Fiesta Dishes. Info

Posted on May 20, 2010 by FiestaFan

I was watching the season finale of the TV show “Bones” tonight (May 20th, 2010) and a murder revolved around a 1941 Fiestaware Gnome. Someone had posted on a fiestaware forum that it was purchased for $12 but worth $50,000!! The gnome was rare because of its big pointed hat that was painted with radioactive [...]

Posted on December 20, 2009 by FiestaFan

Fiesta Dinnerware was designed by Frederick Hurten Rhead in 1936 and is now among the most collected china products in the world. As originally designed, the line featured art deco styling and bold, bright colors. The product was discontinued in 1973 and reissued in 1986 with new contemporary colors to mark its 50th anniversary. Fiesta [...]

Posted on November 08, 2009 by FiestaFan

Collectors, Someone has reported seeing a Fiesta piece on a DVD of a television show. On season three of “The L Word” a two pint jug (it may have been a 1 pint jug) is seen in the middle of the season finale. Shane opens the refrigerator door and takes something out, but you can [...]

Posted on September 18, 2009 by FiestaFan

Did you know that Homer Laughlin China has a Facebook page? I found it the other day. If hasn’t been updated in several moths, but there was something very interesting on there. It has a list of movies and TV shows that show Fiesta in there somewhere, and people that have come to the page [...]

Posted on September 17, 2009 by FiestaFan

In 1939 the Homer Laughlin Company (Fiestaware) introduced a bake-and-serve line called Kitchen Kraft as an extention to the fiestaware pottery line. The original peices included covered jars, a pie plate, and cake plate, salt and pepper shakers, mixing bowls, cake servers, covered jug, refrigerator set and 6 and 9 inch plates. The original colors [...]

Posted on September 14, 2009 by FiestaFan

There are often 2006 purple fiestaware pieces available on ebay. The purple dinnerware is still available also. This is part of a press release published by the Homer Laughlin Company in March 2006 to announce to the world that they were releasing the purple dinnerware: “The key color setting this current trend is the soft-hued [...]

Posted on September 06, 2009 by FiestaFan

Do you have an old turquoise bowl that you think is fiestaware but it says “Betty Crocker” on the bottom? I receieved this email from a woman asking about her bowl: “I am very curious to find out any information on a turquoise bowl marked Betty Crocker on the bottom. I have run out of [...]

Posted on September 04, 2009 by FiestaFan

Collectors, I recieved this email and may need some help with this one from some of you. Kay and Gladys: I am in possession of one of the rare commemorative raspberry bowls, just 500 were made. I am interested in finding out what you might think the bowl is worth, and I have thought about [...]

Posted on August 26, 2009 by FiestaFan

Collectors, If you have been a fiestaware collectors for any lenght of time, you know the story of red fiestaware. Until 1943 red fiestaware, also called radioactive red fiestaware was made with uranium oxide, with the uranium content being about 0.7% U-235 and the remainder U-238. Between 1943 and 1959, the Laughlin company begain producing [...]

Posted on August 25, 2009 by FiestaFan

Collectors, Fiesta® collecting can be extremely fun and profitable. A long-time Fiesta® collector, Lena, has written us a great in-depth article about collecting Fiesta®. Should you collect vintage or contemporary? From Article: “If you are new to collecting Fiesta®, made by the Homer Laughlin China Company, you may wonder whether you should start collecting the [...]