posted on November 5, 2005 07:10:32 PM new
A good friend of mine wants some Stangl "Garland" pattern dishes and Stangle "Chicory". Do you have any? (She knows about Replacements but doesn't like those high prices they charge.) ~Adele
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posted on November 6, 2005 02:10:07 PM new
Growing up outside PHILLY during the fifties, my family would drive up to FLEMINGTON NJ 2 or 3 times/year so my mother could add to her STANGL collection, which we dined on everyday...
Over 20 or so years, I cannot ever remember a STANGLE item ever breaking...Some chips in her collection, but, with 3 guys doing the washing-&-drying, that seems pretty reasonable...
I never had an impression of "fragility" ...
NOW FOR A WIERD TANGENT TO THE STORY: 30 years later after moving out, I ended up working for a guy whose first name is "Fleming," from his mother's family name, descendant of the original family...
NOW: just try & get that DISNEY SONG outta yer heads!
posted on November 6, 2005 03:16:43 PM new
Tom: Wasn't Flemington NJ where the Lindberghs lived when their baby was kidnapped?
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posted on November 6, 2005 03:38:09 PM new
Tom; Stangl chips very easily, much easier than china. T^here is very little of it out here in the West, & if I do find some on an Estae sale it usually is not worth the bother. Too many pieces chipped
posted on November 6, 2005 03:53:47 PM new
The paradox is that while porcelain/china is relatively light and brittle-looking, it is generally very durable. Pottery is much more massive but chips and cracks more easily.
Industrial attempts have been made to combine the best features of both.
Stangl has to be in peak condition: no chips, cracks, glaze scratches, signs of wear, etc. for it to be collectible. As Sanmar says, hard to find in that condition here.
It's similar with Franciscan ware, which is also pottery. Many of us grew up with a mother, aunt or grandmother who had one of the well-known Franciscan handpainted patterns, either Apple (the classic) or Desert Rose. Some families treated it well and it survived to be collectible, whereas in other households... I have seen an entire set of Desert Rose, over 100 pieces, in which there were no fewer than five chips in every piece. Might as well use them for target practice as they are worthless.
posted on November 6, 2005 09:37:20 PM new
Perhaps this was already considered... I found several pieces listed on eBay in both active and closed listings. The prices seemed to be reasonable to me.
posted on November 7, 2005 10:02:21 AM new
LtRay: I did find those patterns on Ebay and have sent them to my friend. Unfortunately, some of the auctions were ending within hours, and the friend wasn't at home to look at them. I'll keep trying.
She's aware that the dishes are fragile but wants them for sentimental reasons. I think the Chicory pattern is much prettier than the Garland, but it's a bit harder to find, too.
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