Since 1984. individuals have been collecting Franciscan hand-decorated embossed dinnerware that was produced in the United States in the Glendale, California plant. Franciscan dinnerware was first produced by the Gladding, McBean & Co. in the 1930s, and with the introduction of Franciscan Apple in 1940, a new product line would be developed featuring a heavily sculpted embossed dinnerware body that was hand-decorated in brilliant colors After the introduction of Desert Rose in 1941, the trend would continue with more patterns being introduced up to the closure of the Glendale plant in 1984. Desert Rose would become one of the most highly recognized and produced patterns in the world, outselling all dinnerware patterns
自1984年以来。个人一直在收集franciscan手装饰压花餐具,在美国加利福尼亚州的格兰岱尔工厂生产。franciscan的餐具是首先由高兴,麦克比恩& co .)在1930年代,1940年引入franciscan的苹果,将开发一个新产品系列,其中包括一个严重雕刻浮雕餐具的身体在鲜亮的色彩hand-decorated 1941年沙漠玫瑰的介绍后,这一趋势将继续,更多的模式被引入,直到1984年格兰岱尔工厂关闭。沙漠玫瑰图案将成为世界上最认可和生产的图案之一,销售超过所有的餐具图案
This book is a guide for collectors of Franciscan hand-decorated embossed dinnerware that was manufactured in the United States. Currently, Apple and Desert Rose are produced in England by the Waterford Wedgwood company. Although not collectible at this time, the ware produced in England is significantly different. The cost of production has seen the demise of high quality hand-decorated dinnerware. This book's focus is on USA made Franciscan, with a few made-in-England anniversary pieces included
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