FREE: 2 Vintage Pink & white Roses w/gold trim HOMER LAUGHLIN MADE IN THE USA China Plates

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These are 2 Vintage HOMER LAUGHLIN Made in USA China Plates. They are decorated with beautiful pink & white roses. The plates are surrounded by gold all the way around the rim. The larger of the 2 plates measures 9 & 1/4" wide and was made in July of 1957. The smaller one measures 6 & 1/2" wide and was made in March of 1957. The pictures of the labels on the back are in order from the larger 1 first then the second one. The 5th picture is of two chips on the back of the smaller one. they were caused by the spring wire & hooks used to hang them on the wall. They can easily be covered with a white paint & are not at all visible from the front.

HISTORY:
The Homer Laughlin China Company initially began as Laughlin Pottery in East Liverpool, Ohio. The company was started in 1871 by brothers Shakespeare and Homer Laughlin, however Shakespeare would later leave the company in 1879.[1] In 1889, William Edwin Wells joined Homer and seven years later the two would incorporate. Homer would sell his interest to Wells shortly thereafter. The firm experienced rapid growth and opened a facility in Newell, West Virginia in 1903.[2] By the late 1920s all production was centered at the West Virginia factory and the Ohio site was abandoned.

To this day (2014) the company (often known as HLC) continues to manufacture all of its products in the United States. A visitor center, museum, and factory outlet are maintained at its headquarters.