WHITE IRONSTONE NOTESVOLUME 2 No. 4 SPRING 1996

Laurel wreath is a striking exam-ple of the great classic revival thatbegan in England with RobertAdam in the 1760’s -- and lastedwell into the Victorian era on bothsides of the Atlantic. This symbolof victory in olympic competitionwas an equally apt symbol for a

thriving new republic about to cele-brate its centennial. Collectorscovet a Laurel Wreath tea servicewith transfer print portraits ofGeorge Washington in the wreath.(See Wetherbee’s Second Look,page 128.) (continued on page 4)

ELSMORE & FORSTER “LAUREL WREATH”AND ITS LOOK-ALIKE: F. JONES “VICTOR”

The WHITE IRONSTONE CHINA ASSOCI-ATION, INC. is a not for profit corporation.WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES is the officialnewsletter of the corporation and no article,photograph or drawing may be reproducedwithout express permission of WICA, Inc._____________________________________WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES is publishedand edited by Ernie and Bev Dieringer fourtimes a membership year. Drawings and pho-tos are by Ernie and Bev Dieringer unless oth-erwise noted. Associate editor, JackAnspaugh. Please send all news notes, arti-cles, suggestions, questions and listing foradvertising or the Spare Parts column to:WICA, Box 536, Redding Ridge, CT 06876.Fax # 203 938 8378. (See deadlines below.)Three ring notebook cover to save your issuesof WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES is availableat $8 plus $1.50 shipping. Total of $9.50.Back issues of the newsletter for membersonly are $4 each. Volume 1, #1, 2 & 3.Volume 2, #1, 2 & 3.Make checks payable toWICA and send to the above address._____________________________________

ADVERTISING RATESAdvertisements will be accepted in order of

receipt form WICA members and space allow-ing, from non members. Rates (subject tochange): $20 per column inch (7 lines). Nonmembers, $40 per column inch. Members canlist a single piece for sale free in the SpareParts column each issue, space allowing.

Payment in full by check made out to WICAmust accompany each ad. Send to newsletteraddress. -------------------------------------------------------

PUBLISHING DEADLINES: Dec. 1 for Winter, March 1 for Spring,

June 1 for Summer, Sept. 1 for Fall.-------------------------------------------------------APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

Send $25 for individual or $30 for two indi-viduals at the same address with check madepayable to WICA, to: Jim Kerr / Cavern ViewAntiques, RD#1 - Bow 23, Howes Cave, NY12092. Please send all ADDRESSCHANGES to the same address.

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESKThis issue marks our second full year of

publishing “NOTES.” As you know, therewere only three issues our first year and fourthis membership year. It is still as much funfor us as the first issue. We are always learn-ing and hope that by passing it on in thisnewsletter, we learn together and even enter-tain you.

We find it is difficult to mail the winternewsletter before Christmas so we have decid-ed that from now on, this particular issue willbe mailed at the beginning of the year. Themailing of all other issues will remain thesame. (Deadlines remain the same, see sched-ule in first column.)

We hope you noticed the membership appli-cation that was included in the winter issuemailing and passed it along to an interestedfriend or antique dealer. We have seen thatkind of thing work for magazines. Anyway,we are hoping to spread the word about ourassociation.

From time to time, publicity releases or arti-cles are sent to all the antique newspapers andjournals and other related publications. Theyusually don’t send us copies when these arti-cles are printed, so we never know if the arti-cles are being used. If you see somethingabout WICA or white ironstone, please sendus a copy so we can find out if our efforts areeffective.-------------------------------------------------------

I just received and read Newsletter Vol. 2,No. 3 - it is a great issue. I would, however,like to respond to a letter written by Mrs. J.Elaine Obenchain of Woodstock, Illinois,which is found on pp. 2-3.

As a person who is deeply interested in his-toric research, I must commend the Dieringersfor the fastidious computer facsimile presenta-tion found in this newsletter. What wouldarchaeology, anthropology, paleontology, artrestoration and the like be without such com-puter imaging. Computer imaging and fac-similes have revolutionized these sciences,bringing them out of the dark ages into thelight. It is not only a time saving device but,most importantly, a reconstructive aid. Walkthrough any museum or historic site today andyou will get the picture. You will see comput-er images and facsimiles of what completecities, town, villages might have looked like.Additionally, computer imaging and facsimile

can assist in authenticating works of art.In translating this to our area of interest;

knowing a potters style as well as the period,it is nice to see what may have been possibleand how close the researcher and computerfacsimile came to the actual thing.Arnold A. Kowalsky, Yonkers, NY-------------------------------------------------------

Dear Friends of Ironstone,Several years ago while visiting in Mobile,

Alabama, we picked up a “mug” with a hole init - I believe it is a mini spittoon - do you knowanything more about if they actually had sucha thing and what circa it was in use?

Your publication is terrific - so interesting toa novice like ourselves.

Please keep us the good work.Dorothy Smith, Bogota, NJ

Side and topview of Mrs.S m i t h ’ s“mug” inquestion. 5”wide, 3”high.

This piece isgenerally called a lady’s spittoon and wascommonly used up to the Victorian era. JeanWetherbee calls it a Church spittoon. (A smallone-handled ladies or hand spittoon said tohave been carried under ones cloak.) Anyoneknow more about these pieces? Please writeus and we’ll share it in the next newsletter.-------------------------------------------------------

My mother used an Edwards Lily-of-the-Valley pitcher and bowl when she was grow-ing up as they did not have running water. Westill have the ewer and it is in excellent condi-tion. That is why we would like to add to it.(See Parts Wanted column.)

I really enjoyed your article on mugs.Thanks for your efforts.Michael L. Compton, Evanston, IL-------------------------------------------------------

Big hopeful question / suggestion here. Doyou know of anyone who could make pewter(ish) lids for syrup pitchers without lids? I’dlove to get lids made for the two lidless ones Ihave. Maybe there are others in WICA withthe same questions. Also any suggestions onwhitening these without ruining the pewterlids? Any thoughts are appreciated. Lovedthe last issue.Sally and Howard Erdman, Denton TX

WICA BOARD OF DIRECTORSTom Moreland, PresidentJim Kerr, Vice President

Olga Moreland, SecretaryJack Allers, Treasurer

Jack AnspaughJane Diemer

Beverly DieringerKathy LautenschlagerTom Lautenschlager

Dorothy NobleHoward Noble

Jill O’HaraEd Rigoulot

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Along with Sally and Howard’s letter werephotographs of the three plain white syruppitchers. One has a mark which she calls themystery mark. We were not able to identify itfor them from any of our research books.Anyone out there know this mark? It appearsto be three “C’s” surrounding an “O”. Is it

American or English?

We also wonder if our membership couldhelp out Jane Washburn Bleck fromCharlottesville, VA. She told us that she hadpurchased a child’s tea set as a Christmas pre-sent for her daughter who already had achild’s dish cabinet. The creamer and sugarwere discovered irreparably broken when thepresent was unwrapped. Here is a photo ofthe set in better days. The teapot is 4 1/2”high without the lid. If anyone can helpreplace the creamer and sugar, (it need not beexactly the same pattern) call Jane at (804)977 1513.

-------------------------------------------------------Was asked by Arnold Kowalsky to forward

information to you re: Toy Dish Collectors.He thought you may be interested in our orga-nization or could pass it on to others in WICA.Thanks, Shelley Smith.

The following is an excerpt taken from theirmembership application.

If you are interested in toy china dishes, toyglass dishes, toy kitchen items, toy furniture,salesman’s samples, and German Kitchensand Stores, you are invited to join this club.$25 membership fee covers two people andfour newsletters a year. Check made payableto “Toy Dish Collectors” to:

Shelley Smith, TreasurerToy Dish CollectorsP.O. Box 159Bethlehem, CT 06751

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From ART BOOK SERVICES, INC.WICA members can receive a 10% discounton any book offered in our catalogue. Freecatalogues can be requested by calling ourtoll-free number (800) 247-9955.Steve Chun, Operations Manager.

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JULIE RICH, Keynote Speakerat the 1996 WICA Convention

Julie is a native of Louisville, KY, born thereand graduated from Louisville schools includ-ing the University of Louisville. Her writingcareer began at the Louisville Courier-Journaland Times where she was a “stringer” at agetwelve and continued off-and-on throughouther life. She went to work for the Courier fulltime on graduation from college, leaving thatjob to go to Joseph E. Seagram & Sons (dis-tillers) where she worked in public relationswriting brochures, etc. She met her husband,Jim, there and her next career was wife, moth-er. Jim’s career took them to the New Yorkarea where he worked in Manhattan until hisdeath in 1977. They lived in New Jerseywhere Julie again resumed writing for a smalllocal newspaper. The next career started witha small shopping center in Ramsey, NJ whereshe started their promotion program, movingfrom there to Garden State Plaza which was atthat time the largest shopping center in NJ.Starting as assistant marketing director, sheassumed the position of marketing director,leaving that position after a few years tobecome Vice President of Marketing atSunrise Mall in Massapequa, NY (LongIsland). After twenty years in shopping cen-ter marketing, she became marketing rep forPrince George’s Community College in Largo,MD, where she remained until she retired in1994. She moved to Delaware where she anddaughter, Roxann, built a home furnished withtwo collections of antiques.

Julie’s interest in antiques started in herchildhood. She recalls going to auctions withher mother where she would sit on the frontrow with her feet swinging above the floor,bidding 10 cents on items which the auction-eers would hammer down to her at 25 to 75cents. Her mother was an avid collector ofTea Leaf Ironstone and being an only child,Julie inherited the collection.

Julie’s career in researching ironstone - par-ticularly American makers - began with hermembership in the Tea Leaf ClubInternational. She became a member in 1981and attended her first convention (the secondone held) in 1981 where she was elected to beCorresponding Secretary which job alsoincluded editing the Newsletter which becamethe Tea Leaf Readings. Julie has continued asEditor until this year when she resigned asEditor and was appointed Editor Emeritus.Good friend and Assistant Editor, ChrisWeinbrenner was appointed to the Editorshipof Readings and has asked Julie to continuethe popular “Stems” column and to continuedoing research articles. This change in her lifewill allow Julie to pursue her research on

American Ironstone. Through the years,Annise Heaivilin - author of Grandma’s TeaLeaf Ironstone - has become a friend and men-tor to Julie. “Everybody else was collectingEnglish Ironstone so I thought I’d do some-thing different. I started collectingAmerican.” This has let to an intense interestin finding out more and more about these pio-neers in ironstone manufacture here inAmerica.

Through her interest in ironstone makers -English and American - Julie became a friendof Jean Wetherbee and Joined WICA as acharter member along with daughters, Roxannand Todd. She attended the first Conventionin Denver, PA. “That’s the first conventionI’ve attended that was so close to where Ilive.” Julie drives to all the TLCI conventions- Ohio, Iowa, wherever she can be with peoplewho share her interest and love of ironstone.-------------------------------------------------------

Our membership can help Julie out by send-ing any photos, marks and measurements ofAmerican ironstone pieces as soon as possiblefor use in her lecture to:

Julie Rich411Kinross Dr.Newark, DE 19711

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Looking for Elsmore & ForsterCERES; CORN & OATS; CANADA;LARGE GOTHIC PITCHERS.

Stefan Brecht222 W. 23rd Street

New York, NY 10011

NEXT ISSUESThis is a tentative schedule which is not

written in stone:SUMMER, Convention coverage,American ironstone and compotes andreticulated pieces.

a Up-coming profiles will be, Lily of the

Valley and Hyacinth by various makers. aT. J. & J. Mayer’s Prize Bloom and Classic

Gothic. a Full Rib by Pankhurst.Please help us out by going through your

collections and sending us photos and ormarks, measurements and informationabout pieces in the patterns mentionedabove. We would also like to hear from youabout what patterns you would like to seeus cover.

FOR SALEWrite for my extensive list of

white ironstone.Nancy J. Adams, P.O. Box 162,

Jamaica, VT 05343

LAUREL WREATH and its Look-alike, VICTOR

(continued from page 1) Elsmore & Forster registered Laurel

Wreath April 4, 1867 and, for unknown rea-sons, registered the identical shape underthe name Victory Shape the same day. Itseems to have sold best and is more fre-quently found in Pennsylvania and theWashington, D.C. area. Some collectorsbelieve that Laurel Wreath was a morediplomatic name than Victory for selling theshape in the South so soon after the CivilWar.

On September 9, 1868 -- almost a yearand a half after LaurelWreath’s debut -- F. Jonesintroduced Victor, a remark-ably similar shape that’ssometimes mistaken forLaurel Wreath. The bodylines of the two patterns areindeed very much alike. But aclose look shows some dis-tinct differences. Wreaths ofcorn ears and leaves are sub-stituted for laurel wreaths.Spiral twist handles arereplaced with smooth ones,and some, but not all, ribbingis changed from convex toconcave. Laurel Wreath’sfinial is a knotted rope, andVictor’s finial is a ring of cornears and leaves.

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Jane and Wes Diemer’s homein Wilmington, Delaware,where we were warmly wel-comed to photograph fromtheir extensive collection ofLaurel Wreath. Jane kindlyallowed us to remove all butthe Laurel Wreath pieces fromher cupboard for this article.She usually mixes patterns inher well arranged displays.Wes was an invaluable helperin lighting for these pho-tographs and we were able toachieve good detail of the

embossing.Jane said that her first piece of Laurel

Wreath was the shaving mug shown onpage six. She said “It called, come and getme.” It was ten dollars and she found it at a Sunnybrook show in Pottstown, PA overtwenty years ago. In those days, smalltowns in Lancaster County, PA also had firehouse shows. They were organized by thelocal charities to help fund the fire depart-ments. Women would set up tables of coun-try chicken and corn soup and otherPennsylvania Dutch foods to lure the

crowds for the dealers. Back then, dealerswere able to find whole tea sets of ironstoneas well as single pieces of dinnerware andchamber sets. Old time dealers like theGibsons, the Goods and Clyde Youtz had atleast a third of their table tops covered withwhite ironstone. Firehouse shows would beable to attract up to fifty dealers andcharged only $1.50 admission.

Elsmore & Forster patterns, Ceres, LaurelWreath and Morning Glory were most com-monly found in house and tag sales in theseagricultural communities. They were origi-

nally owned by the farmersand local towns peoplewho loved their familiarmotifs of flowers, leaves,grains, vines and melonribs. Jane and Wes like andcollect Ceres and MorningGlory as much as they doof Laurel Wreath. JaneSays that she was attractedto these Elsmore & Forstershapes because of theirstunning, beautiful designand their clean, white,uncrazed glazes. Sincethat first mug called out“come and get me,” thesight of white ironstonestill emits the same call!

We spoke to Patty Hurt inTexas recently. Patty col-lects Laurel Wreath /Victory Shape and hasalways wanted to rename itthe Texas Shape because ofthe lone star on the laurelwreath!

We still have not found aladle, a well and tree plat-ter, a master waste jar, afoot bath, a child’s tea ordinner set, a punch bowl orsyllabub cups or a coveredpancake dish in LaurelWreath Shape. If you haveany of these items, sendphotos for the pattern P.S.

Above is a photo of Jane Diemer’s corner cupboard. Topshelf holds two sizes of tea pots, and creamers, a sugar bowland cups with and without handles and saucers and one of herthree waste bowls. Three sizes of covered vegetable tureensgrace the middle shelf along with two platters and a large din-ner plate. Two rare cup plates are in front. The lower shelf has

the exceptional three piece sauce tureen, a pair of relish dish-es, stacks of cups and saucers (enough to serve a large crowd),as would the stack of dinner plates with some soups and lun-cheon and pie plates on top. A stack of berry dishes in theback, in between the cups. See other photos for the rest of thecollection.

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Right: Compote with ribbed pedestal, 5 1/8” high, 9 1/2”diameter. All the pieces on this page are in the DiemerCollection with the exception of the soup tureen below topleft, photo & collection of Dan Overmayer. It is 11 3/4” highby 15” long and 9 1/2” wide. Dated April 4, 1867. (Danwould love to find the undertray. )The three piece saucetureen in the next photo is a different proportion with fewerribs. The gravy (or sauce) boat best shows the detail of the spi-ral twist motif on the handles of all Laurel Wreath pieces.Also the central wreath shows the three overlapping rows oflaurel leaves with a lone star on top. The two covered veg-etable tureens are 11” and 12” handle to handle. Lower leftcorner: Relish dish to the pattern is unusual because it is sym-metrical. The butter dish lid is sitting on a plate, waiting forits proper base.

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Upper left photo and the drawing below are Victor Shape. The designer did not copythe spiral turning on the Laurel Wreath handles but all the other elements of the design aresimilar. The drawing clearly shows the corn motif on the wreath and collar of the ewer.(Moreland collection) Above: Four Laurel Wreath pitchers. Largest pitcher is 11 1/2”tall and is shown again in the photo below. The table pitcher is 8” tall. The creamers are6, and 5 1/4 “ tall . The bath set below is nearly complete and very impressive. Pitchersand bath set in Diemer collection. The Moreland’s horizontal toothbrush holder was themodel for the drawing below. Covered soap dish drawing is our idea of what it shouldlook like. We would love a photo of the real thing if anyone has one, to put in the pro-file P.S. of the next issue of the newsletter.

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Below: Laurel Wreath with copper luster enhancements. Photo and collection, Dale Abrams.

Above: Tea set in two sizes, missing the second sugarbowl. Cups with and without handles. The pour spout onthe tea pots are unique. They are not noticeably larger atthe point where they attach to the teapot body and endwith a blunt cap rather than a shaped pour spout. Thesugar finial is turned to show the knot in side view.(Diemer collection)

Left, above: Laurel Wreath tea lid. Left, below: Victorteapot lid.

Right: This photo came with these comments written onthe back. Patty and Jack Hurt’s cupboard full of the“Texas” ironstone in the “Lone Star Pattern” known tosome (including Mr Elsmore and Mr Forster) as “LaurelWreath.” As you can probably guess, the Hurts are fromTexas.

Left: Three sizes ofwaste bowls (Diemer col-lection) make one believethere may be three tea setsin graduated scale.

We don’t think anything in white ironstonestops us dead when out hunting as much as apewter lidded syrup pitcher. (Well, maybe achild’s tea set, but only in a named patternshape!)

The clean, strong white of ironstone com-bines exceptionally well with the pewter graymetal. The syrup pitchers and other liddedpieces exist because of the lack of windowscreens. The lids kept bugs out of the food.We’ve seen syrup pitchers, batter pitchers, jambowls, mustard pots and larger divided bowlswith pewter lids. Perhaps honey was alsoserved in them although we’ve never heard

them called honey servers.Jean Wetherbee says the syrups were filled

with “long sweeting” a syrup as dark as blackmolasses (which it probably was). Knowinghow those delicious, darkly colored sweetscan stain a shirt or rug, it is not surprising thatmany syrup pitchers were badly stained.(Most of them clean up very well, however,the lids are metal and should not be put in per-oxide because combustion could occur.)

Pewter is composed in different proportionsof tin, lead, copper and in some recipes, anti-mony. The Dictionary defines antimony as ametallic element used in a wide variety of

alloys, especially with lead. Plate pewter,best quality was mostly tin with smallamounts of copper and antimony. Pewtercalled “better” was made with less tin, somelead and some copper. Modern pewter ismade with no lead.

Tin was used for utensils by the Egyptiansas early as 3700 B.C. England was known bythe early Romans to be rich in tin and leadwhich is one of the many reasons that theyinvaded that land.

This is a portfolio of white ironstone piecesthat have pewter lids.

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IRONSTONE WITH PEWTER LIDS

Sally Scrimgeour calls thepiece on the left a cheese andcracker bowl. It is unmarked,10” across and 6 1/2” high.(Photo by John Ladd).

On the right is a very similarpiece which is about the samesize but with a very elaboratecarrying handle. It is markedEtruria, Mellor & Co. for CookPottery Co., Trenton, NewJersey. C. 1900 -1910. It wasfound in Pennsylvania wherewe were told its called a pretzelbowl. (Photo by Jim Kerr).

These pieces were more prob-ably used in restaurants, innsand bars rather than privatehomes.

Below: Ceres by Elsmore & Forster, 6”tall. (Photo and collection of DanOvermayer.)

Below: Pankhurst Full Rib syruppitcher about 5” tall. To theright: T & R Boote’s 1851Octagon lidded pitcher, 10 1/8”to the lip of spout. Photo and col-lection of Jane Washburn Bleck.

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Columbia (unknown maker) and Lily of the Valley by James Edwardsfrom the Dieringer collection.

#1 Left, Paneled Scroll. Right has a diamond registration markwhich is almost illegible but the top mark is “G” (1863). Allerscollection. #2 From left, T Boote, Hanley, marked on lid, 6” tall.Lily of the Valley marked Woolscroft, 5 1/2” tall. Marked insidepewter lid: Lang Laufter Pat. Oct 21, 1871, 8” tall. #3 Above,Pearl Sydenham marked Warented Ironstone China, Elsmore &Forster. Loop and Dot known to be made by E & C Challinorafter 1862. A plain pitcher with no mark, probably American.#’s 2 and 3 are all in the Moreland collection. #4 A collection ofpitchers from Howard and Sally Erdman. From L to R: 1.Mystery mark. (see page 3) 2. Anthony Shaw. 3. Fuschia. 4.Fluted, stamped w/shield, BBM & Co. (Probably Brunt, Bloor &Martin, E. Liverpool, OH. Same as pitcher in photo #2.) 5.Large (4 cup) 7 1/4” tall, marked J & G Meakin. 6. (in front)James Edwards, 4 1/2” tall.

#5 Babes in the Woodsabout 5” tall. Its hard topick out the two figuresin this photo but they arethere.#6 L. Unmarked Ivy TreeTrunk is usually pottedby Cork and Edge. Thisone is 5” tall. The small-er pitcher has cattailsaround its body. Bothpitchers are in theMoreland collection.

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Clockwise from upper left: #1 is aneight-sided gothic syrup by F. Morely& Co., 4 1/2” to lip. (Photo & collec-tion, Jane Bleck) #2 A six-sidedgothic syrup, about 6” tall andunmarked, owned by Howard Nobel.#3 Dan Overmayer calls this piece“Full Paneled Gothic.” It is 8 1/4”tall and unmarked. (Overmayerphoto) #4 Sally Scrimgeour calls the8 1/2” high piece a batter pitcher. Itis American and marked Knowles,Thomas and Knowles. Smaller piece,maker unknown. (John Ladd photo)#5 Pitcher with wheat and latticemotif is 5 1/2” tall and unmarked,Moreland collection.

To the left: A pewter lidded pitcher about 9” tall. Note the hinged lid on the pourspout. This beauty is owned by Sally Scrimgeour. (John Ladd photo) Above aretwo versions of mustard pots. Both are about the size of small mugs and both areunmarked. The one on the right is from Anne Miller of Spring Valley, IL. (Millerphoto) The one on the left is Chrysanthemum and is in the collection of Jack &Janet Allers. (See pg. 140 in a 2nd Look for a drawing of this pattern.)

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“MORE” is a word for this year’sWICA convention at the Atwood LakeResort in Dellroy Ohio. MORE WICAattendees, MORE convention events (bustrip to East Liverpool Ceramics Museumand the Homer Laughlin plant in Newell,West Virginia as well as Friday night’sflea market), MORE for the individual(regional organizations on Saturday after-noon), MORE dealers, WHAT DOESTHIS MEAN? MORE IRONSTONE, ofcourse! We hope more fun as well!

“DIFFERENT” is another wordwhich comes to mind. People from DIF-FERENT sections of the country (Illinoisand Michigan are “sending” a lot of devo-tees this year), DIFFERENT ironstonedealers, DIFFERENT committee heads(greater WICA representation). DIFFER-ENT ironstone too. I wonder if Michiganironstone differs from New York,Pennsylvania and New England iron-stone. More than seeing all that white, Iam savoring the deliciousness of meetingold friends from last year’s Denver, PAparty. WICA has attracted some of themost interesting and entertaining folk.

For all you dear people there are four

things to remember:1) You might consider procuring a trip-

tik from AAA. DIRECTIONS: FromI-77 take Exit 93 (Route 212 ...Bolivar/Zoar). Follow Rt. 212 east for 18miles. Take a left on Rt. 542 (LodgeRoad). Atwood Lake Resort is 3 milesahead on the right. Atwood phone: 216-735-2211 & 800-362-6404.

2) Carry a canvas bag throughout theconvention. It is handy for spare shoes,camera, registration materials, I.S., wrap-ping materials for I.S., notebook.

3) Phone number for very late regis-trants: Whispering Pines B&B - 216-735-2824. In New Philadelphia Day’s Inn216-339-6644 and Travelodge 216-339-6671.

4) A table with free wrapping materials(not shipping service) will be providedfor auction goers on Sat. night.

Bring your ironstone for the FLEAMARKET Friday evening. No need tocall Marge Watson (614 695 6542) unlessyou have a large amount. We have lots ofspace for it. QUESTIONS: call JaneDiemer, WICA Convention committeechair. 302-475-7412

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1996 NATIONALWICA CONVENTION

April 12 - 14 Dellroy, Ohio

Fuschia syrup. Photo and collectionSally & Howard Erdman.

Above: Because there is no pour spout,this is probably a tankard. 8 1/2” tall,marked Bennetts patent Jan. 23, 1873.Below: 3 plain syrups. Left, no mark, 6”,middle, J & G Meakin 5 1/2”, right,Powell & Bishop 5”. Photos & collectionof Ellen K. Rothmann, Appleton, WI.

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SPARE PARTS

COLLECTOR’S SHOWCASE

In celebration of Spring, we offer theserare egg holders. Each holds a half dozeneggs. The Victorians were certainlyinventive in their designs for food pre-sentation. Imagine your soft-boiledbreakfast eggs being offered on theseironstone gems. They each probably hadmatching toast holders and other items inthe breakfast set. There were no makersmarks on either piece.

The egg holder at left is in the collec-tion of Sally Scrimgeour, Boca Raton,FL. Photo by John Ladd.To the right egg tray owned by FayeMadnick of Waterbury, CT.

LILY OF THE VALLEY by JamesEdwards bathroom pieces: mug, hotwater, bowl, toothbrush, etc.Mike Compton (847) 869 5014------------------------------------------------

Looking for anything in CERESSHAPE by Elsmore & Forster, also anyminiatures or child’s pieces in any pat-tern, Bread plates in any pattern. (Pleaseno chips, cracks or repairs.)Betty Lippert (405) 789 3702------------------------------------------------

TRENT cover for sugar bowl, 3 1/2”overall diameter, TRENT butterdish bot-tom and liner, 5 1/2”diameter on theinner rim.Nancy J. Adams, P.O. Box 162 Jamaica, VT 05343 ------------------------------------------------

GOTHIC tea pot lid, 5”, J. Meir,WHEAT & CLOVER sugar bowl lid, 37/8”, Turner & Tompkinson.Carol Fleischman (815) 723 0904------------------------------------------------

VICTOR SHAPE sugar bowl lid 3 3/8”wide overall or whole sugar bowl with a

lid in good condition.The Dieringers (203) 938 3740------------------------------------------------

CHINA BASKET by James EdwardsOpen Roses (pg. 175 in 2nd Look)Sincerely wanted.Janet Allers (914) 876 3757------------------------------------------------

FORGET-ME-NOT creamer by TaylorBrosPg. 105 2nd Look.Jane Bleck (804)977 1513------------------------------------------------

MORNING GLORY small sugar bowllid, 3 1/2” wide.Olga & Tom Moreland (212) 744 0872------------------------------------------------

PAIR OF HANDS dish like one in 2ndLook pg. 175.Jane Diemer (302) 475 7412------------------------------------------------

FIG tea pot, dreaming of a FIG souptureen, also an E & F CERES 3 piecesauce tureen.Jill O’Hara (212) 246 1984

SYDENHAM large chamber pot coveralso, PRESIDENT, NEW YORKSHAPE and COLUMBIA chamber potcovers.Kathy Lautenschlager (203) 263 4296------------------------------------------------

PRESIDENT soup tureen covers, roundor oval, SYDENHAM oval gravy tureenbowl, SYDENHAM oval soup tureen.Ed Rigoulot (817) 354 4644------------------------------------------------

CERES child’s tea pot lid.Jim Kerr (518) 296 8052------------------------------------------------

CERES by E & F sugar lid, GIRARDcreamer, BALTIC creamer, IVYWREATH creamer and or sugar.Frances Kinne (201) 567 1202------------------------------------------------

THE NEWSLETTER is looking to buya used PITNEY BOWES stampmachine. If anyone knows of one forsale, contact us at the newsletter addressor call (203) 938 3740.------------------------------------------------