Loved all the Melmac colours - who didn't have a set on their shelves in the '60s?
Melmac dishes are durable plastic dinnerware that gained popularity in the 1940s and 1950s. They are made from a Melamine resign and c...
Guaranteed to last two years! Mid-Century Modern melmac advertisment shows clash of bright colors and grandmas florals.
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Find out how to get these great items below! We know the fun melamine of the fifties is never ending, but what about the 1960's? Yes, indeedy, it was still going strong. Just imagine, living back then and nearing the holidays. Not having Amazon or Ebay , or Etsy to search on, you would have quite possibly enjoyed a coffee or tea and then having opened a Reader's Digest. This look screams 1962*. Set of 5 plates $8 @ RiversideTradingCo on Etsy. An old marketing book refers me to this: "The Melmac® Dinnerware spread in the Reader's Digest's 1962 gift insert was a huge success". This was reported by a gentleman by the name of Ernest K Hunt, who was the Merchandising Manager in the Plastics and Resins Division of American Cyanamid in 1962. He was indicating that inside brochures are often ripped out and taken (with) by smart shoppers. Melmac Patterns from 1962: Lots of flowers and wheat, thinner styling. Melmac Patterns circa 1962 I can only imagine from this, that housewives rushed out to buy (quite possibly for themselves) a new set of superior melmac dishes. Perhaps they ripped out of the insert and handed it direct to their husband so he would bring home the most perfect gift. When I see old melamine dinnerware, right away I notice the dishes of the 60's appear in a different color palette and different thickness of the original. Perhaps many manufacturers decided to cut the original bulky designs of the 50's and / or production costs were higher for the materials. However, I love the names, and some manufacturers I don't see often: Golden Glory by Royalon Floating Leaves by Stetson Whispering Pines by Harmony House Sunburst by Lenoxware Rambling Rose by Brookpark Autumn Glory by Newportware Windblown by Kenro Folklore by Oneida Summer Idyll by Miramir Enchantment by Metro Curry by Durawear Dellwood by Prolon Mayan by Texasware Regal Leaves by Mallory An insert from 1962 from a Magazine, to show you some 60's designs. According to one magazine, The Department Store Economist already trained their salesman hard in January 1962 store associates were ready in the beginning of the year for that coming holiday. They write "Of course you have to have a good display of Melmac quality dinnerware on your shelf...where its beauty will catch a woman's eye as she passes by. (Allow about 2 seconds for those attractive patterns to turn her head ...stop her dead.) " The book goes on to indicate that you have a 58 second sales pitch including answers to popular questions. Amazing 60-ish* wheat design by Boonton Molding Company in Somerset Style, find this whole set 41 pcs for $78 at shop FromtheSeller on Etsy. Note: * The designs noted with * above are not guaranteed to be 1962, but are reminiscent of the look of 1962 based on ads and brochures available.
I had to hurry up and tell you about this amazing item being offered at (Markus Data) Dee Dee's Retro Corner on Etsy. Dee Dee has has come across this fabulous mint in box snack set of melmac cups and snack trays in Apollo Ware. Clearly designer by Alexander Barna. First let me start by saying it appears the original price was $4..49--probably back when gas was 15 cents a gallon. It is now being offered at $45--right in line with $3.60 in gas I paid at the pump the other day. What is amazing is that the cups claim to be "dishwasher safe, chip resistant, break resistant" and have a "2 year guarantee." A far cry from when melmac first came out. When the big bulky hunks of melmac dishes circa 1948-1952 was going on melmac was said to be "unbreakable" and carried up to a ten year warranty. I guess over time the composition of the melmac changed, and the manufacturers wised up. Alexander Barna was the designer. Now I've done a lot of research on him but fallen short. There was a designer of all things from Hungary originally named Sandor Barna but legally changed his name to Alexander. He has ties to St Louis but I have yet to confirm or deny this indeed was the melmac man. I do know that the Apollo Ware line is something I don't see that often, and sure as heck never see it in it's original box. Some mid century modern melamine dinnerware lover is really going to love this.
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