Description

The Cricket Game

This Cricket Game Plate is 6 1/2" in Diameter and is monochrome in brown and white. Condition is excellent with some very light discoloration.  Refer to :A Collectors Guide to ABC Plates and Mugs,  by Mildred L. and Joseph  P Chalala,  p. 199,  2-2.  Color and size are not the same.

The Tit mouse Plate has a picture of two Tit mouse birds. The plate is  monochrome showing red, white, yellow, blue, black and green colors. The plate is 7 1/4" in diameter and is in excellent condition. The plate is marked on the reverse side as follows,  Rd No 154, B. P. C. Turnstall, England. There is also an impressed mark. The Maker of the plate was the Brown Hills Pottery. The Rd No. 154 indicates the plate was made in 1884.References are as follows: ABC Plates & Mugs by Irene & Ralph  Lindsay pages 6 and 27 and The Encyclopedia of Marks, by Arnold and Dorothy  Kowalsky, page 112

Franklin's  Proverbs

This ABC plate reads as follows  "Three removes are as bad as a fire, A rolling stone gathers no moss"  Scene is a women in a carriage drawn by two horses talking to a man in the village square. The ABC's are embossed on the outer edge. inside a red line. Condition is Very Good except for the words "as bad" have some smudging. The plate is 7" in diameter. J & L Meakin  (impressed mark), England, 1890

ABC Sign Language Plate

This ABC Plate depicts a little Dutch Boy kissing a little Dutch Girl with another child looking on.  The plate is 6" in diameter and the standard alphabet is embossed on the outside.  An illustration encircled by the entire sign letter alphabet is transferred in green in the center.  The signs for "good" and "bad" are between the signs for A and Z.  A. Aynsley & Co., Longton, England.  Refer to ABC Plates and Mugs by Irene and Ralph Lindsey, p. 142

Elephant and Keeper

Plate has elaborate embossing around the outer rim outlined by a red border. The elephant, wearing a yellow harness, is standing next to his keeper. Palm trees are in the background. Condition is Very Good, Item is 5 1/2" in Diameter.  England, 1880-1890. 

The Blind Girl

The  Blind Girl is sitting with an open book on her lap and a yellow basket next to her on the ground. A man is standing behind her and two children are to her right and looking at her.  Condition is Very Good. The Plate is 6" in Diameter.  England, 1872-1887. Elsmore & Son (unmarked) Refer to "Collectors Guide to ABC Plates and Mugs "  by Mildred L. and Joseph P. Chalala, p.71

The Guardian

The plate pictures a young girl  sleeping under a tree.  Her dog has his paw around her as her Guardian. The ABC's are embossed around the outer edge, inside a green line Black, White, Blue and Green.  Condition is very good with some very minor crazing and a spot of roughness less the 1/2" on outer edge, which is not visible from the top. The plate is 8" in Diameter.  Elsmore & Foster (Unmarked),  England,  1872-1887

This plate depicts two  small girls, one with a rake and one with a watering can. They are working in a garden  with flowers.  The plate is 7 1/2" and is in  very good condition with no chips, cracks, etc.  The back is Marked C. Allerton & Sons, England and has the Rd No. 153253.  The color is brown but it is otherwise the plate on page. 37 in the book, ABC Plates & Mugs by Irene & Ralph Linsay.

Horse Plate

This plate pictures a Horse Head in what appears to be a circular meadow frame.   Color and transfer are crisp.  The plate is 7 1/4" in Diameter and the condition is excellent.   The plate was made by W. Adams & Co., Tunstall, England.  c1891.  Refer to ABC Plates & Mugs by Irene & Ralph Lindsay, p. 11

Riddle or Conundrum Plate

This is an ABC Riddle Plate.  It is # 6 in a series of 5 plates.  It asks, "Why Is This Geometrical Fishing?"  Answer is on the bottom and  should reads as follows "Because It Is A Triangle". However, it reads,"A Pear=(Pair)  Plate is 6" in Diameter.  Condition is excellent.  Refer to ABC Plates and Mugs, Irene & Ralph Lindsey,  p. 136

English Nursery Plate

This Nursery Plate has an embossed border in keeping with its age.  It is entitled, " The Effects of the Bottle."  It is Plate #1 of a series. It also  reads, "The Liquor is Brought Out For The First Time".  The bottom caption reads:  "The Journeyman Urges The Apprentice Just to Take A Drop"  Color and transfer are crisp.   Plate is 8" in Diameter.   Condition is excellent.  England, c 1850

This English Nursery Plate has an embossed edge in keeping with its age.  It is titled "December". and portrays Father Christmas. The plate is 8" in Diameter.  England, 

$275

The Flowergirl        

This  Mug is decorated with a spray of flowers tied with a blue ribbon.  The word Flowergirl is printed  in gold letters on the front and the name Judy is in gold letters on the back.  There is embossing beneath the top rim and above the base.  Cup is 2 1/2" High and the condition is excellent. 

The Teaching Teddy Bear

This Mug depicts a Teaching Teddy Bear seated in a chair on a platform.  He is wearing plaid trousers and a blue waistcoat with yellow trim.  He is holding a pointer and has an open book at his feet.  Four Teddy Bear Students are facing him.  The cup is 2 1/2" High.  Condition is excellent with the exception of a small firing fault under the glaze.

For A Good Boy

This Child's Mug has the words "For a Good Boy" written in gold letters on the front.  It is decorated  with pink flowers and green leaves. It has a line of gold trim on the outside under the rim. The cup is 2 1/2" high and condition is excellent.

Poor Richard's Maxim'

This Poor Richard's Maxim's ABC Plate has "Three Removes are as Bad as a Fire and A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss"  printed  under the picture.  Over the picture is printed "I never saw an oft removed tree nor yet an oft removed family that did so well as a tree that settled"  Some blurring to the second saying.  The plate is 5" in Diameter.  Refer to ABC Plates & Mugs by Irene & Ralph Lindsay, p. 85

$225

This ABC Plate is titled "A TIMELY RESCUE"  It pictures a Soldier with a hatchet raised over his head fending off a Tiger.  Sitting on the ground behind the Soldier is the woman being rescued.  The plate has the ABC's embossed around the outer edge. Condition is very good with no chips or cracks.  The plate is 6 3/4" in diameter and marked C.A. & Sons, England.   Please refer to ABC Plates & Mugs by Irene & Ralph Lindsay,  p. 19