Turners Oval Meat Serving Tray

Not Much to tell really, they were one of just hundreds of pottery concerns churning out earthenware and ironstone for the American market during the late 19th Century. Here's a link for you:

http://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/1010.htm

As far as value goes, not a fortune as it's badly crazed. At auction these often sell for under $125.00.

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Pretty much every household of middling income would have had a similar platter during the late Victorian era, generally the more elaborate the design the hoher it cost when new.

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