Halloween Night

Halloween Night was available through the Betty Crocker catalog 

in 2004 and 2005.  

One interesting aspect of Halloween Night is that the line had a number of variations of the decal used on different pieces. The decal used on the dinner, luncheon, pizza tray, oval platter, 19 oz bowl and chop plate covers almost the entire piece. It has a spooky house at its center with a large sunflower moon behind it. The background has a night sky and grass done in blues and greens. Outside the house is a graveyard with dancing skeletons. A black cat sits on the gatepost and a ghost is peeking out behind it. Tangerine jack o lanterns, a crow sitting in a bare tree and bats all around the edge finish it off. 

The gusto bowl and 2 qt serving bowl have dancing skeletons in the graveyard all around the outside of the bowl with black bats along the top of the decal. The mug has the black cat sitting in front of the sunflower moon and black bats along the top. The round candleholders have a black cat in front of the moon and the word Boo on it. 

Halloween Night

Item, Item Number, Decal Description

Dinner Plate, #0466

Spooky house with skeletons/ graveyard and cat and bats

Luncheon, #0465

Spooky house with skeletons/ graveyard and cat and bats

Mug, #0453

Black cat in front of moon

19 oz Bowl, #0461

Spooky house with skeletons/ graveyard and cat and bats

15” Pizza Tray, #0505

Spooky house with skeletons/ graveyard and cat and bats

Gusto Bowl, #0723

Skeletons in graveyard

Medium Oval Platter, #0457

Spooky house and bats

2 qt Serving Bowl, #0455

Skeletons in graveyard

Round Candleholders, #0488

Black cat with Boo

Chop Plate, #0467

Spooky house with skeletons/ graveyard and cat and bats

Fireworks

Fireworks was a Homer Laughlin China Company Outlet Exclusive. 

It was released in 2002. Its decoration consists of fireworks 

with stars in red and blue on white Fiesta.

Exact numbers are not known but documentation indicates 

that the serving tray may have been made in more limited numbers.

While production ceased in 2007, Fireworks items can still 

be found on the secondary market.

#0412 Bread Tray, 12" x 5 3/4"

#0490 Bud Vase, 6"

#0764 2 Cup Teapot

#0487 Deep Dish Pie Plate, 10 1/4"

 Collectors looking for this decal can find it on the following items:

Fireworks

#0466 Dinner Plate, 10 1/2"

#0412 Bread Tray, 12" x 5 3/4"

#0452 Cup, 7 3/4 oz.

#0470 Saucer (no decal),  5 7/8"

#0468 Serving Tray, 12"

#0490 Bud Vase, 6"

#0453 Mug, 10 1/4 oz.

#0764 2 Cup Teapot

#0487 Deep Dish Pie Plate, 10 1/4"

-- submitted by Andrea Sunnen

photos courtesy Jennifer Flory, Harold Cook

Stars and Stripes

Stars and Stripes was a Homer Laughlin China Company 

Factory Outlet Exclusive. Production 2002-2007. 

Its decoration consists of a stylized United States flag 

with stars in red and blue on White Fiesta.

(Available now on the secondary market.)

#0412 Bread Tray, 12" x 5 3/4"

#0490 Bud Vase, 6"
#0764 2 Cup Teapot

#0468 Serving Tray, 12"

#0487 Deep Dish Pie Plate, 10 1/4"

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Stars and Stripes

#0466 Dinner Plate, 10 1/2"

#0412 Bread Tray, 12" x 5 3/4"

#0452 Cup, 7 3/4 oz.

#0470 Saucer (no decal),  5 7/8"

#0468 Serving Tray, 12"

#0490 Bud Vase, 6"

#0453 Mug, 10 1/4 oz.

#0764 2 Cup Teapot

#0487 Deep Dish Pie Plate, 10 1/4"

photos courtesy Jennifer Flory, Debbie Cusick, and David Schaefer

Bringing on the greens!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

you'll always find your lucky 4-leaf clover in a heartbeat!
-- in a stack of shamrock heart bowls. Thanks Glenn!

Shamrocks courtesy Glenn Rogers

Shamrocks

Shamrocks was an Homer Laughlin China Company Outlet Exclusive

that was released January, 2001. 

Its decoration consists of shamrocks on sea mist green. 
(sea mist green was produced: 1991-2005)

While this decal line has been discontinued, pieces can still be found on the secondary market. Exact numbers are not known but documentation indicates that the Serving Tray may have been made in smaller quantity since the Tray was discontinued nearing the closing of 2001. 

Collectors looking for this decal can find them in the following items.

#0466 Dinner Plate, 10 1/2"

#0412 Bread Tray, 12" x 5 3/4"

#0452 Cup, 7 3/4 oz.

#0470 Saucer,  5 7/8"

#0468 Serving Tray, 12"

#0490 Bud Vase, 6"

#0453 Mug, 10 1/4 oz.

#0764 2 Cup Teapot

#0487 Deep Dish Pie Baker, 10 1/4"

Shamrocks

#0466 Dinner Plate, 10 1/2"

#0412 Bread Tray, 12" x 5 3/4"

#0452 Cup, 7 3/4 oz.

 #0470 Saucer,  5 7/8"

 #0490 Bud Vase, 6"

 #0453 Mug, 10 1/4 oz.

#0764 2 Cup Teapot

#0468 Serving Tray, 12"

#0487 Deep Dish Pie Baker, 10 1/4"


compiled by: Andrea Sunnen and David Schaefer

Trio of Hearts

Trio of Hearts was a Homer Laughlin China Company Outlet Exclusive that was released in 2000. Its decoration consists of three hearts on Cinnabar. It pairs very nicely with traditional Valentine colors of Scarlet, Flamingo, Rose, White, Black and Chocolate. 

While the decal line has been discontinued, pieces can still be found on the secondary market. Exact numbers are not known but documentation indicates that the Serving Tray and Pie Plate may have been made in more limited numbers. 

Collectors looking for this decal can find them in the following items.

#0466 Dinner Plate, 10 1/2"

#0412 Bread Tray, 12" x 5 3/4"

#0452 Cup, 7 3/4 oz.
#0470 Saucer,  5 7/8"

#0468 Serving Tray, 12"

#0490 Bud Vase, 6"

#0453 Mug, 10 1/4 oz.

#0764 2 Cup Teapot

#0487 Deep Dish Pie Baker, 10 1/4"

Trio of Hearts

#0466 Dinner Plate, 10 1/2"

#0412 Bread Tray, 12" x 5 3/4"

#0452 Cup, 7 3/4 oz.

 #0470 Saucer,  5 7/8"
 #0490 Bud Vase, 6"

 #0453 Mug, 10 1/4 oz.

#0764 2 Cup Teapot

#0468 Serving Tray, 12"

#0487 Deep Dish Pie Baker, 10 1/4"

 Tuesday, March 4, 2014

"Mardi Gras"

10" dinner plate, 7" salad plate, cereal bowl and mug

offered by the Homer Laughlin China Company Retail Factory Outlet

in the early 2000s. 

 

Scarlet, sunflower, sapphire and shamrock 

brighten Rebecca's "string of lights" table

(Photos courtesy Rebecca Donaldson)

Ryan takes it to the stairs...

(photo courtesy Ryan Goldner)

 "Even Frosty loves Red Stripe"

 (photo courtesy Elaine Epperly)

Are you using your Red Stripe for the Holidays?

HLCCA wishes you and your family

a happy Thanksgiving holiday!

(Photo credit: Jeff Kolodey)

Happy 4th of July!

HLCCA Celebrates 236 Years of American Freedom!

(Photo credit: David Schaefer)

HLCCA Celebrates Memorial Day

(Photo credit: Candy Fagerlin)

HLCCA honors all the brave men and women who have fallen in service to American freedom.

Happy Easter!

(Photo credit: Daphne Durham)

Sunny yellow Harlequin and Riviera pieces brighten up a vintage Hoosier cabinet in this Easter vignette from Daphne Durham's "Tabletop Time" blog.

HLCCA Wishes You a Blessed Passover

In a beautiful tablescape created by Saarin Schwartz, a vintage Fiesta relish tray becomes a seder plate for Passover, sharing the table with Ovenserve, Riviera/Tango, Post-86 Fiesta and Bakelite flatware.

(Photo credit: Saarin Schwartz & David Schaefer)

Erin Go Bragh!

HLCCA wishes you a

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

(Photo credit: Candy Fagerlin's
"The Little Round Table" blog)