Collecting Ironstone.

Should I have been excited to find a white china platter for $3.00 ? 

 ... well, when it completes my ironstone platter stack, I guess I should. 

   To make this stack complete, I needed the fourth plate. It is Homer Laughlin Best China and fills in nicely with the old white ironstone.

Not that I need any more ironstone ... 

I have been collecting ironstone forever and have quite a collection. 

Evidently, I have not sold any of it. 

I have some displayed on my Welch Hutch in the entry ...
mainly platters and pitchers with a few bowls thrown in.

Oops ... I did not even take time to stage it ... this is real life, just as it is. 

And then ... in the dining room on our combination table-shelf is some of our red and white ironstone/china along with some very old pieces. 

 This is an interesting piece of furniture in that I can adjust the shelves to be straight up and down or slanted in different degrees, forward or back and it folds out or up to make a three feet by five feet dining table.                                                 Patent June 6, 1893. The Combination Table Co. Bryan, O.

Right now, I have the shelves in a stair-step-slant with the bottom shelf to the front. Shelves are 12" wide. It is oak.

I hate to tell you this ... but there are more pieces sitting here and there and maybe some in storage.

And ... a question ???????? 

Well, I did just because Royal Ironstone China by Alfred Meakin is my favorite ironstone. 

Thanks for staying with me on this long post. Hope you enjoyed seeing a bunch of ironstone all in one place.

Blessings.

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