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Dresden China Plates

We bring a weekly photo from the Harper-Freeman collection, which is now maintained by the Village of Cary.

 

From the Village of Cary weekly email, 

The  photo is of two decorative 6-1/4" advertising Dresden china plates from the early 1900's.

The plates are signed by the artist. The plates were from M.J. Skokan's store at 44 Crystal Street. Martin J. Skokan was the Village shoemaker.

The plates read "Compliments of Martin J. Skokan, Cary Station, IL."

All the above information and the photo, was provided by the Village of Cary, via their weekly email.

About this column: This column will profile historic pictures and artifacts weekly, giving you details about the specific item from the collection. We encourage you to submit your comments or write a letter to the editor. Related Topics: #Edchoice

Linda Tharp

1:56 pm on Thursday, December 23, 2010

Are these plates for sale? I don't really understand this site. Thank you, Linda T. Please contact me at ltharp1@austin.rr.com if they are for sale. Thanks again.

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Quincy Hodges

2:42 pm on Thursday, December 23, 2010

Hello Linda, the plates are not for sale, they are apart of the Harper-freeman collection, which was collected over many years by Bob Harper, the late Henry Harper and the late Betty Freeman (Harper). Mr. Harper donated the items to the Village of Cary and patch will post a weekly photo of the historical items. Cary patch is a online newspaper dedicated to producing local news, sports, events and announcements for Cary and surrounding areas.

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