Month: April 2018

Is that early movie star MAE W. MARSH?

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Mae W. Marsh was a huge movie star in the 1920’s—going from silent films to talkies.  She made nearly 100 films in her lifetime, and her career spanned 50 years.  Some of these movies include THE LESSER EVIL (1912), THE ESCAPE (1914) and even TIDES OF PASSION (1925).

Mae was a prolific actress, sometimes appearing in as many eight movies a year.  She also became a very popular actress, and she was featured on this terrific plate by STAR PLAYERS PHOTO COMPANY.

Mae W Marsh plate

STAR PLAYERS PHOTO COMPANY produced this fantastic plate in the 1920’s.  This plate with Mae W. Marsh was part of a series by the company that featured other movie stars.  This series had Charlie Chaplin, Anita Stewart, Francis X. Bushman, Marguerite Snow, Alice Brady, Maurice Costello, Lottie Pickford, Lillian Walker and other actor and actresses.

All of the plates in this set features a floral border, and a picture of the star in the center of the plate.  They are also the same size—they are about the size of a dinner plate.

What a wonderful find for the film buff, and you can see this great plate in my Etsy shop here!

What are some of the different types of plates that you will run across?

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One of the first auctions that I attended, I found out that there are different types of plates when it comes to a set of dishes.  Here are some of the more popular ones that you will run across:

Dinner Plates—they are flat and usually round (there are other shapes like square out there).  Dinner plates range in size from 9 ¾ inches to 11 inches in diameter.

Salad Plate—these are also known as a side plate.  They are flat and usually round and range in size from 7 ¾ inches to 8 ¾ inches in diameter.

Bread & Butter Plate—these are also known as a dessert plate or even a cake plate.  Like salad plate, this type of plate is flat and usually round.  They range in size from 6 inches to 7 ¾ inches in diameter.

Luncheon Plate—they are often confused with the dinner or salad plates.  Luncheon plates are flat and usually round, ranges from 9” to 9 3/4” in diameter.

This is only a sample of all the different types of plates that you will run across.  What other types of plates have you seen?

Great SALE items from Wisdom Lane Antiques!

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Currently in the Wisdom Lane Antiques shop on Etsy, I have some great items on SALE with prices that have been reduced!

There is a wide variety of items in the SALE section in my shop from vintage dresses to a trolley sign.  One of the items in the section right now is this great vintage purse from the 1960’s.

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This purse has a great silver tone pierced metal top with snap closure and aurora borealis stones on it.  It would look great in any formal event or even out on the town!  You can see it in my Etsy shop here.  Another great item that’s on sale is this trolley sign.

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This great trolley sign is an advertisement for EDISON MAZDA LAMP, and it dates from the early 1900’s to the early 1920’s.  You can see it in my Etsy shop here.

This terrific Pretty In Pink lace prom dress by Dawn Joy Fashion is also currently on sale.

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The dress dates to the 1980’s, and it also has the original tags on it.  Not only would this dress be great for the prom, it also would be great for a wedding or a formal dinner.

You can see this dress in my Etsy shop here.

As a matter of fact, you can see all of the great items on sale in my Etsy shop here!  Head on over and check them out!