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May and enlisted in the
Marines. He is the son of
Jeff and Gloria Cramer of
Warner Robins and the
grandson of Ken and
Dorothy Cramer of Bonaire.
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Island with honors and is
stationed at Camp Lejeune,
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him:
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Collecting Blue Ridge China made in Tenn.
Blue Ridge China is a col
orful series of hand-painted
china and dinnerware that
was begun in 1920 and was
produced until 1957. Blue
Ridge china was produced
by Southern Potteries, Inc.
of Erwin, Tenn. Many
girls and women from the
hills were trained to free
hand paint the beautiful
folk art style of designs and
patterns. From 1920 -
1938, the china was prima
rily made up of designs
taken from sheets of decals,
then applied by hand. But
from 1938 to 1957,
Southern Potteries began
adding simple designs by
hand around the decals,
then totally did away with
the decals and began
designing and hand-paint
ing the dinnerware.
Southern Potteries was
very successful with their
marketing. Blue Ridge was
used in advertising many
products and was sold by
Sears, given away in gas
stations and super markets,
and used by Quaker Oats
hot cereal in their promo
tions. Stanley Home
Products, (a home party
plant at that time) gave sets
of Blue Ridge away as host
ess gifts.
Blue Ridge Dinnerware
has become a highly sought
after collectible, both
affordable and eye-catching.
Over 400 different patterns
and varieties of pieces were
made, there is no end to the
possible collection combina
tions!
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Shapes
Serious Blue Ridge collec
tors must learn to identify
both the patterns and
shapes of the various
designs to be sure they are
actually purchasing Blue
Ridge. Because there are
many shapes found with
different patterns, you must
educate your self by finding
a good reference book with
lots of pictures and a price
guide. One of the best Blue
Ridge reference books out
there is Blue Ridge China
Traditions, by Francis &
John Ruffin, published in
1999. This 240 page book
includes the history of
Southern Potteries in detail
and has many color photo
graphs of the various pat
terns and shapes, back
stamp designs, and a pric
ing guide.
When trying to amass a
specific set of Blue Ridge in
a particular pattern, under
stand that smaller pieces
(fruit bowls, cups and
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saucers, salad plates, etc.)
were often decorated using
only a small part of the pat
tern. A large plate may have
an intricate flower pattern
with leaves and stem, while
the cup may only have the
bud of the flower.
The 11 Shapes of Blue
Ridge:
•Candlewick - This has
beaded edges
•Astor - A pattern with a
narrow, cupped rim
•Pie Crust - Has a
crimped edge
• Colonial - A fluted shape
•Skyline - Sleek and
plain, a very streamlined
look
•Clinchfield - A wide, flat
rim
•Trailway - Has wide
painted borders
•Rope Handle - A hol
loware special
•Woodcrest - Has a tex
tured treatment
•Monticello (also called
Waffle) - a border of incised
squares
•Moderne - A futuristic
holloware
Identification of the
Southern Potteries back
stamp can be tricky because
there were several. Some
pieces, such as many of the
oblong bowls and specialty
items do not have stamps,
but are Blue Ridge and
hand-painted.
One of the more popular
backstamps reads, “Blue
Ridge, Hand Painted,
Underglaze, Southern
Potteries Inc., Made in
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U.5.A..” Some show a pic
ture of mountains with a
pine tree in the foreground,
circled by the words, “Hand
Painted, Underglaze,
Southern Potteries.” The
words, “Blue Ridge” is writ
ten across the circled pic
ture. Later stamps included
the words, “Detergent
Proof and Oven Safe.”
Finding numbers on the
back of a Blue Ridge piece is
an added bonus. Generally,
the 3,000 numbers would
have been introduced in the
19405. A 4,000 number
would be from the 19505.
Patterns:
Clinchfield - The
Clinchfield name was the
beginning dinnerware line
before the coming of the
hand-painted Blue Ridge
designs. These rarer pieces
are highly sought after by
Blue Ridge collectors and
more difficult to find.
Floral and foliage- The
largest variety of the pat
terns, the floral and foliage
sets are easier to find and
generally more reasonable
in price.
Fruit and vegetables -
There were less designs and
amounts of the fruit and
vegetable patterns, making
these beautiful pieces cher
ished by collectors.
Solids, lines, shapes, and
plaids - Some were done in
later years, others were cre
ated throughout the series.
Often not as elaborate as
the floral, foliage, fruit, or
vegetable patters, but still
enjoyed by collectors.
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Delicate, whimsical,
and practical - Character
mugs, patterns with intri
cate scenes that include
people, kitchenware, and
even glassware are more
difficult to find and there
fore costlier to collect.
For children - Blue
Ridge also included chil
dren’s china in it’s delicate
dinnerware.
Blue Ridge Collectors can
locate the dinnerware
oftentimes at yard sales and
flea markets for bargain
prices. More often, they are
sold at antique stores by
dealers who know their
value. The more unusual
the piece (egg cups, relish
trays, pitchers, salt and
pepper shakers, tea pots,
large turkey platters, etc.)
can sell for hundreds of dol
lars. Yet, plates, small
bowls, cups and saucers,
can be purchased in pristine
shape for sls-25 in many
cases, and less if showing
minor chips or cracks.
As you can see, There are
many patterns and styles
out there to choose from
and this colorful pottery is
still quite affordable for the
beginning collector. Happy
Collecting!
Jillinda Falen is the
owner of Carrie Lynn’s
Antiques in Perry. She has
been collecting and selling
antiques for over 21 years.
She is also an experienced
estate liquidation specialist.
You may contact her via
email at falen@alltel.net,
www.antiquesingeorgia.co
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