SIGNED ARLENE SCHLEIGER Haviland Illustrated PATTERN IDENTIFICATION Guide Book 2

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EXCELLENT REFERENCE MATERIAL
FOR HAVILAND CHINA
COLLECTORS
DEALERS
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OWNERS
ARLENE SCHLEIGER'S
200 PATTERNS
OF
HAVILAND CHINA
IDENTIFICATIONS
DESCRIPTIONS
&
ASSIGNED IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
BOOK #2
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This book is actually signed by the author, ARLENE SCHLEIGER on the first fly leaf.
In the late 1930's and early 1940's, Arlene Schleiger of Omaha, Nebraska was trying to find pieces to fill in her mother's set of china. Her quest took her to antique shops and used furniture stores. She found that many other people were on the same mission--and Haviland was the china most of them were searching for.
She began to purchase pieces of different Haviland patterns and quickly found that there was a need to have a common means or method to identify these different patterns since most Haviland pieces do not have a pattern name on them. Her good friends, Jack and Louis Drew, encouraged her to create a book or catalogue for identifying Haviland china.
From her searches and experiences in trying to identify the pieces she had collected, Mrs. Schleiger recognized and listed several problems confronting her:
The same patterns appear on different blanks
The blanks may or may not have a gold edge.
The same patterns appear but in different colors.
Floral arrangements vary--seldom will two plates be exactly alike.
In many patterns the flowers are difficult to identify. Are they roses? Wild roses? Apple blossoms?
She decided that a book with pen and ink drawings of the most distinguishing feature of the pattern would be the most satisfactory way of depicting the various patterns. Her son, Dick, was a student in the College of Architecture at the University of Nebraska. He drew the sketches of the patterns for Mrs. Schleiger's first book during his last two years in college.
Mrs. Schleiger's first book, Two Hundred Patterns of Haviland China--Book I was published in 1950. She assigned a number to the patterns as she entered them in her book. Thereby, the term Schleiger Number was born. (Each of her books really describe many more than 200 patterns since most of the patterns shown in the books have several variations listed.
The significance of Mrs. Schleiger's contribution to the world of Haviland dinnerware collecting cannot be overstated. Without her work we would still be describing patterns in terms such as "that one with the little pink rose and green leaves" instead of Schleiger Number.... She died in April of 1983 at age 77.
DESCRIPTIONS
&
ASSIGNED PATTERN NUMBERS
PATTERN ILLUSTRATIONS
These are 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" soft cover books with about 150 pages of drawings and descriptions of over 200 vintage Haviland China patterns.
Condition: This fine china reference book was part of an inventory removed from the estate of an avid antique china collector after she died and the the owners sold the home. It is in very good to excellent condition. Due to the quantity available, colors may vary.
Regarding the plastic comb binder, they are 50 - 70 years old, already quite brittle and in some cases, already cracked or pieces missing. They are still fully functional. Should you desire a replacement, contact OfficeMax / Staples or similar. They are equipped to replace comb binders at a reasonable cost.
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