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Poor kid checking in…I don’t see my Hercules plate on this chart…
Herc and Megara went through college with me, moved back into my mom’s with me, through a couple apartments and into my first home before they finally split in half in the dishwasher.
Wait… Was I a poor kid?
I still have the Pegasus plate that says “Hold your horses, dinner’s coming!”
I had a shirt tales plate that probably had lead paint
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Are those from the US? Never seen any of them. My sauerkraut got served on this badboy growing up:
I think delftware isn’t as popular in the US, which is unfortunate because I love how they look.
Yea, Corelle is glass dish ware made in Corning, New York. The same place they make Pyrex and Gorilla Glass phone screens.
It was just a dominant brand of dishware in the U.S.
Corning, one of the world leaders in glass manufacturing and materials science, figured out how to make thin tempered glass that was lightweight, very durable, resistant to thermal shock, and safe to use in microwaves, dishwashers, and up to medium temperature ovens (350°F/175°C is the manufacturer recommended max). It became the dominant dishware brand in the U.S. as a result, for “everyday” use.
Personally I don’t like the heat transfer characteristics (poor insulator which means hot food makes the dish hot to the touch) and don’t mind thicker plates/bowls for most situations. But I can see why they became immensely popular, especially for families with kids.
Side note, Corning spun off its consumer products division in 1991, so the company that makes the Gorilla Glass in basically everyone’s cell phones is now technically different from the company that made all these kitchen dishes, even if they were once part of the same corporation.
Yeah, unfortunately even the fediverse suffers from a heavy dose of US defaultism.
Honestly I don’t even notice it. Virtually every online space I’ve ever been a part of has been like this. Originally the Yanks never asked for everyone to learn English and use their platforms either so it’s kinda fair enough as far as I’m concerned.
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9
Nobody else got the lil heart flowers?
My parents still have these! Lots of nostalgia there
This one right here.
For real. I’m not joking.
These are Called “Winter Frost White”, no pattern at all. This is what I grew up with and use everyday currently.
My mom got 7,8,9 but my grandma has this, which is actually my favorite
8
6! No one else?
6! Is it regional? Do you live in kansas?
No but my mom is originally from Nebraska! Scary close lol
My dad has this one and lives in SW VA. He complains about never finding any matching items in thrift stores to replace some broken ones, but finds plenty of my grandparents (9)
I’m a sucker for blue; 9 might be my favorite. 6 was yet more brown in a house full of brown and yellow. I’m an early 80s baby but my parents held on to the 70s as hard as they could, decor-wise.
5 & 6. Wonder if 6 followed my great-grandmother over from Minnesota?
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I forgot my mom even had those dishes.
9 through the 80s & 90s, then my parents graduated to 8 after the remaining 9s broke one by one
7, and my “little” brother still has it 40 years later because he doesn’t want to spend money on dishes
My folks still have 9. I have a set that’s just blank.
something in-between 5 and 9, don’t remember exactly
Not American but we used these bad boys:
Solid looking plate where are you from?
From India. I’m from a Buddhist region and here we use brass plates. the old ones can weigh more than half kg.
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Never seen any of those. Here were mine:
