Monday, January 9, 2012

Weekend Thrifty Find


I picked up these Maple Leaf pattern stoneware plates at a thrift store Saturday, after the estate sale I visited.  They are stoneware and have a great texture on them.  The cashier at the thrift store felt them and said "you're not going to eat off these are you?"  I told her that of course I was.  They are food and dishwasher safe.  In fact, I picked them up mostly because my grandma has a set of them, and I love the style.  The ones I have found online are marked Harmony House (Sears) which is a different marking than on the back than these.   I looked all over the store for more pieces to the set, but all I found were the six dinner plates and the solitary saucer.  I use mismatched saucers like this for spoon rests when I am cooking.  I'm not a big fan of spoon rests.  With a saucer, I can just toss it in the dishwasher and not worry about it.

Anyway, does anybody recognize this maker's mark?  It looks like a stylized SR to me.  The ones I have found online with the Harmony House marking are apparently from 1971.  I'm just trying to figure out if these are also from 1971 with a different marking or if they might be a little newer.


Have a great Monday!

8 comments:

  1. I'm stumped for an answer...but they sure are pretty. I think it's cool that your grandmother had the same set. I'm helping my daughter collect a set of Fostoria glasses like her grandmother had.

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  2. I have an idea, probably a WRONG idea, but an idea. :) Could that be a Sears Roebuck mark?

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  3. Now that's an idea, Maria. I believe that sometime around the time these plates came out is when Sears stopped using the Harmony House name. They may be carryover pieces from one name to another.

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  4. Hi. I just found this pitcher on ebay that could be related to your dishes. It looks similar and has the Harmony House mark:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-HARMONY-HOUSE-MAPLE-LEAF-STONEWARE-SERVING-POT-/160462674504?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item255c521a48

    Those dishes are very attractive. It's great that you have something to share with your grandmother. I agree with you about spoon rests. Not every spoon will fit in a spoon rest, so we use saucers too.

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  5. I think Maria and JKaye figured it out. I ran across this information on hillhousewares.com:

    Harmony House is not actually the name of a manufacturer but was a line of dinnerware sold by Sears & Roebuck. It was produced by various manufacturers including but not limited to Hall China, Homer Laughlin, Harker, Orchardware, Salem China, and Universal Potteries.

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  6. I have an entire collection of this pattern that I am looking to sell. May I inquire as to how much you purchased for?

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  7. I gave $1 each for the plates, and 50 cents for the saucer. How much will you be asking for your set?

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  8. That is definitely a Sears Roebuck logo. They didn't use long--late '60s-early '70s.

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