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THIS IS AN OLDER COLLECTORS PLATE OF THE STATE CAPITOL - NORTH CAROLINA.
THE PLATE IS APRX 10 3/4" DIAMETER AND HAS A RICH MULTI-COLOR GREEN,
BROWN AND YELLOW UNDERGLAZE. THE FRONT DEPICTS THE CAPITOL BUILDING ALONG
WITH OTHER NOTABLE LANDMARKS INCLUDING - UNIVERSITY OF NO. CAROLINA OLD
WELL SO. BUILDING; BIRTHPLACE OF AVIATION DEC. 17, 1903 KITTY HAWK;
TRYON PALACE NEW BERN; SLAVE MARKET FAYETTEVILLE; MINT MUSEUM CHARLOTTE
AND THOS. WOLFE HOUSE ASHEVILLE. THE REVERSE READS - IMPERIAL BY
SALEM CHINA CO, SERVICE PLATES; NORTH CAROLINA VARIETY VACATION LAND
DISTRIBUTED EXCLUSIVELY IN RALEIGH, N. C. BY IVEY-TAYLOR CO. BY
THE PRESENTATION, LOOKS TO BE FROM THE 1950s, BUT I AM NOT SURE. IT
HAS SOME AGE CRAZING BUT IS IN GREAT CONDITION -- NOT CRACKED OR CHIPPED.
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