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Journaling reads:
Mom’s treasured dinnerware was only used for special occasions. They were quite light and fragile looking with a lovely gold trim. I enjoyed holding them and admiring them when she set the table. When I was married and had my own home, I told her that I would love these someday when she was willing to part with them. I found out that they were given to her from her parents, my grandparents, for her first wedding anniversary. She was gifted them in October, 1943.
After Mom passed away, there was no mention of her prized dishes and who would receive them. Since it was just me and my two brothers, I asked Joe, the existing keeper of her household items, if I could have them. He agreed. I boxed them up and brought them to my home to reside in the antique hutch holding my special dishes. And like my mother, I bring them out to use only for special occasions. I learned from my mother. Some things never change.
They are hand-wash only and not to be put in the microwave. Most people nowadays would consider them an inconvenience to use. But not me. I am the proud owner of the following pieces of history: 12 cups and saucers, 12 bread plates, 12 salad plates, 12 dinner plates, 12 fruit bowls, 12 rim soup bowls, a gravy boat with underplate/relish tray, a vegetable bowl, a covered vegetable bowl with handles, a creamer & sugar bowl with lid, a 12” oval serving platter, a 16” oval serving platter.
Thanks to my friend Google, I found out a bit more about these dishes. With European china scarce during World War II, Homer Laughlin took full advantage of this scarcity and introduced the Eggshell line of dinnerware, using lightweight “eggshell” clay, with eighteen different patterns. They could have been purchased at Sears or Montgomery Wards or other big name department stores. They are marked “Homer Laughlin - Georgian Eggshell”. I found out that my pattern is called Belmont. B43N5, D43N5, F43N5, G43N5 - the codes on the underside indicate the various pieces were made February through July 1943, at plant number 5 near Newell, West Virginia.
