Yesterday I ventured out to the next town over in search of a couple of large garden pots to replace two that didn't fair so well over the winter. But before I reached that destination I got a little side tracked and stopped at Goodwill. I never know what treasure I'll find.
A few dings and dark marks didn't scare me....
I knew it was "As Is"
When I got home I looked up Meakin Bros & Co and according to what I found this platter was made in the 1865 to 1873 period. So yes, it's going to have a few imperfections. I'll just have to deal with it.
The site I looked at also said that:
The name appears as printed or impressed mark (sometimes as both) sometimes the town name "BURSLEM" is included.
as you can see this platter has both. Very cool!
It cleaned up pretty well I think.
I turned it over and saw this mark. I wasn't totally sure about this, I'm not a "collector", but I thought I would Google it real quick and see what popped up. Do you ever Google stuff while your at Goodwill or someplace before you buy it? Well, it popped up on Ebay for $8.00 and on Replacements site for $15.99. It is (obviously) Lu Ray (although the R looks like a P) Taylor, Smith & T manufactured between 1938-1960. It's a delicate 7 ounces and the softest of yellows. My little point and shoot doesn't show the color very well. :(
But I picked it for a whopping $1.49
It too has it's share of pits, but it cleaned up really nice.
It's a generous 9 1/2 in diameter. So it may have been used as
say a vegetable bowl or something. Who knows!