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Tracing the history of Organdie: Maxine Feek Nelson reports that many patterns had only a T- number, some had both a name and a number. The T- numbers were made from 1937-1938 and were designed by Gale Turnbull. You will find many shapes made in the Organdie pattern that were not made in the other plaids. Organdie was brown and yellow stripes with a brown rim and the 16-piece starter set of Organdie costs $10.45 in 1953.
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Catalog of Known Organdie Shapes Bowl, Butter,
Candleholder, Casserole,
Coaster, Coffee,
Creamer, Cups,
Egg Cup, Flower
Pots, Jam Jar, Lemon Server, Muffin Tray, Mug,
Pepper Mill, Pitchers, Plates,
Platters, Relish,
Sauce Boat, Shakers,
Spoon Holder, Sugar,
Teapot, Tidbits,
Trio-Buffet, Tumbler.
Special Items and |
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| Shape | Description |
| Bowls | |
| 1 pint, round | |
| 5.5" fruit | |
| 5.5" salad | |
| 6" cereal (early shape same as fruit) | |
| 6" chowder, angular with pierced applied handles. | |
| 6" lug chowder, round, tab handles (cover made) | |
| 8.5" rim soup | |
| 7.5" serving | |
| 8.5" serving | |
| 9" serving, round with inside lip for cover (cover made) | |
| 9" serving, round, no ridge for cover | |
| 10" serving, oval, undivided | |
| 10" serving, oval and divided | |
| 10.5" salad, round (design on inside) | |
| 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, "rippled", knob finial |
| covered, oblong, plain, rectangular 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 casserole listed above. |
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| hot, black metal stand, candle warmer | |
| round-up, metal stand, warmer | |
| Coaster | 4.5" or cup warmer |
| 3.75", ridged | |
| Coffee Pot | 2-cup after dinner |
| Coffee Server | carafe and stopper, 10-cup |
| Coffee Hot | black metal stand, candle warmer |
| Comport | footed, 9.5", an early piece |
| Creamers | individual round, open |
| regular round, open | |
| regular round, covered, doubled as individual teapot | |
| Cups | custard, 3" |
| Cups & Saucers | |
| demitasse 2 7/8" angular or round | |
| teacup 4", saucer 6.5" | |
| jumbo 4.25" (12 oz), saucer 6.75" | |
| colossal 9 3/8", 1gal., saucer 15" | |
| Egg cup, | straight or cupped sides |
| Flower Pot/Saucer | |
| 3", 4", 5" | |
| Jam Jar | 5", notched lid |
| Lemon Server | 6.5", brass, chrome metal or pottery handle |
| Muffin Tray | covered 9" with tab handles |
| Mug | 3.75" bulb bottom, 8 oz. clip handle and applied handle |
| 3.5" straight side, 9 oz. later style | |
| Pepper Mill, | metal fitting |
| Pitchers | |
| disk, 2 quart | |
| jug, 1 pt, bulb bottom | |
| jug, 1 qt, bulb bottom | |
| tankard, 1.5 qrt. | |
| 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, 8.5" | |
| luncheon, 9.5"-packaged with the Starter Set and therefore more common than the true dinner plate. | |
| dinner, 10.5" there are apparently two styles of 10.5" plate and one is sometimes called a chop plate. | |
| 11" grill plate | |
| 13.5x10.5" indented grill | |
| Chop | |
| 12, 14, 17" 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", 16" Two styles of the 12" platter have been confirmed. One has a flat rim and one a raised rim. This may be true of the other size platters as well, but is yet unconfirmed. |
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| Relish | 7x10", clover shape, 3 compartments |
| Sauce boat | |
| round low profile, came before streamline. | |
| fast stand, double spout | |
| elongated horizontal spout, Style #1 | |
| elongated upturned spout, Style #2 | |
| Shakers | |
| salt & pepper, regular | |
| salt & pepper, large | |
| salt & pepper mill, wood encased, 4.5" | |
| pepper mill, large with metal fittings | |
| shakers have been found in he Coronado shape as well. | |
| Spoon Holder | Spoon Rest |
| Sugar | individual, round, open and covered |
| regular, round, open and covered | |
| Teapot | round - there are two spout styles. The
"ice-lip" style came first, originating in 1937 with Early California. |
| Trio-buffet Server | Probably produced in 1958, this shape is only known for the Organdie and Tam O'Shanter plaids. It is more common among other late 1950's Vernon patterns. |
| 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 | #1, 4.5", banded rim and base |
| #2, 4.5" rings midway, bulge top | |
| #3, 3.75", bulb bottom | |
| #4, 5" flared top, 13oz. (Ultra Shape) | |
| #5, straight sides (San Marino Shape) | |
| Specialty Items | |
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| Tumbler | |
| The streamline redesigns and other changes like the elimination of the innermost ring on plates and bowls happened around 1948. Perhaps the fire forced them to make new molds. In any case, the elimination of one ring made molds less expensive to make. | |
Vernon introduced the first plaid patterns around
1937, a group called Organdie. The first plaids were executed
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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