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The coddlers have a plain white glaze, or they are
decorated with leaves and/or flowers. The leaf/flower
patterns vary from coddler to coddler. They may have
all been hand-applied as we have not seen two that are
exactly alike. In some cases, the patterns seem faded
or partially removed by wear and age ... so it is also
a possibility that some coddlers that are reported as
"plain white" had a pattern at some point in the past.
We will attempt to uniquely label different patterns using our own "unknown pattern" nomenclature, since we have no knowledge of whether Syracuse ever assigned names to the patterns. A list of known patterns with thumbnail images follows this section.
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Either orange, or green. We've recorded a "brown"
... although that may very well be a matter of colour
nomenclature used by the individual.
- OPS - Consists of the words O.P.
and SYRACUSE CHINA, without any framing
or shaping.
- CIR - Consists of the words PREMIER EGG CUP CO. and PAT. JUN 13, 93. in a circle, and SYRACUSE, over N.Y. in the centre of the circle.
- EGG - Consists of a line drawing in the shape of an egg, with the words THE PREMIER EGG CUP CO. along the top, inside the egg-shaped line, SYRACUSE, N.Y. along the bottom, inside the line, and one, two, or three patent dates in the centre of the drawing. The words SYRACUSE CHINA. appear below the egg-shaped drawing in most cases.
- CIR - Consists of the words PREMIER EGG CUP CO. and PAT. JUN 13, 93. in a circle, and SYRACUSE, over N.Y. in the centre of the circle.
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Some coddlers have a pedestal, others do not.
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We know of three sizes:
- S:
Single size -
25/8
inches tall and
23/16
inches in diameter.
- D: Double size - 27/8 inches tall and 2½ inches in diameter.
- XL: Extra-large size - 33/8 inches tall and 2¾ inches in diameter.
- D: Double size - 27/8 inches tall and 2½ inches in diameter.
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- ZERO:
No dates appear in the backstamp. As far
as we know, all OPS backstamp styles have no
dates.
- ONE: One date: PAT JUN 13 - 93., appears in the backstamp. We believe that all CIR backstamp styles have one date. Additionally, EGG backstamp styles may have one date.
- TWO: Two dates: PAT JUN 13 - 93., and FEB 4 - 79, appear in the backstamp. We've seen this only on EGG backstamp styles.
- THREE: Three dates: PAT JUN 13 - 93., FEB 4 - 79, and DEC 25 - 94, appear in the backstamp. We've seen this only on EGG backstamp styles. This third date makes one slighly suspicious that they are all patent dates ... was the U.S. Patent Office open for business on Christmas Day, 1894?
- ONE: One date: PAT JUN 13 - 93., appears in the backstamp. We believe that all CIR backstamp styles have one date. Additionally, EGG backstamp styles may have one date.
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