80th Anniversary Items Produced
80th Anniversary Items
- In 2016 the Homer Laughlin China Company celebrated their 80th anniversary of producing Fiesta®
- They produced several items to celebrate the occasion.
- Thank you, Alex Silva, for the use of his photo (left).
80th Anniversary Large Disc Pitcher
Item Number: 0484
Pattern Number: 41569 researching
Introduced: 2016
Discontinued: 2016
- This pitcher was not exclusive to any particular retail chain.
- It was produced in the Claret glaze only.
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photo.
80th Anniversary Ivory Dinner Plate
Item Number: 0466
Pattern Number: 41575
Introduced: 2016
Discontinued: 2016
- This plate was exclusive to the West Virginia Division of Culture and History.
- It was produced in celebration of the Fiesta® exhibit showcasing 80 years of Fiesta® dinnerware being produced in the state of West Virginia.
- 180 plates were produced for this event.
- Below is a photo of the wall of dishes that highlighted the display at the Culture Center.
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photo (left).
80th Anniversary Luncheon Plate
Item Number: 0465
Pattern Number: researching
Introduced: 2016
Discontinue: 2016
- This design was produced on White luncheon plates (0465).
- It was available to purchase during the Homer Laughlin China Collectors Association (HLCCA) conference and the factory retail outlet store.
- Thank you to Dana Heath-Thomas for the use of her photo.
80th Anniversary Ornaments
Item Number: 0761
Pattern Number: researching
Introduced: 2016
Discontinued: 2016
- The 80th Anniversary ornaments were produced in three different glazes. Cinnabar, Shamrock and Chocolate.
- These were exclusive to the factory retail outlet store.
- During the HLCCA conference in 2016 each member attending the conference was given a ticket in their registration packets to receive one of these special anniversary ornaments when they visited the outlet store.
- Thank you to Michelle Christensen for the use of her photo.
80th Anniversary Round Platter
Measures – 11-3/4” diameter
Item Number: 1486
Introduced: 3/2016
Discontinued: 7/2016
- Produced ONLY in the following color – Claret
- 80th anniversary round platters are known to exist.
- In March 2016 at the Chicago International Home + Housewares show, HLC announced that they would be making a new round platter to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Fiesta®. It was scheduled to be available to retailers by June 2016. June came, and no platters were released. Finally, on July 22, 2016, HLC advised their retailers that they were having problems with the production of the platter. They stated, “The 80th Anniversary Platter has had several mold re-tooling, glaze adjustments, and firing temperature adjustment review, without a successful consumer product outcome.” HLC advised, “…the 80th anniversary platter will not go further into production.” They also advised, “To offset the loss of the platters …” that they would be offering a special 80th anniversary large disc pitcher (see page 2) to replace the round platter for their general retailers. The platters would have made a great addition to anyone’s Fiesta® collection.
Black Tote Bag
- This black bag was part of the HLCCA 2016 conference package which had the 80th anniversary logo printed on the bag.
80th Anniversary T-Shirts
- T-Shirts with the 80th anniversary logo were sold at the factory’s retail outlet stores.
- So far, we have been able to verify they were produced in, Turquoise, Rose, Peacock and Sea Mist colors.
