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  World's Great Porcelain Houses  
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British Placenames | British Royalty on Thimbles | British Silversmiths | Charles May | Christmas | Coalport | Dorcas Thimble Boxes
Easter | Gadgets | Francesca | Hallmarked Thimbles set | 'Mother' | The World's Greatest Porcelain Houses | Royal Albert | Royal Crown Derby
Royal Worcester Handpainted Thimbles | Royal Worcester Decal Thimbles | S + H Foskett
Silver Advertising Thimbles | Spode | Stratnoid | SylvaC | Thimble Books
Thimble Collectors Club | Thimble Societies | Thimbles with Slogans | Thimblefuls
Victorian Silver Scenic Thimbles | Wedgwood Jasperware | Wedgwood Bone China Thimbles

THERE ARE 22 PAGES OF THIMBLES & OTHER ITEMS TO BUY
aluminium 1 - books 1 - brass 1 - china 6 - display cases 1
gold 1 - needlework tools 2 - other collectables 1 - pewter 1 - plastic 1
silver 3 - steel & metal 1 - unusual materials 1 - wood 1

After the success of the 1980 Franklin Mint Porcelain Houses of the World set of thimbles Thimbles of the World's Greatest Porcelain Houses, this set of 50 thimbles, entitled The Hallmarked Thimbles of the World's Great Porcelain Houses was commissioned by the Thimble Collectors Club in 1985. The striking difference between this set and the earlier one, is that the thimble design is largely made up of the enlarged backstamp, registered mark or hallmark of the porcelain house being portrayed.

Obviously there are a few thimble houses that are duplicated from the first set, but this collection is more representative of the large range of firms making thimbles in the mid-1980s - a decade later most of them no longer produced thimbles or even existed. This list also reflects many of the thimble houses that formed part of the Thimble Collectors Club, who issued monthly thimbles to the members of their club. As well as issuing monthly thimbles, the TCC also offered special sets for sale. This Hallmarks set is one of many offered.

Some of the thimbles have their backstamp repeated inside the thimble, for others there is sufficient identification with the outer maker's mark.

If you collect a specific porcelain house, it would be most worthwhile to find and add the relevant thimble to your collection.

I have now located the original magazine advertisement, placed by Thimble Collectors Club, Chessington UK. It is undated. They describe the hallmark as the central motif, not hidden away on the back. The original price was 9.95 pounds each (plus postage) and thimbles would be received at a rate of two a month. There is a glass domed display case.

I have noticed some anomalies in this advert. Only nine thimbles are illustrated. The final colour for the Kaiser issue is blue; in the advert the example shown is red. There is a thimble for Royal Copenhagen and for Noritake, but neither of these thimbles were issued in the final total of fifty for the set.


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Arita-Gold Imari
Porcelain
Japan
Arzberg
Porcelain
Germany
Aynsley
China
England
Bareuther
Porcelain
Germany
Bing & Grondahl
Porcelain
Denmark

Caverswall
Fine bone china
England
Coalport
China
England
Crown Staffordshire
China
England
Fukagawa
Porcelain
Japan
Gerold
Porcelain
Bavaria, Germany

Richard Ginori
Porcelain
Italy
Hammersley
Bone china
England
Haviland
Porcelain
Limoges, France
Hutschenreuther
Porcelain
Germany
Kaiser
Porcelain
Germany

La Seynie
Porcelain
France
Lang Ebrach
Porcelain
Germany
Langenthal
Porcelain
Switzerland
Limoges Castel
Porcelain
France
Longton Hall
China
England

Marlborough
China
England
Minton
China
England
Norden
Porcelain
Copenhagen, Denmark
Oakley
Fine bone china
England
Palissy
A division of Royal Worcester Spode
China
England

Paragon
China
England
Poole
Fine bone china
England
Quinta Nova
Porcelain
Portugal
Renaissance
Fine bone china
England
Reutter
Porcelain
Germany

Rorstrand
Porcelain
Sweden
Royal Albert
China
England
Royal Crown Derby
China
England
Royal Court
China
England
Royal Doulton
China
England

Royal Franconia
Porcelain
Bavaria, Germany
Royal Grafton
China
England
Royal Kendal
Fine bone china
England
Royal Mosa
Porcelain
Netherlands
Royal Stuart
Fine bone china
Ireland

Royal Tara
Fine bone Irish china
Galway, Ireland
Royal Worcester
Fine bone china
England
Schwarzenhammer
Porcelain
Germany
Shibata
Porcelain
Japan
Spode
Fine bone china
England

Sutherland
Bone china
England

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Victoria China
Fine bone china
England
Vista Alegre
Porcelain
Portugal
Vohenstrauss
Porcelain
Bavaria, Germany
Wedgwood
Jasperware
England

DO YOU KNOW ANY MORE DETAILS ABOUT
THE HALLMARKED THIMBLES OF THE WORLD'S GREAT PORCELAIN HOUSES?

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Contributors

Barbara, Debbie Hoover, Cathy Howgate, Jina Samulka, Joanna Waciorski, Mave Wiskin

This listing of the Hallmarked set does not purport to be complete or accurate in all aspects. Rather it invites comment and contribution to add to our knowledge of these highly desirable, collectable thimbles. My thanks to the other contributors

Enjoy!

THERE ARE 30 "LEARN MORE ABOUT..." TOPICS
British Placenames | British Royalty on Thimbles | British Silversmiths | Charles May | Christmas | Coalport | Dorcas Thimble Boxes
Easter | Gadgets | Francesca | Hallmarked Thimbles set | 'Mother' | The World's Greatest Porcelain Houses | Royal Albert | Royal Crown Derby
Royal Worcester Handpainted Thimbles | Royal Worcester Decal Thimbles | S + H Foskett
Silver Advertising Thimbles | Spode | Stratnoid | SylvaC | Thimble Books
Thimble Collectors Club | Thimble Societies | Thimbles with Slogans | Thimblefuls
Victorian Silver Scenic Thimbles | Wedgwood Jasperware | Wedgwood Bone China Thimbles

THERE ARE 22 PAGES OF THIMBLES & OTHER ITEMS TO BUY
aluminium 1 - books 1 - brass 1 - china 6 - display cases 1
gold 1 - needlework tools 2 - other collectables 1 - pewter 1 - plastic 1
silver 3 - steel & metal 1 - unusual materials 1 - wood 1

Any questions or comments?
thimbleselect@bigpond.com

© Sue Gowan
July 2005

  Last updated 11 June 2008  
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