April 25, 2024
L477 VTG FIESTA POTTERY 1940s 5 PCE 10inch PLATES TURQUOISE YELLOW RED VGC NR
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LOT # 477 Detailed Photos Estate Road Show L477 VTG FIESTA POTTERY 1940s 5 PCE 10inch PLATES TURQUOISE YELLOW RED VGC NR Item Description We are pleased to offer this four piece lot of vintage 1940-50s Fiesta Pottery Plates. Your bid is for one turquoise, three yellow and one red Fiesta 10.25 inch plate. Two plates have nicks and small chips, the rest are in excellent condition. All five for one bid, offered at no reserve. REFERENCES UTILIZED: Collectors Encyclopedia of Fiesta 7th & 8th editions by Bob + Sharon Huxford RADIOACTIVE RED: In January of 1936 Homer Laughlin introduced a sensational line of dinnerware at the Pottery and Glass Show in Pittsburgh, PA. It was called "Fiesta" and it was an instant success. Fiesta is recognizable for it's shiny smooth glazing, bright colors and simple shapes, often with molded rings. It became a household name post-war when the "Radioactive Red" scare made the news - we have a humorous news clipping below from HLC's files regarding the scare. Today Fiesta is one of the most recognizable pottery wares of the 1930's-40's era and of today. New colors and lines of Fiesta pottery continue to be produced by the Homer Laughlin Company out of West Virgina and sold worldwide.The following letter appeared in the Palm Bench Post Times in February 1963. It was written tongue-in-cheek by a man who had
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