Anyone have information on this Jadeite Cake Plate?  If so please leave a comment, it could help David out.  Here's is what is known about the piece.

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This article originally started as a reference to a couple of Jadeite dinnerware pieces but the more I read a book I picked up by a very knowledgeable author I started finding more and more tidbits of information.

The author had access to the Anchor Hocking Factory as well as catalogs, and old pictures.  This book is a must have for any collector of Fire King.

The pictures are  excellent along with the details of the many offerings.

Anchor Hocking Fire King book by Gene Florence

The book is much more than just the jadeite section of the Anchor Hocking Fire King line but the jadeite pieces included have pretty good close up views so you can see detail.

The following is just some of the information about the Jade-ite pieces.

Charm is a line made by Anchor Hocking in the early 50's ...one offering from this line was Jade-ite.  The platters and dinner plates are a little scarce.   Some of the cups in this line are marked Fire-King but are a rare find.

Another rare cup is from the Laurel line. 50's to mid 60.

Also the 1700 line has 2 different size bowls and a cup and saucer.  Again for details the book above is the one to look reference.

Sheaves of Wheat is another line in the late 50's offering Bowl, cup, plate and saucer in Jadeite.

Next is the Shell line.

Swirl is another one,

Three Bands (This is not an Anchor Hocking name but more a description, see book for details)

Towards the end of this excellent book Jade-ite is discussed.  An interesting fact if Mr. Florence discusses the poor record keeping of Anchor Hocking during the war making it difficult to date Jade-ite ovenware pieces from this era.

One of the many positive reviews by readers of the Gene Florence book talks about how she just likes collecting Fire King to be surrounded by it’s beauty.

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Have you been bitten by the Fire King Jadeite collecting bug? It seems to be going around more lately and as a result prices are on the rise. If you don't believe me go into a nearby antique store and inquire on the pieces they have in stock.

And of course if you find one that speaks to you then the price may not be that important but lots of time you may find jadite dinnerware can be found cheaper online.

Actually the term jadeite or jadite dishes and other kitchen items cover a broad spectrum of manufactures offerings over the years. Basically Jadeite has come to represent the opaque green dinnerware.

Just about all the manufacturing on original jadeite dinnerware took place in the 30's- 40's and 1950 era. They could be found in industrial settings like restaurants and cafeterias and then you could find dinnerware that was made for the home.

You can have reproductions of the early pieces and then you can find pieces that were never in any of the lines offered by Anchor Hocking, Mckee and others. These pieces that were never in any of the lines are called fantasy pieces.

Here are 3 buying tips to keep in mind while shopping online for Fire King jadeite on such places as eBay.

• Look or ask to if the piece is stamped with MBM lettering which means Martha by Mail which is the Martha Stewart reproductions and of course is recently made and offered through stores like Target.

• A good way to spot remakes is how the molds affected the piece. The newer molds usually leave a footprint that is easy to spot like a seam or raised ridge in places the originals didn't have.

• Just look at the feedback of the seller in the right hand corner of the auction page such as eBay. Former buyers will usually tell you how satisfied they are with their purchases.

Regardless how you find it, collecting jadeite kitchen table setting can be most enjoyable and easy on the pocketbook if you know what to look for.

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I just love these old Life Magazine pictures from the 50's

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It's time to get the girls in for your weekly chit-chat and cup of tea, and you want to make it different, right? Here’s how: get yourself some Jadite fire king dishes. Ok, first things first: what is Jadite (also called Jadeite)?

It’s a kind of fired glass kitchenware that comes with a milky green look, that is translucent and looks great no matter what you use it for. If you want to know just how special it is, for many years it has been a collector’s item with some pieces demanding a pretty high price.

The good thing though, for the most part, Jadite dinnerware is relatively easy on the pocketbook.  This makes it a great item to collect.

There are all kinds of Jadeite kitchenware that you can collect: you can get mugs, you can get plates, you can get dishes, swirl mixing bowls, jadite platters for example.  Anything that you're looking for can be found on sites like eBay as well as local antique shops.

For your get together with the girls, Jadeite mugs and cookie plates will definitely do the trick. The mugs come differentiated by handle size, so that you have a C handle as well as a D handle. There are many different design imprints on the mugs as well – you can choose whatever you want.

Before you buy, do your homework of course. Being such precious and delicate items, there are lesser quality pieces and also units known as fantasy pieces.  These are items that look very charming but were never in the original offerings.  Usually they were created much later by a company trying to enter into the market.

Of course some people even collect the fantasy pieces or newer offering like the Martha Stewart collection.   But these are usually easy to spot by the color or weight and sometimes the patterns themselves.

All in all it’s a fun and exciting adventure collecting Jadeite dishes or any of the dinnerware pieces that you decide to go with.

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Even know fire king was originally made to withstand being in the oven before taking to the table. No one that I know actually does this with collectible pieces. It is amazing how a piece that was once a low priced, massed produced item is such a hit with collectors today. Mainly because of so many choices available and complete sets can be still be found without breaking the bank.

And all the stories that are behind some pieces are delightful. Like the cheater mugs that are popular in restaurant ware. The thick rim coffee cups enabled an eating establishment to save on an ounce of coffee. Which may not seem like much but some of these restaurants were huge and this could be a dramatic savings over time.

Whether using a pattern like Alice or Jane Ray the trick seems to be finding these collectibles in good condition. Ones that were not subjected to years of use or dishwashers, etc. And some were only offered for a short time.

Like many early pieces in any collection, sometimes the boxes they were shipped in are worth as much as the plates. In fact I know someone that collects model trains and occasionally the boxes the trains came in are worth more than the train piece. This is usually because this is the first thing discarded after the shipment or purchase. But be on the look out, it's always an added bonus. In some rare case that you find a collection that has the original boxes or printed material, ask the shipper to take as much care in preparing for shipment as they take for your dinnerware.

The intriguing thing for me with fireking jadite is there is so much of it yet undiscovered. Even know the prices lately are up, there’s still a lot of these pieces sitting in attics, on shelves and so on and sometimes someone has forgot they are there or don’t know their real value to collectors.

If you think about it there are places like churches where pieces can be found, sometimes in large quantities. This would make an excellent way for the church to make money in selling to a collector. So if you think about it there are still lots of places where you may find a treasure.

Now some people will say the bottom is about to drop out of for instance jadeite dishes. Well this could be but I have seen where Fire King collecting is catching on in other countries. Just like a lot of other USA made collectibles, these can become a rage in Canada, Japan, anywhere really.

In a totally unrelated collection field such as musical instruments, I’ve seen with my own eyes Japanese collectors buying up hard to find instruments regardless of condition even know they could get an imitation at a fraction of the cost in their own country. They understood that it was only going up in price and they were very aggressive in their searching and buying. Now with international marketplaces like eBay commonplace, it’s very easy for a collection piece to be in demand worldwide, not just in the US.

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