Saturday

You know what? I'm so glad I found this lovely vintage J & G Meakin dinner set.  From the research I've done, it's likely to be from the 1960's but I'll have to investigate further.  It's in beautiful condition with no chips or cracks at all.

Quite amazing to find something old in this condition!  It was priced at $30, but I got it down to $25.  Better than no discount at all, I say.  They don't make dinner sets like this anymore...

Consists of;

4 cups

4 saucers

4 little plates

4 large plates

4 bowls

Myott Meakin Plate

I'm sure the year on the plate says 1982 and not 1962 (on the back of the plate) as I first thought - because my eyesight is rapidly deteriorating and it doesn't help that it wasn't printed all that well in the first place.

Anyway.....  bought for $5, but worth much more because it's a collectible.  Condition : Perfecto!

The Meakin Brothers

 The English Meakin Brothers... James, George and Alfred Meakin... were famous for producing earthen ware from the mid 1870's and then their firm was taken over by the Wedgewood group in 1970.  Not a huge amount of info is available online so unfortunately that's all I can tell you about their history.

But what I do know for sure is that there a full sets and bits and pieces floating out there waiting to be found.  So far I've found two; one J & G Meakin and one Alfred Meakin.

This was $1 and I think she's quite pretty.  Absolutely no chips or scratches!

This one is unusual....found for $3.99 and also without chips or scratches.  An Alfred Meakin plate with a hole in the center!  

A cake plate without a holder?  Somebody at some stage drilled a hole in it for some reason?  If it was the later, they did an extremely clean job.  I've not found another Meakin plate online like this, although I have found a few with the same design mostly in pink, but only one in blue.  

I'd like to build my Meakin plate collection so I have enough to display nicely on my kitchen wall.   Aawww pretty!