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Circa 1936-1969: The vintage Fiesta ashtray was part of the original line, released in 1936. The earliest versions will not be marked and will have an extra set of rings, instead of the "Genuine Fiesta" glaze stamp on the bottom. Available in all eleven vintage colors, including medium green.
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Circa 1936-1938: The vintage Fiesta covered onion soup bowl was one of the first few pieces of the original line discontinued. The earliest versions will not be marked and will have a flat inside bottom. All examples are rare, with the turquoise version being the hardest of all to find, produced in limited quantities for a very short time. Lots of hand workmanship was involved in these delightful pieces of Art Deco pottery from the 30s.
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Circa 1936-1969: The vintage Fiesta cream soup bowl has remained on of the most collectable pieces of the vintage line. A simple bowl that appeared in much early advertising, it is unmistakably Fiesta, with it's charming tabbed handles and bands of concentric rings. Available in all eleven vintage colors.
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Circa 1936-1969: Initially thought of as a fruit bowl by its maker, designer Frederick Rhead, the popular bowl was part of the original release in 1936. The dessert bowl has the distinction of being the last item discontinued from the line in 1960 before Fiesta was restyled into Ironstone in 1969.
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Circa 1938-1946: One of the largest and most sought after pieces of the entire Fiesta line. Far fewer of these large footed salad bowls were produced than, say, the vegetable nappy bowl, so these beauties are a rare treat for the collector. Slip cast and then the rings would be applied by hand using the jiggering machine. The foot would also be hand jiggered and shaped on a machine much like a woodworkers lathe. Bands of concentric rings adorn the top, both inside and out, the inside bottom and all around the detailed foot. This large bowl measures nearly 11 1/2" wide. Produced in original six colors only.
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Circa 1938-1969: Introduced two years after it's larger twin, the 5 1/2" Fiesta fruit bowl, the 4 3/4" version will really help you manage your waste line and makes a great ice cream or dessert bowl. Available in all eleven vintage colors, but exceedingly hard to find in medium green glaze.
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Circa 1936-1969: The Fiesta 5" fruit bowl was originally referred to as the "oatmeal" bowl. Simply labeled a 5" bowl on Homer Laughlin's price guides and called the 5 1/2" fruit bowl by modern collectors.
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Circa 1937-1946: The large, shallow 11 3/4" fruit bowl was originally designed as part of the Kitchen Kraft line. The widest of all the vintage Fiesta bowls produced, it was referred to as the "salad nappie" by designer and creator Frederick Rhead. Available in the original six colors only.
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CIrca 1959-1969: Designed in 1939, but not produced for thirty years, the individual salad bowl with its abundance of inside, out and bottom rings is one of the nicest designed bowls in the Fiesta line. Produced in only four colors of Medium Green, Red, Yellow and Turquoise.
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Circa August 1936 -February 1937. Of all the mixing bowl lids, it is the large #4 size that proves the hardest to find. Fiesta mixing bowl lids were the first piece cut from production. Within six months, before turquoise glaze was even devloped they were discontinued— cut before the 12" divided plate or the covered onion soup bowl. Owning any is a rare treat and I know few collectors who have completed the whole set of twenty!
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CIrca 1936-1944: A complete set of vintage Fiesta mixing bowls, consists of seven bowls that nest within each other. The bowls were numbered on the bottoms, with #1 being the smallest and #7 the largest. For the first two years of production the inside bottoms were decorated with bands of concentric rings, helping us date these early version bowls from 1936-1938. A complete set of well nested bowls is a feat to collect and the pride of many collections.
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CIrca 1936-1969: Nappie is an old English word that describes an open serving bowl. The 8 1/2" nappy bowl is such an indispensable item that it is one of the few original pieces introduced in 1936 that ran the entire time of production and is even being made again today in the contemporary glazes.
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CIrca 1936-1946: Large Version. Discontinued in 1946, the 9 1/2" Vintage Fiesta nappy bowl is 33% larger than it's smaller 8 1/2" counterpart. Available in only the original six colors and always found with a fully glazed foot.
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Circa 1940-1943: Originally sold with a fork and spoon set, it is unlike the other bowls offered in the Fiesta line. Heavily adorned with graduating concentring rings from the jiggering machine on the outside, yet smooth inside, the promotional salad was only produced for a scant three years.
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Circa 1942-1945: Collectors lament that there was never a vintage Fiesta butter dish for the line, but the adventurous can rejoice in the butter borrowed from Homer Laughlins Jade and century lines, dipped in a variety of the fiesta and harlequin glazes.
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Circa 1937-1944: The Fiesta bulb candle holder is a great, affordable, unique piece of the Fiesta line to collect. Less likely to be found with damage than the tripod candle holders and at a fraction of the price. Produced in the first six vintage colors only.
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Circa 1937-1942: The tripod candle holders are perhaps the hardest pieces of vintage Fiesta to find without damage. With 27 corners on the tiers it is all too common to find them with chips on the edges. One of the most complex of all the vintage Fiesta pieces, the tripod candle holders are a delight and transcend the pottery from tableware to art pottery. Produced in the first six vintage colors only.
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Circa 1936-1946:Stunning and unusual in form, the Fiesta carafe stands out among the crowd. Perhaps best suited for a water jug, the carafe holds three pints and is adorned with a hand applied finial and cork lid. The carafe is found only in the first six original colors and is hard to find, especially in excellent, undamaged condition.
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Circa 1936-1969: The Fiesta casserole was one of the largest pieces made for the entire time the vintage line was in production. The scroll handles and finial top remind us of the covered onion soup bowl and the sugar bowl. The casserole would require quite a bit of hand work, outside rims were formed on a jiggering machine, handles and knobs joined by hand, even the underside of the lid is adorned with hand jiggered concentric rings. The Harlequin, Riviera, and Fiesta Kitchen Kraft lidded casseroles also underwent much of the same attention to detail and hand craftsmanship.
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Circa 1936-1959: Standing only second in height to the twelve inch vase, the Fiesta coffeepot draws a demanding presence. 10 1/2" h x 8" wide. Discontinued right before the introduction of medium green and hard to find in all the 50s colors, especially gray and chartreuse.
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Circa 1936-1942: Produced for a scant six years, the after-dinner demitasse stick handled coffee pot is a highly desirable and hard to find item. Available in the first vintage Fiesta six colors only, the turquoise will prove the hardest to find. Referred to as a Chocolate Pot by designer Fredick Rhead, the AD coffeepot will serve 8 demitasse cups (or 4 twice!). The piece was highly labor intensive to make, consisting of four individually cast parts, with the finial and the handle being hand applied. The spout hole was even created manually and can thus vary in size.
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Circa 1936-1946: Included in the original release of the Fiesta pottery line, the 12" Comport shows the early ambition of Homer Laughlin's now infamous solid color dinnereware line from the 30s.
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Circa 1936-1946: The tiny sweets comport was part of the original Fiesta line. Available in first six colors only.
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Circa 1940-1943: Produced for a scant 2 1/2 years, the Fiesta individual creamer was meant as part of the set sold with an individual sugar and figure 8 tray base. The sugar and creamer figure eight set was one of the last designs by original Fiesta creator Frederick Rhead.
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Circa 1936-1969: Classic ring handled creamer was introduced to replace the discontinued stick-handled version.
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Circa 1936-1938: Produced for a scant two years, the stick handled creamer is a delight to use and display. Covered with bands of concentric rings and scalloped decorations under the flutted stick handle, the vintage Fiesta stick handled creamer is a fine example of Art-Deco inspired American pottery.
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Circa 1935-1959: Although the vintage Fiesta stick handled coffeepots were discontinued in the mid 40s, the cups themselves continued to be manufactured until right before the release of medium green and are available in 10 of the 11 vintage colors, although rare in the 50s glazes.
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Circa 1937-1959: Within the first year of production, designer Frederick Rhead had created fourteen new pieces for the line. The Fiesta egg cup was among these new editions for the quickly popular dinnerware. Larger than most egg cups, the Fiesta version stands 3 1/8" tall and 3 3/8" wide.
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Circa 1936-1944:The vintage Fiesta covered marmalade jar was added to the line in mid 1936. Slip cast from three pieces with the finial hand applied, the lidded marmalade is hard to find and a delight to add to your collection. Produced in the original six vintage colors only.
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Circa 1936-1969: The Tom and Jerry was an alcoholic egg and milk drink, popular in the 30s and 40s. It was served warm from a large bowl in handled mugs. Homer Laughlin had already been producing this mug with a different handle when Fiesta pottery was being designed. Adopting the ring handle from the general Fiesta line, the Tom and Jerry mug was born.
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Circa 1936-1944: The vintage Fiesta mustard jar was only in production for seven years and will prove hard to find, especially in excellent condition. The base and lid were slip cast and the lid was molded from one piece, just like the medium sized teapot. The spoon hole would have been cut out by hand after the piece was molded. Measures 2 1/2" wide by 3 1/16" tall.
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Circa 1936-1944: The Fiesta juice pitcher was released throughout the years with various promotional campaigns in a few select colors, most commonly yellow, then red and celadeon green, and the rarest of them all is in the sophisticated Gray of the 50s Fiestaware
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Circa 1938-1969: The Fiesta disk water pitcher may be the most universally recognized shape in the entire Fiesta pottery line. The disc shaped pitcher was introduced in the early spring of 1938. Large, but not overwhelming, the Fiesta pitcher holds 71 ounces and stands 7 1/2" tall.
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Circa 1936-1946: The vintage Fiesta ice lip pitcher is unique in its look—round and bulbous like the vintage Fiesta mustard, but giant like the Fiesta disk water pitcher, the ice lip pitcher is a surprise and a delight. Produced for a scant 10 years the vintage Fiesta ice lip pitcher is never an easy find, and is especially coveted in excellent condition. Like most of the early Fiesta line, the piece needed much hand craftsmanship, such as smoothing mold seams and attatching a seperately slip cast handle. Great art deco lines are created by the graduated stairstep that decorates the piece around the rim, up and over the spout, down the handle and around the base. Found in two varieties, marked in mold with a smaller "Fiesta HLC USA" and a plain outside bottom or with a larger in mold mark "Fiesta HLC USA" and extra bands of concentric rings on the outside bottom. Measures an impressive 9 3/4" from tip of spout to back of handle and 6 3/8" tall.
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Circa 1937-1959: It is here, on the Fiesta 2 pint jug, that the iconic ring handle is showcased. With a wonderfully simple body, the handle stands out, adding significant personality to this open jug design.
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Circa March 1937-Late 1937: Produced for a scant 6 month, the vintage Fiesta cake plate is a rare piece that shows up less and less. The vintage Fiesta cake plate may look just like the dinner plate at first glance, but closer inspection shows a completely flat surface, with no slight raising at the edges and a backside completely covered with rings. It is the rings and the flatness that will gaurantee you have a cake plate and not a regular dinner plate.
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Circa 1936-1959: Both the thirteen and fifteen inch Fiesta chop plates were part of the original release in mid-1936. The design remained consistent with all of the Fiesta plates, decorated with bands of concentric rings radiating out from the center. These large round platters were meant to serve up steaks and chops—thus the name.
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Circa 1936-1969: The larger chop plate was discontinued in 1959 right before the release of Medium Green glaze, but the 13" version continued and will be found in the rare Medium Green glaze.
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Circa 1936-1969: The perfect bowl for so many things. Its wide rim, superbly decorated with bands of concentric rings, along with even more rings that decorate the bottom of the bowl both inside and out, make the simple Vintage Fiesta deep plate a delight to use for so many things.
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Circa 1936-1969: The 10 1/2" compartment plate was inspired from a suggestion by retailers Lazarus after pottery designer Frederick Rhead visited their stores in Columbus Ohio. The thick plate with deep wells and an many bottom rings is a great version of the divided plate.
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Circa 1936-1937: The larger version of the divided plate was one of the first pieces of the vintage Feista pottery line discontinued (removed from the line before the turquoise color was introduced, thus only available in the first five vintage colors).
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Circa 1936-1969: Vintage Fiesta plates are found in 4 basic sizes, the 6, 7, 9 and 10" plates. The 6" Bread and Butter plate is found in all eleven vintage colors.
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Circa 1936-1969: The Vintage Fiesta 7" Salad plate will prove harder to find than either the bread and butter or the luncheon. It is a delightful size and will soon become your favorite.
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Circa 1936-1969: The Vintage Fiesta 9" plate is the perfect size for any meal. Generously large enough, the Vintage Fiesta plates are a great and affordable way to enjoy your favorite vintage colors.
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Circa 1936-1969: The Vintage Fiesta 10" dinner plates really impress, with their oversized width, the bands of concentric rings can be spotted across the room. Found in far fewer quantities than the smaller luncheon version, the Vintage Fiesta 10" dinner plate makes a statement both in your collection and on your table.
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Circa 1936-1969: Even the simple and utilitarian platter was given bands of concentric rings inside and out. Subtle details and attention to surface and proportion make even the humble platter a hallmark of Art-Deco design in the vintage Fiesta pottery line. Produced in all eleven vintage colors, including medium green.
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Circa 1936-1969: The fiesta salt and pepper shakers make up two of the 14 pieces that were made through the entire vintage production. They were part of the original line and oddly enough were sold seperately and not as pairs although there is a distint difference in them, the pepper having smaller holes and a smaller hole pattern than the salts. Due to their small size they were also one of the very few Fiesta items that were not marked.
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Circa 1936-1969: Nearly 8" from tip of spout to back of handle, with a nice little belly on it too, that puffs out just before tappering off into the concentric ringed foot. The design is superb and really showcases pottery designer Frederick Rheads vision.
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Circa 1936-1969: The sugar bowl is one of the most important pieces in a potteries line. Frederick Rhead started designing his versions of Homer Laughlin sugar bowls early on. The first version of the Fiesta sugar bowl was slip cast, had a flat inside bottom, a deeper foot and slipcast lid with nearly a 1/2" flange.
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Circa 1938-1940: Produced for a scant two years, the fiesta syrup is an all time favorite for collectors. Most desirable are the versions with the "Drip Cut" script etched into the top of the handle. Watch out for cracks in the lids and damaged parts... hard to find in good, clean, working condition.
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Circa 1936-1969: Classic ring handles applied to the vintage Fiesta teacup with abundance of rings decorating surface both inside and out.
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Circa 1938-1946: The vintage fiesta teapot comes in two sizes, the large version with it's famous ring handle, which was discontinued in 1944 and will only be found in the first original six colors.
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Circa 1936-1969: The medium sized teapot is one of the few pieces of vintage Fiesta holloware found in the rare 50s colors. One of only two fiesta pieces with a single pieced lid, the mustard is the second.
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Circa 1940-1943: The promotional campaigns put on by Homer Laughlin Pottery Company introduced some lovely art pottery pieces with unusual design and shape, outside the standard fare of the dinnertable and into the realm of something more unique, quirky and special.
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Circa 1940-1943: Produced for a scant 2 1/2 years, the fiesta sugar, cream and tray set is a great find. Shown here in the classic cobalt tray with vintage yellow covered sugar and creamer. The sugar and creamer figure eight set was one of the last designs by original Fiesta creator Frederick Rhead.
For Sale: $275
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Circa 1936-1946: One of the highlights of the fiesta pottery line, originally sold in single color sets, they were quickly mixed and matched, even at the store, to make a myriad of combinations and color choices. Besides the nesting bowls, the relish tray remains the funnest mix-n-match item of them all with a wide variety of decorating choices.
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Circa 1936-1948: The vintage Fiesta utility tray is a highly practical and wonderful piece to use on your dinnerware table. The first version was made on a ram press(1936-1938), which could cause warping, so modifications were made and a slip cast mold was designed for the piece. The ram pressed versions had dry feet and slightly more angled edges. The modified, slip cast versions would be fully glazed on the bottom with the "GENUINE fiesta HLCo USA" stamp added to the bottom and the edges would be less angled and more straight up and down.
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Circa 1936-1969: Part of one of the first promotional campaigns of the 40s for the Fiesta pottery line. Included were a juice pitcher in yellow and the six original colors of juice tumblers. Standing about 3 1/2" tall, the juice tumbler was also produced in rarer sets of gray, chartreuse, forest green, shell pink and beige...
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Circa 1936-1946: The Fiesta water tumbler flares out, wider and wider with each hand-tooled band of concentric rings. Produced in the original six glazes only.
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Circa 1936-1946: Part of the original Fiesta line, the vintage fiesta bud vase remains one of the nicest accessories available. The holloware piece was slip cast and the mold seams would have been smoothed by hand. Standinig just under 6 1/2" the base is adorned with cascading art-deco elements. Only made in the first six original colors, the bud vase is a charming addition to the dinnerware collection.
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Circa 1937-1946: The vintage Fiesta vase trancendes dinnerware and stands out as a showcase piece of art pottery. The perfect rhythm of the art deco lines showcases pottery designer Frederick Rheads vision. The 8" version is the smallest of the three. It is worth noting that Homer Laughlin is continuing to produce these vases today— the contemporary versions will be slightly smaller than the originals which will stand exactly 8, 10 and 12" high.
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Circa 1937-1946: The 10" Vintage Fiesta pottery vase will become a highlight in your collection or make someone a very excellent gift for a special occasion. Measures 10"h x 5 1/8"w at top.
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Circa 1937-1942: Collectors will all have their favorite colors, and favorites may jump from one color to another unexpedly. However, it is here, with the 12" Vintage Fiesta vase, where the buck stops. Breathtaking in its size, admirable in its level of details, and ambitious with its hand crafted construction, there is no better piece than the 12" Vintage Fiesta vase on which to celebrate your favorite original six vintage color.
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Circa 1937-1944: With only 21 items in the Fiesta Kitchen Kraft line the ball jars are among the most desirable. A real treat is to complete a collection of all three sizes or all twelve if you have the ambition.
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Circa 1937-1944: The ovenserve bowl became a delight once used in the Kitchen Kraft line and dipped in the luscious Vintage Fiesta glazes.
For Sale: $150
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Circa 1937-1944: The Vintage Fiesta Kitchen Kraft covered casserole shares more characteristics with fiesta pottery than many of the other more simply designed items in the 21 piece kitchen kraft line. Rings would have been jiggered into the pottery and the knobs would have been finished by hand.
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Circa 1937-1944: The Vintage Fiesta Kitchen Kraft covered jug is slip cast and finished by hand with an in mold mark on the bottom "Fiesta Kitchen Kraft". Found in all four original colors of yellow, green, blue and red.
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Circa 1938-1944: The fully glazed 11" Vintage Fiesta Kitchen Kraft cake plates only decorative addition is a minimal step along the edge, otherwise it is fully flat and devoid of any decoration. One of the items that was originally marked only with a foil label.
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Circa 1938-1944: Modeled in the spring of 1937 for the Royal Metal Manufacturing Co. out of Chicago, the Vintage Fiesta Kitchen Kraft pie plate was dipped in the four standard colors of red, blue, green and yellow.
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Circa 1938-1944: Modeled in the spring of 1937, the Homer Laughlin Pottery Company's Vintage Fiesta Kitchen Kraft oval platter will be unmarked. Measures 13 1/16" long.
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Circa 1938-1943: Presenting another opportunity to mix-n-match the Vintage Fiesta colors, the Kitchen Kraft stacking refigerator sets offer a delightful way to ad whimsy to your collection. These thick walled units, designed in 1937, were only in production for six years. Sold individually or as the 1940s promotional set (which included a red lid with green, yellow and cobalt units), the three unit stacking set topped with a fitted lid makes a fabulous statement. Each unit marked "Fiesta Kitchen Kraft U.S.A."
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Circa 1938-1944: Much larger than the Fiesta shakers, nearly 3" tall, the vintage fiesta Kitchen Kraft range shakers make just about a big of a statement as one could expect in a pair of shakers. The shaker design with it's subtle set of concentric rings around the top, were slip cast with hand punched holes.
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Circa 1938-1944: Much larger than the Fiesta shakers, nearly 3" tall, the vintage fiesta Kitchen Kraft range shakers make just about a big of a statement as one could expect in a pair of shakers. The shaker design with it's subtle set of concentric rings around the top, were slip cast with hand punched holes.
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| Vintage Harlequin Pottery 1936-1965 |
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Circa 1939-1951: The vintage fiesta pottery line did have an ashtray, but with the Harlequin line, the Homer Laughlin pottery company went all out, giving us three varieties of ashtrays to enjoy.
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Circa 1938-1945: The first couple of years proved so successful for the Harlequin pottery line, that it was quickly expanded. The regular ashtray was one of those great additions. Three versions of the ashtray can be found in the Harlequin line, the basketweave, saucer ashtray and the regular version, as shown here.
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Circa 1939-1942: The basketweave ashtray enjoyed 21 years of production and the regular version 8 years, but the saucer ashtray Harlequin piece was shortlived and only produced in six main colors, with examples in rose and original green showing up occassionally. None are easy to find. Measures 6 3/16" wide by 1" high (cup included).
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Circa 1940-1965: The 36s bowl has the special distinction of being the last piece designed by Frederick Rhead as well as the last piece added to the popular Harlequin line.
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