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Title: Homer Laughlin: Decades of Dinnerware, With Price Guide
Publisher: Replacements, Ltd.
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1889977136
ISBN 13: 9781889977133
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book contains more than 3,700 Homer Laughlin dinnerware patterns in full color, plus hundreds of additional photographs, advertisements, pamphlets, and the history of The Homer Laughlin China Company and its dinnerware. Represented are dinnerware patterns from pre-1900 to current Fiesta� patterns and everything in between. Piece type lists and drawings of each shape are included, as well as a visual index to help identify the shape of your pattern. Organized by shape, here are a few included in this book: Fiesta�, Harlequin, Riviera, Eggshell Georgian, Eggshell Theme, Eggshell Swing, Eggshell Nautilus, Americana, Willow, Virginia Rose, Liberty, Brittany, Rhythm, and Epicure to name the most popular. Included is a price guide, making this the most definitive book ever written on The Homer Laughlin China Company.

About the Author

Bob Page is the founder and CEO of Replacements, Ltd., the world's largest retailer of old & new china, crystal, silver and collectibles. He has managed to spin his flea market hobby into a $70 million per year business that deals in more than 180,000 patterns. Dale Frederiksen, Page's partner, enjoys frequent buying trips to research undocumented tableware patterns. Page and Frederiksen also love spending time with their twin boys, Owen and Ryan.

Dean Six has written and lectured widely on American Glass organizations, and he is active in a number of national glass organizations. He has collaborated on other Page/Frederiksen publications such as Noritake: Jewel of the Orient, A Collection of American Crystal, Seneca Glass Company, and Franciscan: An American Dinnerware Tradition.

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