Originally Posted By Stacers76 No this doesn't belong in WE ) As some of you have read in my weird posts, I'm getting married in June. Well my....charming...future MIL, has passed on to me her 20+ yr old Noritake China. (yes I mean dishes) So now all 50-something pieces of it have been hand washed, dried and stored carefully in my buffet. My question is....for my renter's insurance they need an approximate value of the china....I have NO idea. It's a discontinued pattern, and all I really know it that it is from China via a Marine uncle way back when, and the name of the pattern. Does anyone know how/where to price discontinued original Noritake China? Can I just add that I wasn't registering for china, didn't know how to take care of china (what do you mean it's not dishwasher or microwave safe?!) and this is a WHOLE new ballpark of in-laws-to-be and heirlooms and already feeling guilty that I'm going to ruin it lol What am I getting into!!! )
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Did you try searching for it on eBay? Look at completed auctions as well.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I always get e-mails from this company too (I have NO idea why!) <a href="http://www.replacements.com/china/N.htm" target="_blank">http://www.replacements.com/ch ina/N.htm</a>
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I was just going to suggest the website trekkeruss posted You'll find your info there for sure and may even be able to find out you can put it in the dishwasher after all. My daughter inherited my husbands great grandmothers Wedgewood set. Daughter likes it very much and is happy to have it (meant she got more fun stuff for her wedding) and she plops it right into the dishwasher Then again, great grandmother isn't there to watch her do that.
Originally Posted By DlandJB Oh, and I forgot to say "best wishes" for your wedding and what a lovely present. When I was married to my late husband we only got five pieces of our (Noritake as it happens) china. It took us years to get another setting that was on sale (we couldn't justify the expense). Then, many years later, some dear friends of my parents who did not have any kids of their own gave us their entire set of Limoges. Even the serving pieces. Service for 12. I was so incredibly touched by that gift. So you have very special gift there from your late MIL and you will always think of her when you use them.
Originally Posted By Ursula Congrats on the great gift!!! Remember to use your china often and not keep it locked up except at Christmas and Turkey day. (Maybe every Sunday?)
Originally Posted By Stacers76 Thanks guys!! We have been on that site and they seem to have the best and most info! I realized my first post sounded pretty darn ungrateful. I promise I'm not..it's a beautiful set and I feel lucky to have been trusted with it. The way it had been originally described it to me, I didn't think I'd like it, but I do. I just wasn't prepared for it yet. My future MIL is very....how do you describe it when someone is all over the place and doesn't always recall it? A unique person for sure!! She's already got baby things for me...some are my fiancee's old baby things....there's NO baby talk even happening yet with us!! I just want to get thru the wedding first!!! ) Thanks again for the help all!!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I didn't take your post to sound ungrateful, just a little overwhelmed with the responsibility of maintaining a set of china My MIL had Lenox and used it often as Ursula suggested. You'll probably find out that it's not all that fragile. If you break a piece you now have a website to go to for a replacement Your future MIL sounds interesting, hang in there
Originally Posted By DlandJB You didn't sound ungrateful at all. I misread it and thought that she had passed away!
Originally Posted By beamerdog >>she plops it right into the dishwasher<< That's okay if she has no feeling about maintaining it for future generations. The detergent actually is the culprit - especially if there is a handpainted design. <<<lover of wedgewood and old china Stacers - I don't think anyone here took your post the "wrong" way
Originally Posted By beamerdog For care instructions: <a href="http://reviews.ebay.com/Care-and-cleaning-of-Vintage-and-antique-china_W0QQugidZ10000000000786198?ssPageName=BUYGD:CAT:-1:LISTINGS:1" target="_blank">http://reviews.ebay.com/Care-a nd-cleaning-of-Vintage-and-antique-china_W0QQugidZ10000000000786198?ssPageName=BUYGD:CAT:-1:LISTINGS:1</a>
Originally Posted By beamerdog After years of having everyday stoneware chip, break and discolor, I bit the bullet and bought porcelain for my everyday plates. Eighteen years later and used by a family of four and multiple friends of two boys, there's only one dinner plate with a slight chip on the bottom rim (still useable). And I do put it in the dishwasher (no lemon or fruit smelling detergents). But I don't expect to be handing it down
Originally Posted By Stacers76 Ok whew....When I re-read my post I just thought, sheesh what a butt I sound like...it's been known to happen...hehe, but it wasn't what you guys were saying, trust me! I ALWAYS appreciate the info and wisdom everyone has for me here!!! And DLandJB, don't worry I missed the part in your post about her too...so we're all un-confused now!! Beamerdog, thanks for the info, that helps! I know from experience with my mom's china over the years, that if I don't want to face the wrath of a mother, or MIL, I will be taking very good care of these dishes. And Ursula...if I ever cook a nice meal, trust me I'm usin those plates! It's just that cooking a nice meal part I'll have to work on!!! )
Originally Posted By Ursula Ha-ha! Order out from a fine restaurant and plate it at home! That reminds me of an old saying I was told when I got married: Use the good china, dear, or the second wife will. (of course, I didn't get ANY good china when I married, so there!)
Originally Posted By Ursula You know what, I'm now curious to see what your pattern is...care to post a link from Replacements with a picture? Here is my china: <a href="http://www.replacements.com/webquote/fn_stb.htm" target="_blank">http://www.replacements.com/we bquote/fn_stb.htm</a> Keep in mind, we have mid-century modern furniture and stuff, so it matches. Plus, I love it!
Originally Posted By Stacers76 Very cool! Here's mine.. <a href="http://www.replacements.com/webquote/N__FAS.htm" target="_blank">http://www.replacements.com/we bquote/N__FAS.htm</a>
Originally Posted By hopemax Why, of course your China looks like that Ursula, dear, what else would you expect Buzzlightsnack to eat from! I want to play...this is mine. <a href="http://www.replacements.com/webquote/COMLAH.htm" target="_blank">http://www.replacements.com/we bquote/COMLAH.htm</a> or this one <a href="http://www.replacements.com/webquote/COMLAHA.htm" target="_blank">http://www.replacements.com/we bquote/COMLAHA.htm</a> But I don't own it, not one single piece. A very long time ago (when I was like 5), we lived in a neighborhood with a lot of rentals. My parents made friends with the elderly couple that owned the houses on one side of them. He gave them a bunch of random things, and of the things was a mostly complete set of silver. Mostly complete because it was missing all the spoons, but one. My parents had this box of silver that they never did anything with, cause my Mom had her own set. But when I went to college it became my everyday set. I picked up some random spoons, but even though they didn't match, I was the only 17 year old I knew using silver. Eventually, I got married, and we did register for some crystal, but I had my silver, and thinking that we would be bouncing around from apartment to apartment for awhile, I didn't think we needed to register for china. Someday. But we did get more current everyday silverware, so now the silver is back in a box. Well, about 5 years ago, we went to a HUGE antique show in Portland, and when I was browsing the booths, I FOUND the silver pattern "Lady Hamilton" by Community, from 1932. And they had spoons! So I bought my spoons, and with a name I was able to research it on the internet and I found out that Community made a matching china pattern (actually 2) and crystal. The crystal is pretty rare, so expensive, and I am happy with what we have. But I decided that when we get a house, this will be my china. I was originally leaning toward the larger floral pattern, but the other one is growing on me. Either way, I've decided I want a set that has a "history."
