"Tea Cup Tuesday"
http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/2011/01/tea-cup-tuesday.html
"Beverly @Pink Saturday"
http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/01/pink-saturday-january-22-2011.html
"Debra @Common Ground"
http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/01/vintage-inspiration-friday-21-legendary.html
"Susan @ Tablescape Thusday"
http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/01/buying-china-at-auction-welcome-to.html
"ColoradoLady Vintage Thingie Thursday"
http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/2011/01/welcome-everyone-to-vintage-thingies.html
"Marty @ TableTop Tuesday"
http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/2011/01/48th-table-top-tuesday.html
"TeaPot and Tea Thingy Tuesday"
http://silkenpurse.blogspot.com/2011/01/38th-teapot-and-tea-things-tuesday.html
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This video(YOU MUST WATCH !!!) is an original production video from the 1930's of Our Loved "Homer Laughlin Company" and a peek into them making our "Treasures"!!! Doesn't watching this make your Heart Beat Faster???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DiUK0m-aGM&feature=player_embedded
This is a GORGEOUS set of 80 pieces (with little "PINK" leaves)made in 1947 that I saw on ETSY while browsing this morning and I HAD to share them with you... Aren't they Incredible???
http://www.etsy.com/listing/65780364/set-vintage-homer-laughlin-maple-leaf?ref=mt
Keetha Broyles brought out a great point that these LOOK like Haviland!!! AND I DO Agree... We are now wondering WHAT the connection is??? Don't forget Our American Limoges too. I see some patterns mimicking each other...
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47 comments:
Wow, I watched the video. I could not get over the 300' long kiln. And I thought that my daughter's high school's kiln was large! Thanks for posting the video, Donna. How long have you collected Homer Laughlin?
That was too cool! Thanks for sharing...those were some fast moving American factory workers. Makes me appreciate my Homer Laughlin pieces that I have and will be thinking of those workers.
Oh wow, that is amazing! Ah the good old days! I'd never heard of these pieces before but I think I will google them after seeing this, thank you for sharing:)
That was very interesting, honey!!! I watched the whole thing.
xoxo,
Connie
I enjoyed the video, one thing I noticed about the workers is that no one wore gloves and no one was overweight! I have Feistaware all packed up and all picked up from the fleamarket some for about .10 !
Thanks for posting this.
Rondell
Isn’t that amazing? Homer Laughlin is based here in my home state--it is wonderful and they have special events during the year too. I am a fiesta ware girl and do all the colors--Just love it!!
The video is so interesting. I can’t believe how fast they put the little separators in and everything they did really--and they are dealing with dishes--so fragile. How cool. Thanks for sharing it.
Amy
What an interesting video. Thanks for sharing. What a lot of work for those men! They sure earned their wages all right. I will now look a little more fondly on my beloved HL pieces now that I know what it took to make them!
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The dishes are beautiful! I love the covered casserole.
Are you getting the rain that is washing away some of that snow?
Come visit! :)
Oh my word, this is unreal. Great post and so interesting. Thanks so much for joining TTT. Hugs, Marty
Your pink floral pattern is so gorgeous and those dishes remind me so much of my blue floral Haviland.
Donna,
This was so interesting! I noticed the same thing that someone else did.... no one was over weight in fact that looked like they were underweight!! Food was not as plentiful back then and everyone preformed more physical labor as is evident in this video!
I love the set of dishes you have shared with us today!! They are beautiful and the floral pattern is so delicate!!
Hugs,
Debbie
Donna, I forgot to mention to stay tuned for a Giveaway that i will be announcing at the end of this month to celebrate my birthday which is the 31st, my one year Blog Anniversary and over 200 followers!!
Hugs,
Debbie
That was so interesting to me..I love how things used to be. And they are such beautiful dishes, what an art! :D
The video is amazing! Thanks a ton for sharing it. Your china set is stunning as well. Having just popped over for the first time has been a treat!
I totally was blown away to see this video. Wow. Thanks for sharing.
Such an interesting video Donna. It's amazing that something so fragile and fine looking starts out looking that way! Thanks for sharing this. laurie
What a treasure -- your new dishes are beautiful!`
Truly amazing, and those dishes are just beyond fabulous! I love them, Donna!
XO,
Sheila :-)
Homer Laughlin is one of my all time favorites - yes, heart racing!
Love it!!!
Thank you so much for sharing,
Kathy
Fascinating video Donna! Takes me back to my ceramics classes back in college. I too love Homer Laughlin!!
Love,
Susan and Bentley
xxoo
Ohhhh that tea set is simply delicious to the eyes:D
This was amazing! Thanks for sharing the video!
Jocelyn
http://justalittlesouthernhospitality.blogspot.com/
A very interesting video, and the dishes are oh so pretty!
That looks like some pretty hard work. I had no idea how they made china before. Fascinating.
Dropping back by, Donna, to with you a Happy Tablescape Thursday!
XO,
Sheila :-)
Very, very interesting video. The floral pattern on the dishes you shared are so refreshing!
There are so many out there that collects and enjoys Homer Laughlin dishes. They will certainly enjoy your blog today.
There was an earlier VTT post today about Homer Laughlin and I was saying that I had never heard of HL prior to joining up with VTT. I know, oh my! :)
Thanks so much for all the info, I'll look forward to getting better acquainted with HL!
Happy VTT,
Sally
Thanks, Donna. This was great.
I have Homer Laughlin Jean pattern, and I love it. It was my mother's when she first got married.
Thanks for sharing the interesting video. I agree, this looks like a Haviland pattern. My mother's china was Homer Laughlin in a similar pattern. I need to check and see what it is. My niece now has it.
Stay warm in that cozy snow covered home. ~ Sarah
I love Homer Laughlin. My grandmother had a set. Beautiful and delicate,used for special occasions. Thanks so much for linking up for VIF!
hugs,
Debra
Hi Donna,
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Your blog is beautiful. I love your house - a tudor - one of my favorite designs. In fact I am collecting info and pictures to do a post about them. The stairs in the first painting is probably Dutch since the painter only lived in Rotterdam and Amsterdam his entire life. But Dutch stairs look like this, they are called winder stairs. I am in the process of collecting pictures of stairs for a project I am doing in my barn. We are making a set of stairs to get to the attic of the barn.The barn is going to be used as a hang out room for my three sons. I can keep an eye on them this way. You can google pictures of winder stairs. Also you may want to google pictures of servant stairs which many times are rounded and cornered and walled off. Remember the movie Home Alone? In the movie there is a great picture of a set of stairs in the kitchen going to one of the bedrooms. I am not sure if this is style you are looking for.
BTW, loved the video you posted. My arms hurt watching the guys repeat the same movement so many times.
So glad you stopped by and I am following you as well. I would love to see pictures of the new stairs when completed.
Have a great weekend.
Careyann
Hi Donna, What a fascinating video! Isn't it funny that we normally don't think about what went in to producing our beloved dishes? It was really interesting to see from beginning to end.
Thank you SO much for your kind comments on my blog. :) :) :)
Donna
Wonderful video! I have some HL pieces that belonged to my paternal grandmother and this makes the doubly treasured after seeing the work that went into them.
I've been collecting Homer Laughlin (Fluffy) Virginia Rose for a couple of years now ~ I love it!! It's quintessentially American (that's my big word for the week). I remember it being on my grandmother's table and it so reminds me of gentler times.
I really took my china for granted. Thank you for sharing the video. I now have a greater appreciation for the hard work and talent it takes to produce our dishes. Blogs like yours is what makes Tea Pot and Tea Things so fun.
Looking forward to seeing what you will share next time.
Pam
Hi Donna, I absolutely love this video. I own five different sets of HLC. I don't collect Fiesta, although I love it. The first set I have was given to me by my Maid of Honor. A sweet elderly family friend gave me a beautiful bowl and serving spoon. She always served peaches in it when we would have dinner with her. I always wanted to use the spoon and my momma wouldn't let me. She was afraid I would break it. When I got married Mrs. Butler gave me bowl and spoon as a gift. It now sits in my daughters china cabinet. Thank you so much for this post and video. Hugs, Ginger
This is amazing, a real window on the past. Lovely pink dishes as well.
wow! amazing video! love your pink china! sweet and simple line!
Dear Donna,
I always feel like I am flipping the pages of a beautiful magazine when I come over here! It is all just gorgeous ... and amazing...
Greetings from France
That was really interesting. They have a beautiful, delicate pattern.
What an intriguing and education video - great for us grandparents to share with our grandchildren as a good way to explain some of history to them in a visual way. Thank you for a lovely Pink Saturday visit.
Happy Pink Saturday Donna Sweetie...
A gorgeous collection that you have and I have got to tell you what an interesting video. So much involved. No wonder they last a lifetime if they are taken care of.
Have a gorgeous weekend Sweetie. Many hugs and much love, Sherry
That was so interesting, and I've loved HL for a very long time! They just don't make dishes as pretty as they used to, do they?!
Happy Pink Saturday!
Carol
Such a beautiful set of dishes!
What a great find! The video was really interesting - thanks for sharing!
Annette
Wow! What a fab video! I love it. And that set of dishes too. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Hugs,
Terri
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