete
cities, town, villages might have looked like.
Additionally, computer imaging and facsimile
can assist in authenticating works of art.
In translating this to our area of interest;
knowing a potters style as well as the period,
it is nice to see what may have been possible
and how close the researcher and computer
facsimile came to the actual thing.
Arnold A. Kowalsky, Yonkers, NY
------------------------------------------------------Dear Friends of Ironstone,
Several years ago while visiting in Mobile,
Alabama, we picked up a “mug” with a hole in
it - I believe it is a mini spittoon - do you know
anything more about if they actually had such
a thing and what circa it was in use?
Your publication is terrific - so interesting to
a novice like ourselves.
Please keep us the good work.
Dorothy Smith, Bogota, NJ
Side and top
view of Mrs.
S m i t h ’s
“mug”
in
question. 5”
wide,
3”
high.
This piece is
generally called a lady’s spittoon and was
commonly used up to the Victorian era. Jean
Wetherbee calls it a Church spittoon. (A small
one-handled ladies or hand spittoon said to
have been carried under ones cloak.) Anyone
know more about these pieces? Please write
us and we’ll share it in the next newsletter.
------------------------------------------------------My mother used an Edwards Lily-of-theValley pitcher and bowl when she was growing up as they did not have running water. We
still have the ewer and it is in excellent condition. That is why we would like to add to it.
(See Parts Wanted column.)
I really enjoyed your article on mugs.
Thanks for your efforts.
Michael L. Compton, Evanston, IL
------------------------------------------------------Big hopeful question / suggestion here. Do
you know of anyone who could make pewter
(ish) lids for syrup pitchers without lids? I’d
love to get lids made for the two lidless ones I
have. Maybe there are others in WICA with
the same questions. Also any suggestions on
whitening these without ruining the pewter
lids? Any thoughts are appreciated. Loved
the last issue.
Sally and Howard Erdman, Denton TX
Along with Sally and Howard’s letter were
photographs of the three plain white syrup
pitchers. One has a mark which she calls the
mystery mark. We were not able to identify it
for them from any of our research books.
Anyone out there know this mark? It appears
to be three “C’s” surrounding an “O”. Is it
American or English?
We also wonder if our membership could
help out Jane Washburn Bleck from
Charlottesville, VA. She told us that she had
purchased a child’s tea set as a Christmas present for her daughter who already had a
child’s dish cabinet. The creamer and sugar
were discovered irreparably broken when the
present was unwrapped. Here is a photo of
the set in better days. The teapot is 4 1/2”
high without the lid. If anyone can help
replace the creamer and sugar, (it need not be
exactly the same pattern) call Jane at (804)
977 1513.
------------------------------------------------------Was asked by Arnold Kowalsky to forward
information to you re: Toy Dish Collectors.
He thought you may be interested in our organization or could pass it on to others in WICA.
Thanks, Shelley Smith.
The following is an excerpt taken from their
membership application.
If you are interested in toy china dishes, toy
glass dishes, toy kitchen items, toy furniture,
salesman’s samples, and German Kitchens
and Stores, you are invited to join this club.
$25 membership fee covers two people and
four newsletters a year. Check made payable
to “Toy Dish Collectors” to:
Shelley Smith, Treasurer
Toy Dish Collectors
P.O. Box 159
Bethlehem, CT 06751
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JULIE RICH, Keynote Speaker
at the 1996 WICA Convention
Julie is a native of Louisville, KY, born there
and graduated from Louisville schools including the University of Louisville. Her writing
career began at the Louisville Courier-Journal
and Times where she was a “stringer” at age
twelve and continued off-and-on throughout
her life. She went to work for the Courier full
time on graduation from college, leaving that
job to go to Joseph E. Seagram & Sons (distillers) where she worked in public relations
writing brochures, etc. She met her husband,
Jim, there and her next career was wife, mother. Jim’s career took them to the New York
area where he worked in Manhattan until his
death in 1977. They lived in New Jersey
where Julie again resumed writing for a small
local newspaper. The next career started with
a small shopping center in Ramsey, NJ where
she started their promotion program, moving
from there to Garden State Plaza which was at
that time the largest shopping center in NJ.
Starting as assistant marketing director, she
assumed the position of marketing director,
leaving that position after a few years to
become Vice President of Marketing at
Sunrise Mall in Massapequa, NY (Long
Island). After twenty years in shopping center marketing, she became marketing rep for
Prince George’s Community College in Largo,
MD, where she remained until she retired in
1994. She moved to Delaware where she and
daughter, Roxann, built a home furnished with
two collections of antiques.
Julie’s interest in antiques started in her
childhood. She recalls going to auctions with
her mother where she would sit on the front
row with her feet swinging above the floor,
bidding 10 cents on items which the auctioneers would hammer down to her at 25 to 75
cents. Her mother was an avid collector of
Tea Leaf Ironstone and being an only child,
Julie inherited the collection.
Julie’s career in researching ironstone - particularly American makers - began with her
membership in the Tea Leaf Club
International. She became a member in 1981
and attended her first convention (the second
one held) in 1981 where she was elected to be
Corresponding Secretary which job also
included editing the Newsletter which became
the Tea Leaf Readings. Julie has continued as
Editor until this year when she resigned as
Editor and was appointed Editor Emeritus.
Good friend and Assistant Editor, Chris
Weinbrenner was appointed to the Editorship
of Readings and has asked Julie to continue
the popular “Stems” column and to continue
doing research articles. This change in her life
will allow Julie to pursue her research on
American Ironstone. Through the years,
Annise Heaivilin - author of Grandma’s Tea
Leaf Ironstone - has become a friend and mentor to Julie. “Everybody else was collecting
English Ironstone so I thought I’d do someI started collecting
thing different.
American.” This has let to an intense interest
in finding out more and more about these pioneers in ironstone manufacture here in
America.
Through her interest in ironstone makers English and American - Julie became a friend
of Jean Wetherbee and Joined WICA as a
charter member along with daughters, Roxann
and Todd. She attended the first Convention
in Denver, PA. “That’s the first convention
I’ve attended that was so close to where I
live.” Julie drives to all the TLCI conventions
- Ohio, Iowa, wherever she can be with people
who share her interest and love of ironstone.
------------------------------------------------------Our membership can help Julie out by sending any photos, marks and measurements of
American ironstone pieces as soon as possible
for use in her lecture to:
Julie Rich
411Kinross Dr.
Newark, DE 19711
NEXT ISSUES
This is a tentative schedule which is not
written in stone:
SUMMER, Convention coverage,
American ironstone and compotes and
reticulated pieces.
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Up-coming profiles will be, Lily of the
Valley and Hyacinth by various makers. a
T. J. & J. Mayer’s Prize Bloom and Classic
Gothic. a Full Rib by Pankhurst.
Please help us out by going through your
collections and sending us photos and or
marks, measurements and information
about pieces in the patterns mentioned
above. We would also like to hear from you
about what patterns you would like to see
us cover.
FOR SALE
Write for my extensive list of
white ironstone.
Nancy J. Adams, P.O. Box 162,
Jamaica, VT 05343
Looking for Elsmore & Forster
CERES; CORN & OATS; CANADA;
LARGE GOTHIC PITCHERS.
Stefan Brecht
222 W. 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011
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LAUREL WREATH and its Look-alike, VICTOR
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Elsmore & Forster registered Laurel
Wreath April 4, 1867 and, for unknown reasons, registered the identical shape under
the name Victory Shape the same day. It
seems to have sold best and is more frequently found in Pennsylvania and the
Washington, D.C. area. Some collectors
believe that Laurel Wreath was a more
diplomatic name than Victory for selling the
shape in the South so soon after the Civil
War.
On September 9, 1868 -- almost a year
and a half after Laurel
Wreath’s debut -- F. Jones
introduced Victor, a remarkably similar shape that’s
sometimes mistaken for
Laurel Wreath. The body
lines of the two patterns are
indeed very much alike. But a
close look shows some distinct differences. Wreaths of
corn ears and leaves are substituted for laurel wreaths.
Spiral twist handles are
replaced with smooth ones,
and some, but not all, ribbing
is changed from convex to
concave. Laurel Wreath’s
finial is a knotted rope, and
Victor’s finial is a ring of corn
ears and leaves.
embossing.
Jane said that her first piece of Laurel
Wreath was the shaving mug shown on
page six. She said “It called, come and get
me.” It was ten dollars and she found it at a
Sunnybrook show in Pottstown, PA over
twenty years ago. In those days, small
towns in Lancaster County, PA also had fire
house shows. They were organized by the
local charities to help fund the fire departments. Women would set up tables of country chicken and corn soup and other
Pennsylvania Dutch foods to lure the
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This last fall we drove to
Jane and Wes Diemer’s home
in Wilmington, Delaware,
where we were warmly welcomed to photograph from
their extensive collection of
Laurel Wreath. Jane kindly
allowed us to remove all but
the Laurel Wreath pieces from
her cupboard for this article.
She usually mixes patterns in
her well arranged displays.
Wes was an invaluable helper
in lighting for these photographs and we were able to
achieve good detail of the
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Above is a photo of Jane Diemer’s corner cupboard. Top
shelf holds two sizes of tea pots, and creamers, a sugar bowl
and cups with and without handles and saucers and one of her
three waste bowls. Three sizes of covered vegetable tureens
grace the middle shelf along with two platters and a large dinner plate. Two rare cup plates are in front. The lower shelf has
crowds for the dealers. Back then, dealers
were able to find whole tea sets of ironstone
as well as single pieces of dinnerware and
chamber sets. Old time dealers like the
Gibsons, the Goods and Clyde Youtz had at
least a third of their table tops covered with
white ironstone. Firehouse shows would be
able to attract up to fifty dealers and
charged only $1.50 admission.
Elsmore & Forster patterns, Ceres, Laurel
Wreath and Morning Glory were most commonly found in house and tag sales in these
agricultural communities. They were originally owned by the farmers
and local towns people
who loved their familiar
motifs of flowers, leaves,
grains, vines and melon
ribs. Jane and Wes like and
collect Ceres and Morning
Glory as much as they do
of Laurel Wreath.
Jane
Says that she was attracted
to these Elsmore & Forster
shapes because of their
stunning, beautiful design
and their clean, white,
uncrazed glazes.
Since
that first mug called out
“come and get me,” the
sight of white ironstone
still emits the same call!
We spoke to Patty Hurt in
Texas recently. Patty collects Laurel Wreath /
Victory Shape and has
always wanted to rename it
the Texas Shape because of
the lone star on the laurel
wreath!
We still have not found a
ladle, a well and tree platter, a master waste jar, a
foot bath, a child’s tea or
dinner set, a punch bowl or
syllabub cups or a covered
pancake dish in Laurel
Wreath Shape. If you have
any of these items, send
photos for the pattern P.S.
the exceptional three piece sauce tureen, a pair of relish dishes, stacks of cups and saucers (enough to serve a large crowd),
as would the stack of dinner plates with some soups and luncheon and pie plates on top. A stack of berry dishes in the
back, in between the cups. See other photos for the rest of the
collection.
Right: Compote with ribbed pedestal, 5 1/8” high, 9 1/2”
diameter. All the pieces on this page are in the Diemer
Collection with the exception of the soup tureen below top
left, photo & collection of Dan Overmayer. It is 11 3/4” high
by 15” long and 9 1/2” wide. Dated April 4, 1867. (Dan
would love to find the undertray. )The three piece sauce
tureen in the next photo is a different proportion with fewer
ribs. The gravy (or sauce) boat best shows the detail of the spiral twist motif on the handles of all Laurel Wreath pieces.
Also the central wreath shows the three overlapping rows of
laurel leaves with a lone star on top. The two covered vegetable tureens are 11” and 12” handle to handle. Lower left
corner: Relish dish to the pattern is unusual because it is symmetrical. The butter dish lid is sitting on a plate, waiting for
its proper base.
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Upper left photo and the drawing below are Victor Shape. The designer did not copy
the spiral turning on the Laurel Wreath handles but all the other elements of the design are
similar. The drawing clearly shows the corn motif on the wreath and collar of the ewer.
(Moreland collection) Above: Four Laurel Wreath pitchers. Largest pitcher is 11 1/2”
tall and is shown again in the photo below. The table pitcher is 8” tall. The creamers are
6, and 5 1/4 “ tall . The bath set below is nearly complete and very impressive. Pitchers
and bath set in Diemer collection. The Moreland’s horizontal toothbrush holder was the
model for the drawing below. Covered soap dish drawing is our idea of what it should
look like. We would love a photo of the real thing if anyone has one, to put in the profile P.S. of the next issue of the newsletter.
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Above: Tea set in two sizes, missing the second sugar
bowl. Cups with and without handles. The pour spout on
the tea pots are unique. They are not noticeably larger at
the point where they attach to the teapot body and end
with a blunt cap rather than a shaped pour spout. The
sugar finial is turned to show the knot in side view.
(Diemer collection)
Left, above: Laurel Wreath tea lid. Left, below: Victor
teapot lid.
Right: This photo came with these comments written on
the back. Patty and Jack Hurt’s cupboard full of the
“Texas” ironstone in the “Lone Star Pattern” known to
some (including Mr Elsmore and Mr Forster) as “Laurel
Wreath.” As you can probably guess, the Hurts are from
Texas.
Left: Three sizes of
waste bowls (Diemer collection) make one believe
there may be three tea sets
in graduated scale.
Below: Laurel Wreath with copper luster enhancements. Photo and collection, Dale Abrams.
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IRONSTONE WITH PEWTER LIDS
We don’t think anything in white ironstone
stops us dead when out hunting as much as a
pewter lidded syrup pitcher. (Well, maybe a
child’s tea set, but only in a named pattern
shape!)
The clean, strong white of ironstone combines exceptionally well with the pewter gray
metal. The syrup pitchers and other lidded
pieces exist because of the lack of window
screens. The lids kept bugs out of the food.
We’ve seen syrup pitchers, batter pitchers, jam
bowls, mustard pots and larger divided bowls
with pewter lids. Perhaps honey was also
served in them although we’ve never heard
them called honey servers.
Jean Wetherbee says the syrups were filled
with “long sweeting” a syrup as dark as black
molasses (which it probably was). Knowing
how those delicious, darkly colored sweets
can stain a shirt or rug, it is not surprising that
many syrup pitchers were badly stained.
(Most of them clean up very well, however,
the lids are metal and should not be put in peroxide because combustion could occur.)
Pewter is composed in different proportions
of tin, lead, copper and in some recipes, antimony. The Dictionary defines antimony as a
metallic element used in a wide variety of
alloys, especially with lead. Plate pewter,
best quality was mostly tin with small
amounts of copper and antimony. Pewter
called “better” was made with less tin, some
lead and some copper. Modern pewter is
made with no lead.
Tin was used for utensils by the Egyptians
as early as 3700 B.C. England was known by
the early Romans to be rich in tin and lead
which is one of the many reasons that they
invaded that land.
This is a portfolio of white ironstone pieces
that have pewter lids.
Sally Scrimgeour calls the
piece on the left a cheese and
cracker bowl. It is unmarked,
10” across and 6 1/2” high.
(Photo by John Ladd).
On the right is a very similar
piece which is about the same
size but with a very elaborate
carrying handle. It is marked
Etruria, Mellor & Co. for Cook
Pottery Co., Trenton, New
Jersey. C. 1900 -1910. It was
found in Pennsylvania where
we were told its called a pretzel
bowl. (Photo by Jim Kerr).
These pieces were more probably used in restaurants, inns
and bars rather than private
homes.
Below: Pankhurst Full Rib syrup
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pitcher about 5” tall.
right: T & R Boote’s 1851
Octagon lidded pitcher, 10 1/8”
to the lip of spout. Photo and collection of Jane Washburn Bleck.
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Below: Ceres by Elsmore & Forster, 6”
tall. (Photo and collection of Dan
Overmayer.)
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Columbia (unknown maker) and Lily of the Valley by James Edwards
from the Dieringer collection.
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#1 Left, Paneled Scroll. Right has a diamond registration mark
which is almost illegible but the top mark is “G” (1863). Allers
collection. #2 From left, T Boote, Hanley, marked on lid, 6” tall.
Lily of the Valley marked Woolscroft, 5 1/2” tall. Marked inside
pewter lid: Lang Laufter Pat. Oct 21, 1871, 8” tall. #3 Above,
Pearl Sydenham marked Warented Ironstone China, Elsmore &
Forster. Loop and Dot known to be made by E & C Challinor
after 1862. A plain pitcher with no mark, probably American.
#’s 2 and 3 are all in the Moreland collection. #4 A collection of
pitchers from Howard and Sally Erdman. From L to R: 1.
Mystery mark. (see page 3) 2. Anthony Shaw. 3. Fuschia. 4.
Fluted, stamped w/shield, BBM & Co. (Probably Brunt, Bloor &
Martin, E. Liverpool, OH. Same as pitcher in photo #2.) 5.
Large (4 cup) 7 1/4” tall, marked J & G Meakin. 6. (in front)
James Edwards, 4 1/2” tall.
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#5 Babes in the Woods
about 5” tall. Its hard to
pick out the two figures
in this photo but they are
there.
#6 L. Unmarked Ivy Tree
Trunk is usually potted
by Cork and Edge. This
one is 5” tall. The smaller pitcher has cattails
around its body. Both
pitchers are in the
Moreland collection.
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Clockwise from upper left: #1 is an
eight-sided gothic syrup by F. Morely
& Co., 4 1/2” to lip. (Photo & collection, Jane Bleck) #2 A six-sided
gothic syrup, about 6” tall and
unmarked, owned by Howard Nobel.
#3 Dan Overmayer calls this piece
“Full Paneled Gothic.” It is 8 1/4”
tall and unmarked. (Overmayer
photo) #4 Sally Scrimgeour calls the
8 1/2” high piece a batter pitcher. It
is American and marked Knowles,
Thomas and Knowles. Smaller piece,
maker unknown. (John Ladd photo)
#5 Pitcher with wheat and lattice
motif is 5 1/2” tall and unmarked,
Moreland collection.
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To the left: A pewter lidded pitcher about 9” tall. Note the hinged lid on the pour
spout. This beauty is owned by Sally Scrimgeour. (John Ladd photo) Above are
two versions of mustard pots. Both are about the size of small mugs and both are
unmarked. The one on the right is from Anne Miller of Spring Valley, IL. (Miller
photo) The one on the left is Chrysanthemum and is in the collection of Jack &
Janet Allers. (See pg. 140 in a 2nd Look for a drawing of this pattern.)
1996 NATIONAL
WICA CONVENTION
April 12 - 14 Dellroy, Ohio
Fuschia syrup. Photo and collection
Sally & Howard Erdman.
“MORE” is a word for this year’s
WICA convention at the Atwood Lake
Resort in Dellroy Ohio. MORE WICA
attendees, MORE convention events (bus
trip to East Liverpool Ceramics Museum
and the Homer Laughlin plant in Newell,
West Virginia as well as Friday night’s
flea market), MORE for the individual
(regional organizations on Saturday afternoon), MORE dealers, WHAT DOES
THIS MEAN? MORE IRONSTONE, of
course! We hope more fun as well!
“DIFFERENT” is another word
which comes to mind. People from DIFFERENT sections of the country (Illinois
and Michigan are “sending” a lot of devotees this year), DIFFERENT ironstone
dealers, DIFFERENT committee heads
(greater WICA representation). DIFFERENT ironstone too. I wonder if Michigan
ironstone differs from New York,
Pennsylvania and New England ironstone. More than seeing all that white, I
am savoring the deliciousness of meeting
old friends from last year’s Denver, PA
party. WICA has attracted some of the
most interesting and entertaining folk.
For all you dear people there are four
things to remember:
1) You might consider procuring a triptik from AAA. DIRECTIONS: From
I-77 take Exit 93 (Route 212 ...
Bolivar/Zoar). Follow Rt. 212 east for 18
miles. Take a left on Rt. 542 (Lodge
Road). Atwood Lake Resort is 3 miles
ahead on the right. Atwood phone: 216735-2211 & 800-362-6404.
2) Carry a canvas bag throughout the
convention. It is handy for spare shoes,
camera, registration materials, I.S., wrapping materials for I.S., notebook.
3) Phone number for very late registrants: Whispering Pines B&B - 216-7352824. In New Philadelphia Day’s Inn
216-339-6644 and Travelodge 216-3396671.
4) A table with free wrapping materials
(not shipping service) will be provided
for auction goers on Sat. night.
Bring your ironstone for the FLEA
MARKET Friday evening. No need to
call Marge Watson (614 695 6542) unless
you have a large amount. We have lots of
space for it. QUESTIONS: call Jane
Diemer, WICA Convention committee
chair. 302-475-7412
Above: Because there is no pour spout,
this is probably a tankard. 8 1/2” tall,
marked Bennetts patent Jan. 23, 1873.
Below: 3 plain syrups. Left, no mark, 6”,
middle, J & G Meakin 5 1/2”, right,
Powell & Bishop 5”. Photos & collection
of Ellen K. Rothmann, Appleton, WI.
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SPARE PARTS
LILY OF THE VALLEY by James
Edwards bathroom pieces: mug, hot
water, bowl, toothbrush, etc.
Mike Compton (847) 869 5014
-----------------------------------------------Looking for anything in CERES
SHAPE by Elsmore & Forster, also any
miniatures or child’s pieces in any pattern, Bread plates in any pattern. (Please
no chips, cracks or repairs.)
Betty Lippert (405) 789 3702
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overall diameter, TRENT butterdish bottom and liner, 5 1/2”diameter on the
inner rim.
Nancy J. Adams, P.O. Box 162
Jamaica, VT 05343
-----------------------------------------------GOTHIC tea pot lid, 5”, J. Meir,
WHEAT & CLOVER sugar bowl lid, 3
7/8”, Turner & Tompkinson.
Carol Fleischman (815) 723 0904
-----------------------------------------------VICTOR SHAPE sugar bowl lid 3 3/8”
wide overall or whole sugar bowl with a
lid in good condition.
The Dieringers (203) 938 3740
-----------------------------------------------CHINA BASKET by James Edwards
Open Roses (pg. 175 in 2nd Look)
Sincerely wanted.
Janet Allers (914) 876 3757
-----------------------------------------------FORGET-ME-NOT creamer by Taylor
Bros
Pg. 105 2nd Look.
Jane Bleck (804)977 1513
-----------------------------------------------MORNING GLORY small sugar bowl
lid, 3 1/2” wide.
Olga & Tom Moreland (212) 744 0872
-----------------------------------------------PAIR OF HANDS dish like one in 2nd
Look pg. 175.
Jane Diemer (302) 475 7412
-----------------------------------------------FIG tea pot, dreaming of a FIG soup
tureen, also an E & F CERES 3 piece
sauce tureen.
Jill O’Hara (212) 246 1984
SYDENHAM large chamber pot cover
also, PRESIDENT, NEW YORK
SHAPE and COLUMBIA chamber pot
covers.
Kathy Lautenschlager (203) 263 4296
-----------------------------------------------PRESIDENT soup tureen covers, round
or oval, SYDENHAM oval gravy tureen
bowl, SYDENHAM oval soup tureen.
Ed Rigoulot (817) 354 4644
-----------------------------------------------CERES child’s tea pot lid.
Jim Kerr (518) 296 8052
-----------------------------------------------CERES by E & F sugar lid, GIRARD
creamer, BALTIC creamer, IVY
WREATH creamer and or sugar.
Frances Kinne (201) 567 1202
-----------------------------------------------THE NEWSLETTER is looking to buy
a used PITNEY BOWES stamp
machine. If anyone knows of one for
sale, contact us at the newsletter address
or call (203) 938 3740.
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COLLECTOR’S SHOWCASE
12
In celebration of Spring, we offer these
rare egg holders. Each holds a half dozen
eggs. The Victorians were certainly
inventive in their designs for food presentation. Imagine your soft-boiled
breakfast eggs being offered on these
ironstone gems. They each probably had
matching toast holders and other items in
the breakfast set. There were no makers
marks on either piece.
The egg holder at left is in the collection of Sally Scrimgeour, Boca Raton,
FL. Photo by John Ladd.
To the right egg tray owned by Faye
Madnick of Waterbury, CT.