It is a cream plate with gold etching and marked on the back, Homer Laughlin, Republic, 96N. Does anyone know how old it is and the value? It does have crackling on the top and bottom, but no cracks or anything broken.
Thanks for the help.
The markings on the plate are used to determine the year the plate was made and in what month it was made in. The first digit the 9 tells you the plate was made in September. The second digit the 9 tells you the plate was made in 1916 and the N is for the Newell potteries in Newell, West Virginia. It is a shame that people are not interested in these plates any longer or in buying good China for their home. The plate is over 100 years old according to the marking on the back of the plate. I am afraid if you try to sell this online you won't receive much money for it at all. There are some people trying to sell off single plates for as little as $5. I think you should try and talk to someone about this and see if there is a higher value for the plate than what you are seeing online. Maybe go to an antique store because of the age of this plate and check with them.
It is really neat to have something like this that you 'think' about who and when some past relative might have used it.
Homer Laughlin made a tremendous amount of china and it was sold to so many stores - difficult to image that it was sold in F.W. Woolworth (a typical 5 & 10 cent store) as well as Sears and other 'common' stores.
Republic is a shape more than a name but you can read all about this design, how to date your piece, and history about the company on this site.
Very interesting reading.
www.laurelhollowpark.net/
www.laurelhollowpark.net/
I have a full set of these plates passed down from my grandmother. I have not been able to find this pattern in my internet search. Anyone know about these? Value?
I have found the name on eBay where a person is trying to sell off 3 dessert bowls for $14.99. The name they list this under is called Homer Laughlin Eggshell Georgian FIELDCREST/KINGSTON. Here is a link to the listing on eBay for the dessert bowls. www.ebay.com/
I am not sure what is exactly in your set and what I have found so far that is listed online is people breaking down the sets of china and selling them off in small lots such as 3 or 4 plates at a time.
Here is a creamer that is listed that they are asking $9.99 for www.ebay.com/
You can try listing the set as is and tell people what is in the set for around $250-350. Or you can break down the set which will take longer to sell in small lots of 4 and see if you can sell it this way.
This 1940's pattern - Homer Laughlin Eggshell Georgian Fieldcrest. This pattern is no longer in stock and only a few pieces online for sale.
All brands of china has flooded the market as so many people are downsizing and this has devalued even high-end china.
Market research estimated that over 90% of 'china' sales would be microwave and oven proof styles from now on (forever maybe).
This is sad but there are still people who have sets and plan to keep them so they will occasionally buy pieces to replace a broken item. They still want to pay 'yard sale' prices so with this in mind, I would say you may be able to list 2 plates at $20 plus correct shipping cost (careful! these break easy).
Your pattern: Kingston by Homer Laughlin - H46N5
This shows this china was made in August, 1946 at their Newell, West Virginia plant and the 5 is the number of the plant.
Homer Laughlin is one of the few companies that have clear production dates.
"Marks with date codes from mid-1932 to 1968 will have:
Made in USA
a single letter for the month (A=Jan, B=Feb, C=March, etc.)
a double digit number for the year (32=1932, 33-1933, 64=1964, 65=1965, etc)
an "N" for the Newell potteries in Newell, West Virginia
a 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 for the specific plant number."
The pattern is Kingston by Homer Laughlin and some pieces can be found on Replacements but the value is very low.
Etsy has 5 soup bowls listed for $12 - very low price.
www.etsy.com/
www.etsy.com/
I live in Guam and found a piece of Homer Laughlin china with the date D 44 N 6 on the piece I found. The beach used to house the U.S. Navy military right after WWII after the liberation of Guam from the Japanese on July 21, 1944. I frequently find shards and pieces washed up on the beach brought in by the tides. Most of it is white with a blue line (band) around the edge. Could you please give me more information regarding this. The place used to be called Camp Dealy.
Thank you.
I do not believe this is a remnant of any of the regular Homer Laughlin patterns and the numbers are not like the normal pattern numbering on their china.
I originally thought it was the official Navy pattern that has blue trim with anchors but this pattern has a different marking on the back.
www.etsy.com/
It is possible this piece was from a set that had blue trim but was used by the crew instead of the officers table and a lot less expensive.
We could tell more if you post a picture of the front of the piece.
You might ask your question on Replacements but you will also need a picture of the front.
www.replacements.com/
Just in case someone would like to know more about Camp Dealy (like I did):
paleric.blogspot.com/
Thanks for the additional pictures.
These convince me they were probably more 'robust' pieces that were especially commissioned for the non-commissioned personnel as I have found that even the china for the officers was made at different times and has several different markings.
This is interesting as the pieces you are finding could be from broken, discarded dishes while the crew was out or just from some discarded on shore but still was used many years ago.
One day you may find some pieces with an anchor and that could mean they were left over from the mess hall on this base.
Only finding pieces? No cups or whole pieces? Did they completely dismantle the base when they pulled out?
Can you tell me how much this covered casserole dish is worth? It is in great condition.
Normally these covered casseroled dishes are selling for around $30-40 online. This is the normal asking price for a dish like this. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of people who are buying this type of dishes right now and I do believe this is part of a china set. This is part or is made by Homer Laughlin. I do see a dinner plate or platter that a person is asking $57 for this item. It has been posted for around 6 weeks now and it has not yet sold. You could try listing your for a bit higher than the normal asking rate and take the best offer.
Homer Laughlin info on pattern and date of soup tureen; it is complete. Any help? It is prior to 1906 I believe.
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We are hoping someone can help us identify some old Homer Laughlin pottery that was my great grandparent's. It is a 9 piece bathing set I am told. I have looked online trying to search the backstamps, but none that I have come across only have the Homer Laughlin stamp with no other markings.
We are hoping that someone might be able to tell us the year or years it was manufactured. The set is in extremely good shape and we would like to try to find its value and pattern if possible.
Thank you in advance for any information you can provide.
I am looking for any information on this Homer Laughlin pitcher, such as age and value.
Thank you.
The company was founded in 1871 and is still active. I saw something similar on eBay for $85, but this is just the asking price.
