Fabulous vintage Blue Heaven • Royal China mod atomic era chop platter or cake plate with handles! Funky mod pattern is such a mid century classic complete with turquoise and grey color palate! This beauty has stood the test of time and are ready to add glam to your retro kitchen! Platter has a glossy high glaze done in stoneware for durability. Will mix and match so well with any other period design styles or colors to enhance your dining experience!

This darling stoneware began when the original founders Beatrice L. Miller, William H. Habenstreit and John Bert Briggs started the company with $500, six months free rent and employees working without pay. Six months later, they had 125 people on their payroll and within the first year produced 7,800,000 pieces of pottery. Even though it was the Depression, the company updated the old kilns to more modern equipment and in 1934 the plant was converted to produce china and porcelain for the U.S. Government. By 1948, a former printer, Kennith Doyle invented an under glaze stamping machine that would eventually allow the application of under glaze colors in intricate designs directly onto the un-glazed ware and revolutionize the industry. The new process was then used on the famous Blue Willow pattern. By 1965, Royal was the largest U.S. union plant and had over $6,000,000 in sales. In 1969, the plant was sold to Jeanette Glass Company (who also manufactured early jadeite) which was eventually sold to Coca Cola Bottling Company. Operations seized in 1986 after being sold to an investors group from Boston.