German Red & Grey
1920? Coordinated set of nine tin tableware implements. German? $80 from Claudia and Waltraud Pressler, Ellhofen, Germany, Sept., '01. Additional group of seven items from an unknown source.
There is even a strainer to hang on the wall rack. The set, with a grey background, features three motifs in red-and-black coloring:
- TH: The hare reads the paper while the tortoise trudges by.
- FC: The crow in a tree holds a large cheese suspended above the fox's mouth.
- FS: The fox raises a paw to a tall bottle in which the stork has his beak.
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FC Platform | |
2¾" square | |
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TH Wall Rack | FS Wall Rack |
4" x 6¼" | 4" x 6¼" |
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TH Large Round Platter (x2) | FS Large Round Platter |
4¼" in diameter | 4¼" in diameter |
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FC Small Plate (x4) | |
4" x 6¼" | 3" in diameter |
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FS Small Plate (x4) | TH Small Plate (x2) |
3" in diameter | 3" in diameter |
