The Royal China company emerged out of the fiery kiln of the depression. Three visionaries, with more moxie than money, dared to start a successful pottery. Who would ever predict that in six short years, this upstart dinnerware producer would gross two million dollars annually and later produce millions of pieces of dinnerware a month? ©Michael Pratt, 2002

This Royal China discussion group is for collectors Royal China (Sebring, Ohio), and is not limited to Currier & Ives patterns. Royal China literally produced hundreds, if not thousands, of unique and interesting patterns on many different shapes. Enjoy the passion of collecting Royal China and discuss many of the new finds & information that is about to reemerge.

Michael Pratt, the founder of this group, has written the first in a series of books on Mid-century Modern American Dinnerware. This book offers a detailed, footnoted history of Royal China and many of the non-traditional patterns produced by Royal. Pratt makes himself available for questions on this list. However, this list is also interested in all of Royal China's patterns & shapes: traditional, modern, & post-modern.
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Edward Michniewicz is co-owner and moderator of this group.