From the December 1940 Ceramic Industry magazine.

"Round-the-Clock" with American dinnerware is a brand new idea for selling dishes. It is currently featuring the Eggshell dinnerware of the Homer Laughlin China Co. The explanation of this plan is given by J. Donald Thompson, sales manager of the firm.

Eggshell, lightweight, crazeproof ware is being offered at a tremendous saving on the easy payment plan, making it possible for the homemaker to have a table service designed to fill every entertaining need from breaksfast to midnight snacks, formal and informal demands. It will not cause a family tragedy if a piece is broken, for the patterns are open stock.

There are four choices of decorations, "Rose Lane", "Ferndale", "Dubarry", and "Regent". All are ivory shoulders with floral designs.

The plan is catching on like wildfire and Homer Laughlin is sharing the benefits with the homemaker who buys the ware.

Vintage from Paul is delighted to offer this lovely oval Vegetable Bowl in the Dubarry, Eggshell Nautilus, pattern from Homer Laughlin. The Dubarry pattern is almost identical to the Eggshell Nautilus pattern Rosemary, the difference being in the number of floral sprays on the pieces.

The pattern is listed as Number N1590 and dates to the period 1937 to the mid 1950's.

The pattern has a wide band of the palest of yellows set against a pristine white background. On the wide pale yellow band is a beautiful rendering of full lush pink roses, delicate blue floral sprays. The edges and inner verge are accented with 24 carat gold.

The Vegetable Bowl is in excellent condition, having no chips, crazing, cracks, scratches or other defects. The colors are vibrant, the graphics crisp and the gilding intact.

The Vegetable Bowl is marked with: "HL, Eggshell, Nautilus,U.S.A.,D50N5.

The Vegetable Bowl measures 9-3/8 inches in length, 6-7/8 inches in width and it stands 2-1/8 inches in height.

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