Vintage Red

I'm joining all the vintage lovers over at Coloradolady

for another episode of Vintage Thingies Thursday.

Bring out some of your favorite vintage things and join the party!


I'm also linking up to Cindy's Show and Tell Friday over at
My Romantic Home

Over the last couple of weeks I've been sharing some of my vintage Fiesta dinnerware

produced by the Homer Laughlin China Company beginning in 1936.

You can read the prior posts:

Vintage Ivory

Vintage Turquoise

An original brochure from 1936

Vintage Wholesale Catalog


This week's color is vintage Red, often referred to as "orange" by non-collectors.

Red was most always priced higher than other colors in the line.

Production of Fiesta glazed in Red was curtailed sometime in 1943 because of a

wartime restriction on the sale of uranium oxide needed to produce the Red glaze.

Fiesta Red returned in 1959 and again from 1967-1972 with a new name

"Mango Red", when it was used to glaze items in the Ironstone Fiesta offerings.

Shown above are examples of Fiesta glazed in Red from my collection.

Most are pretty common and easy to come by in good condition.

The Covered Sugar Bowl in the center of the image and the "C-handle" Creamer to the left are from the Ironstone Fiesta line produced from approximately 1967-1972, when the color was called "Mango Red." It is the same red as the other items from 1936 forward and the name change was probably a marketing move.

There is one exceptional piece shown above and is one of the rarest items to be found in any

Fiesta color.  There is thought to be one in Cobalt Blue at the Homer Laughlin China Company.

And then there is the one shown above in Fiesta Red. The one piece divided plate is shown

front and center above.

This is the 10 1/2" divided plate that never went into production.

Four different models of this one piece relish were done in 1937.

The back of the divided plate shows no markings.

It is one of maybe three or four items in my collection that I truly treasure!

Above and below: Ironstone Fiesta "Mango Red" Creamer and Covered Sugar Bowl.

Covered Casserole

Deep Plate (often called a "soup" plate or "rimmed" soup)

Dessert Bowl

4 3/4" (left) and 5 1/2" Fruit Bowls

Some of the other items shown in the first image have been covered in prior color

posts and include the Carafe, Relish Tray, and Sauce(gravy) Boat.  Next time I'll

take apart the layers of plates and detail their sizes.

Thanks for joining all the participants in another week of Vintage Thingies!

I hope to see you again soon.

You can visit the new Database of Vintage Fiesta to read more about this

wonderful and very colorful dinnerware.