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Your Price: $ 9.99
Item Number: 2105 |
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Manufacturer: Royal Winton China
Neat small piece of vintage souvenir china for Old Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. This is a small china dish, sometimes called a pin dish or trinket dish. Roughly rectangular with curved edges, measuring about 4 1/2 inches x 3 1/2 inches and sitting about 5/8 inch in height.
Cream or white colored base china with the central decor done as a black line drawing and gold line edge trim. The central image is an aerial view of the fort, with words below indicating this is "Old Fort Henry, Kingston". Weighs a tad over 2 1/2 ounces unpacked. Fully marked on backside as having been made by Royal Winton China, Made in England, with a letter "A" designation beneath this.
From some internet research, this site is now referred to as Fort Henry National Historic Site. It is located on Point Henry which is at the mouth of the Cataraqui River where it flows into the St. Lawrence River on Lake Ontario. The fort was originally built during the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States of America.
We've provided 8 images to show from varied angles and close-ups of the decoration. Please note that the camera lighting causes white "hot spot" reflections on the glossy surface. Please use the zoom feature to examine closely.
Wonderful vintage condition with some indication of age. This older piece has large crazing lines on over 75%+ of the topside, with several large crazing lines also on the backside. There are no chips, other cracks or other major flaws. It's possible there is other minor age/use/storage wear, but nothing is jumping out at us. The central fort decor and location words are strong and very readable, and the gold line trim shows only a touch of wear in a few spots (the gold is 98% still there).
A nice piece to add to any collection of vintage souvenir china, particularly one related to buildings, military buildings or forts or installations, or one related to Lake Superior or Canada in general, Kingston or Ontario in specific. Could also make a fun gift for someone interested in military history or events related to the War of 1812 in particular. |
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