Girl Scout Plates; Decorative & Utilitarian
Girl Scouts have always been helping out in the kitchen!
Here's the home page for general use plates, decorative plates and silver/pewter plates, trays.
Early ceramic-type plates were not offered through the catalogs. These items were likely sold to councils directly from the producers.
Specialty plates such as cookie, Roundups, etc. are elsewhere.
According to Restaurant Ware Collectors Network, this plate dates from 1930's to early 1940's.
Oval Platter approximately 16" x 11"
Iroquois China
1935
1973
Beginning in 1979 this plate with the new contemporary trefoil was offered as well.
Both were available.
1974
The contemporary trefoil version of this plate was introduced in 1979.
By 1983 the price for both styles had jumped $29.00!
By 1993, the last year these were offered, the price was $45.00!
Surprise!
In 1988 the Queen Anne Style of plates shrank from 10 1/2" to 7" - the price went down too. By 1993, the last year these were offered the price was $29.00!
All four plates as shown here for comparison.
1986
1988
8 1/2" decorative plate
Norman Rockwell, original artist
Not offered in GS catalogs
1996
2003
2002
2011 Convention Plate
2017
Girl Scouts & Morton Salt | Girl Scouts on Sugar Packets | Girl Scout Candy - Vintage
Girl Scout Snacks - Modern | Girl Scout & Bread | Drink to the Girl Scouts!
Girl Scouts are Nuts | GIRL SCOUT ICE CREAM!!!!!!
Girl Scout Cookbooks | It's a Girl Scout Party! | Girl Scout Plates
Girl Scout Dessert Decorations thru the Years... | Girl Scout Dog Treats
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