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05-140. Russel Wright
Casual China tea cup and redesigned tea cup
Iroquois China Company
USA, 1946
3.75 x 4.75 x 2.25" (tea cup)
3.75 x 5 x 2.5" (redesigned tea cup)
Glazed ceramic
Manufacturer's mark and facsimile signature

The store I wrote about last week is still turning out Russel Wright Casual China in Sugar White and Charcoal. When I made the first in this series of finds, there were several interesting shapes. While the shapes are becoming less interesting (tea cups cannot compete with gumbo bowls), at least one of the pieces I found today was a Charcoal redesigned tea cup. My one-of-a-color collection of cups is becoming harder to add to these days, and while I already had a Charcoal original cup the redesigned piece had eluded me until today.

And I'm still not giving up the exact location where I've been finding this stash. Call me greedy if you must ... I'll admit it.

Found on December 10, 2005 in Minneapolis, MN.

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