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| Vernon introduced the
first plaid patterns around 1937, a group called Organdie. The first plaids were
executed on mostly on the Montecito shape and designed by artist Gale Turnbull.
Vernon advertisements of the late 1930's described the Organdie plaids as available
in 16 different colors. Vernon sold six plaids during the 1940s and 1950s: Organdie,
Homespun, Gingham, Calico, Tam O'Shanter, and Tweed.
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| Catalog of Known Calico Shapes | |
| Bowl, Butter, Candleholder, Casserole, Coaster, Coffee, Creamer, Cups, Egg Cup, Flower Pots, Lemon Server, Mug, Pepper Mill, Pitchers, Plates, Platters, Sauce Boat, Shakers, Spoon Holder, Sugar, Teapot, Tidbits, Tumbler. | |
| Shape | Description & Images |
| Bowls | |
| 1 pint, round | |
| 5.5" fruit | |
| 5.5" salad | |
| 6" lug chowder | |
| 8.5" rim soup | |
| 7.5" serving | |
| 8.5" serving | |
| 10" divided oval serving | |
| 10" undivided oval serving (Only known in Calico and Organdie. | |
| 10.5" salad, round | |
| Mixing, 5-piece set 5", 6", 7", 8", 9" |
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| Butter Pat, | 2.5" |
| Butter Tray | covered, oblong, knob finial |
| Candleholder | |
| chamberstick style | |
| teacup style | |
| Casseroles | |
| two-handled, covered, round | |
| 4" individual, covered | |
| 4" chicken pie, stick handle, covered NB: lids interchange with individual casseroles listed above. |
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| hot, black metal stand, candle warmer | |
| round-up, metal stand, warmer | |
| Coaster | 3.75", ridged |
| Coffee Pot | 2-cup after dinner - unconfirmed! |
| Coffee Server | carafe and stopper, 10-cup |
| Coffee Hot | black metal stand, candle warmer |
| Creamers | |
| with ice-lip NB: this creamer doubles as an individual teapot and the lid is interchangeable with the sugar bowl. -it is unconfirmed that there are two differently shaped spouts available for the ice-lip creamer. |
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| open, round, no ice-lip | |
| Cups | custard, 3" |
| Cups & Saucers | |
| demitasse 2 7/8" | |
| teacup 4", saucer 6.5" | |
| jumbo 4.25" (12 oz), saucer 6.75" | |
| colossal 9 3/8", 1gal., saucer 15" | |
| Egg cup, | straight sides |
| Flower Pot/Saucer | 3", 4", 5" |
| Lemon Server | 6.5"-confirmed |
| Mug | 3.5" straight side |
| Pepper Mill, | metal fitting |
| Pitchers | |
| jug, 1 pt, bulb bottom | |
| jug, 1 qt, bulb bottom | |
| syrup, drip-cut top | |
| Streamlined (San Marino Shape) | |
| 1/4 pint, 4" | |
| 1/2 pint, 5" | |
| 1 pint, 6" | |
| 1 quart, 8.5" | |
| 2 quart, 11" | |
| Plates | |
| lapel with pin 2.5" | |
| bread/butter, 6.5" | |
| salad, 7.5" | |
| luncheon, 9.5"-packaged with the Starter
set and therefore more common than the true dinner plate. |
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| dinner, 10.5". There are apparently two styles of 10.5" plate and one is sometimes called a chop plate. | |
| Chop | |
| 12, 14 There may be two styles of chop plates- one with a raised rim and one with a flat rim. this is currently unconfirmed. |
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| Platters (oval) | |
| 10.5", 12", 14" two styles of the 12" platter have been confirmed. one has a flat rim and one raised rim. This may be true of the other size platter as well, but is yet unconfirmed. |
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| Sauce boat | |
| round | |
| Elongated with horizontal spout, Style #1 Elongated with upturned spout, Style #2 |
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| Shakers | |
| salt & pepper, regular | |
| salt & pepper, large | |
| Spoon Holder | |
| Sugar | regular, covered |
| Teapot | round - there are two spout styles. The "ice-lip" style came first, originating in 1937 with Early California. |
| Tidbit Server | |
| two-tier, wooden or brass fixtures NB: other fixtures may be do-it-yourself pieces. |
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| three-tier wooden or brass fixtures. NB: other fixtures may be do-it-yourself pieces. |
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| Tumbler | #5, straight sides (San Marino Shape) |
| ALL of the streamline redesigns and other changes like the elimination of the innermost ring on plates and bowls happened around 1948. Perhaps the big fire forced them to make new molds. In any case, the elimination of one ring made molds less expensive to make. | |
