Question:

 I’d appreciate any information on this snack set(?).   Pattern?  Name of the shape/set?  Age?  Value?   The cup has a 3 3/8″ top diameter, 1 7/8″ bottom rim outside diameter and stands 2 5/8″ tall.  The unusually shaped folded over rim plate measures about 10 1/2″ X 11″.  It has a chartreuse exterior.  The interior has a slight circular depression for the cup – but the ring is much more noticeable on the backside – see third photo.  There’s an impressed mark on the back which looks like /08 – maybe 708? 

Thank you very much for any assistance.

Bill

Answer:

The photos show a Party Plate and Cup from the Party Line pattern, which was produced in the late 1940s.  Your plate is shape 108 and the cup is shape 111.  The impressed mark on the bottom of the plate is 108.  Twelve different shapes numbered 100 through 111 were made for the Party Ware pattern.  These shapes were available in three exterior colors (Chartreuse, Gray and Metallic Brown) and were decorated with four different fruits (grapes, pear, apple or cherries).  Thus a buyer had many different combinations of colors and fruits from which to choose.  The unique shape of Party Ware made it difficult to store in the kitchen cupboard and the pattern is not easy to find today.  Value for this plate and cup would be $30-40.

Larry