Dinnerware & Patterns “ALICE” 1945 – 1949 Colors: Vitrock, Jade-ite, Vitrock/blue trim, Vitrock/red trim Every piece known to be made in “Alice” is represented here. The elusive red-trimmed pieces are challenging to find and are missing from most collections. Thanks to a generous collector of Fire-King, we are able to show them again. Shown are two distinct shades of cup and saucers. Hocking’s name for their opaque white or beige color was Vitrock. You might find dinner plates to match each of the hues illustrated by the cups and saucers, but scores of collectors are willing to gather whichever tint they find. You should be forewarned that color variations make it difficult to buy via mail order unless you specifically tell the seller whether you have the light li or dark shade of Vitrock especially if you are bothered by varying hues. Rarely do patterns in the glass collecting field have only three known pieces, but “Alice” is an exception. We rarely attend a glass show without someone asking for “Alice” if we do not have any in sight. Dinner plates rem remain challenging pieces to find. Obviously, fewer families were willing to pay the retail price for plates tto go with the free cups and saucers that were packed in oatmeal boxes. Add to that the fact that this was used daily. Most dinner plates being found show the wear and tear from years of meals ea eaten from them. It appears that “Alice,” along with “Jane Ray,” was definitely a utilitari tarian dinnerware pattern in some areas of the country. Cup Plate, 9½" Saucer Vitrock/ blue trim Vitrock/ red trim Vitrock Jade-ite 5.00 6.00 7.00 12.00 12.00 24.00 22.00 24.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 8 01-01-16fk4.indd 8 7/9/09 11:48:05 AM “Bubble” 16 01-01-16fk4.indd 16 7/9/09 11:48:20 AM Early American Prescut 24 02-17-32fk4.indd 24 7/9/09 11:49:54 AM Forest Green 36 03-33-48fk4.indd 36 7/9/09 12:39:02 PM LAUREL 1951 – 1965 Colors: Gray, Ivory, Ivory White, Jade-ite, Peach Lustre The laurel leaf design was unveiled as Gray Laurel in a 1953 catalog. That is the only reference to Gray Laurel in Anchor Hocking records. For space saving purposes in this book, we have combined all colors of Laurel into one category even though Hocking only used Laurel for specifying the gray. or Peach Lustre color/pattern (Laurel) was portrayed as “The New Sensation” in a 1952 Anchor ized Hocking catalog. From its introduction as Peach Lustre until its demise in 1963, the name was utilized for the color as well as this pattern. It was never identified as Laurel by Hocking even though it has thee same embossed design as did the gray. The Peach Lustre 11 11" serving plate was di discontinued as of August 25, 1960. It is the most difficult piece to ma aggravation with both Laurel sprayed colors is discoloration find, particularly with good color. The major with use. Each of these will show white streaks if used, scratched, or washed in strong detergents. Page 55 shows three colors not ddetailed in catalogs: Ivory, Ivory White, and Jade-ite. The Ivory b Laurel is almost beige when pictured beside the Ivory White. The White creamer and sugar are pictured pag 55. Only the five pieces priced below have been confirmed in at the ends of the middle row on page White Laurel and the prices of each of these have flattened the last two years. Ad $10.00 – 25.00 for a Gray Laurel box depending upon its conAdd diti dition. Please don’t write about the pieces photographed with the si six-piece place setting box at left. The soup plate was “shy” and hid in the bottom of the box. Add $3.00 for a Gray Laurel label and $1.00 for a Peach Lustre one. The maroon and gray striped tumblers pictured below are often found with Gray Laurel and were likely sold that way although we have not heard of any being discovered in boxed sets of Gray Laurel. Crystal stems, like those shown with “Bubble,” were sometimes engraved with a Laurel cutting to use with t these patterns. Gray Laurel Peach Lustre 8.00 6.00 3.00 Bowl, 7⅝", soup plate 12.00 10.00 8.00 Bowl, 8¼", vegetable 18.00 16.00 10.00 Creamer, ftd. 10.00 15.00 5.00 3.00 *Cup, 8 oz. 7.50 10.00 4.00 3.50 Plate, 7⅜", salad 8.00 20.00 7.00 7.00 Ivory/ White Bowl, 4⅞", dessert White Plate, 9⅛", dinner 12.00 8.00 5.00 Plate, 11", serving 22.00 14.00 **12.00 Saucer, 5¾" Sugar, ftd. 3.50 5.00 2.00 1.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 3.00 *Jade-ite – $175.00 **No wear 53 04-49-64fk4.indd 53 7/9/09 12:40:02 PM “PEACH BLOSSOM” MID 1950S “Peach Blossom,” as depicted here, was originally thought to have been produced by Gay Fad Studios as is the ovenware shown later in this book. However as we considered this version of “Peach Blossom” and compared it to that of the known Gay Fad ovenware decorations, we noted that the paint on the dinnerware is not as durable or as bold. It rubs off easily, and the styling on the leaves and flowers has varying brush strokes. Once you have really studied the Gay Fad productions, they are consistent to a point of mechanical exactness. Don’t get us wrong, we would buy this dinnerware to go with a collection of Gay Fad in a heartbeat. The problem would be unearthing a set to buy. The dinnerware pictured here came from a collector in Minnesota through a dealer in Lancaster, Ohio. There are two and possibly three patterns of Fire-King used to make up this “Peach Blossom.” “Bubble” was used as a serving bowl and that is a recognizable pattern. We suspect that 22K-gold (Anchorwhite Swirl trimmed with 22K) was used; but since gold was also added to the “Bubble” rim, it is possible that Anchorwhite Swirl was used and the gold trim was added. We would have used that blank which already had the gold edging, but we suspect re-firing the 22K after adding the “Peach Blossom” design would have created a problem. We believe additional pieces of this slightly aberrant “Peach Blossom” may be found, but we only price those pieces known at this time. All prices are for the Swirl blank unless so noted. Bowl, 4⅞", fruit or dessert 20.00 Bowl, 8¼", vegetable 45.00 *Bowl, 8⅜", vegetable 40.00 Cup 30.00 Plate, 7⅜", salad 12.00 Plate, 9⅛", dinner 20.00 Platter, 12" x 9" 50.00 Saucer 7.50 *“Bubble” 62 04-49-64fk4.indd 62 7/9/09 12:40:23 PM ROYAL RUBY AND MILK WHITE 4000 LINE 1956 – 1958 Colors: Milk White, Royal Ruby, and fired-on colors Turquoise Blue collectors are more familiar with this shape of Fire-King than other collectors, but the 4000 Line design was also used for both Milk White and Royal Ruby. Royal Ruby cups, saucers, creamers, sugars, and berry bowls are plentiful on this mould shape, but the soup bowls, salad plates, and bread and butter plates are not; the prices below demonstrate that. Dinner plates are not bountiful, but can be discovered with some thorough exploring. In looking for additional pieces for this 4000 Line, we discovered that it also comes in fired-on colors as exhibited below. Chartreuse and brown seem to be the most commonly found, and sugars and creamers are being found footed rather than flat as is normal in the 4000 Line. Milk White 4000 Line is the most challenging color to find. You will see hundreds of pieces of Turquoise Blue and dozens of Royal Ruby before you will find one piece of Milk White. There are no easily found white pieces. If you want a challenge, try putting a set of Milk White 4000 Line together. Notice that the boxed snack set with 22K gold trim is called Golden Veil. Add $5.00 to $10.00 to the price of a set that includes this box. We have not yet determined whether all 4000 Line pieces with gold are called Golden Veil or just the snack set. Milk White Bowl, 4½", berry 6.00 Bowl, 5", cereal 8.00 Royal Ruby 6.00 Bowl, 6⅝", soup/salad 20.00 30.00 Bowl, 8", vegetable 18.00 18.00 Creamer 8.00 6.00 Cup 6.00 6.00 Plate, 6⅛", bread and butter 15.00 Plate, 7", salad 18.00 16.00 Plate, 9" 18.00 20.00 Plate, 9", w/cup indent Plate, 10" 6.00 20.00 Saucer 1.00 2.50 Sugar 8.00 6.00 76 05-65-80fk4.indd 76 7/9/09 12:56:27 PM Advertising 129 09-129-144fk4.indd 129 7/9/09 1:01:21 PM Bowls, Mixing 7⅞" 6" 7⅛" 8⅜" 16.00 – 18.00 18.00 – 20.00 20.00 – 22.00 22.00 – 24.00 8.00 – 10.00 10.00 – 12.00 15.00 – 20.00 30.00 – 35.00 Ivory 10.00 – 12.00 12.00 – 14.00 14.00 – 16.00 75.00 – 85.00 Jade-ite 18.00 – 20.00 22.50 – 25.00 22.00 – 25.00 300.00 – 350.00 Lustre 10.00 – 12.00 12.00 – 14.00 14.00 – 16.00 18.00 – 20.00 Pink 25.00 – 30.00 30.00 – 35.00 35.00 – 40.00 45.00 – 50.00 Fired-on colors Forest Green 137 09-129-144fk4.indd 137 7/9/09 1:01:37 PM Candy Dishes, Cigarette and Powder Jars 166 11-161-176fk4.indd 166 7/9/09 1:06:03 PM