DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a complete set of Bob White dishes that I would like to have appraised, or even possibly sell them. This includes eight place settings, a sugar bowl and cream pitcher, a pair of salt and pepper shakers, two serving dishes, a meat platter and a cookie jar.

Every one of the dishes is in perfect condition with no chips or cracks. If anyone is interested in the whole set or knows of where I can get an appraisal, please let me know. My email is suzyt14@megalink.net. —Susan, Hebron

ANSWER: The Bob White dinnerware pattern, produced from 1954-1967 and designed by Charles Murphy, was Red Wing’s bestseller. Its popularity may have been jump-started when it was featured as a prop in Playboy magazine’s February 1956 centerfold.

I found this vintage dinnerware is being sold by the piece, or in small collections, such as four cups and saucers, on the Etsy and eBay websites.

The value of your dinnerware set could be determined by the presence of the Red Wing stamp. This reddish-pink wing-shaped ink stamp was introduced in 1950 and was used until sometime in 1958. Bob White pieces with the pink wing mark can be dated to the early years of production. The reddish-pink wing mark can be found on some larger Bob White pieces such as pitchers, teapots and salad bowls. At some point, probably in 1958 when the wing mark was dropped, these larger pieces were bottom marked “RED WING USA” via the mold used to form the piece rather than by ink stamp. About the same time a plain black text ink stamp that states “Red Wing USA – Hand Painted – Oven proof” replaced the wing stamp on flatware. The RED WING USA bottom mark and black text ink stamp continued to be used until the end of production in 1967.

Some Bob White pieces are marked with a black ink stamp that includes the name “Bob White” in script letters and were most likely made in the mid-1960s.

For more information contact Jim Talbot at Charles M. Talbot Associates, 55 Poplar Hill Road in Turner (https://www.ctaauctions.com/). The number is 225-3797 or you can email him at cta@ctaauctions.com.

 Other options are Daniel B. Soules (407-1444) at Daniel Buck Auctions Inc. (http://www.danielbuckauctions.com/) at 501 Lisbon St. in Lisbon Falls. The business is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or by appointment, and Dan at Orphan Annie’s Antiques in Auburn (https://orphananniesme.net/). The store is at 96 Court St. and is open Monday  through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. The number is 782-0638. orantiques@myfairpoint.net

Other antique dealers in the area are Route 26 Antiques at 1188-3 Main St. in Oxford. They are open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The phone number is 744-0232.

ABC Antiques is at 1065 Sabattus St. in Lewiston (333-5003). They are open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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