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China Patterns - The Best Way To Identify Yours Online

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If you need to identify your tableware china pattern, there is one free online resource which stands head and shoulders above all others. In fact, it is the only free one I know of and the most comprehensive I have found online.

However, like most free resources, it takes a bit of leg work on your part, so I will take you through that and explain how to use it in clear and easy terms.

If you don't want to do the work, there are various websites which offer professional pattern id services, saving you the hard work. However, for my site visitors, I offer a 'protected' service, where you pay no money upfront - until I can see the your query has been answered in a satisfactory way. This protection is unique online. Go here to take advantage of this unique pattern identification service.




If you just have a one off query, you may want to do your own research using the free service mentioned above. Likely you don't mind a bit of a wait.

However, if you plan to sell on ebay or have a few different queries, or you are mega eager, use my service.




First, I just wanted to check you knew about the two specialist books covering the identification of china patterns.

I will let you in on the secret of how you can track these down at your nearest library in the US or UK. There is an amazing online facility which enables you to trace these books.

Again, getting hold of one of these books is yet another free method of doing your own research on tableware transfer patterns.

These are two books which lead the field (if you know of others, please write in tell me!). Both are available in the US & UK, both in libraries or to purchase.

  1. English Transferware: Popular 20th Century Patterns (Schiffer Book for Collectors) by Joe Keller and Mark Gibbs

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  2. Miller's Encyclopedia of British Transfer-Printed Pottery Patterns 1790-1930 by Gillian Neale




....Using Google in conjunction with WorldCat.org, enables you to track down the nearest libraries to you which hold copies of each book.

Instructions:-

  1. Go to Google search and click the 'Books' search (under the 'more' category) - you can put in the book title into the search, then click on the link. Under the image of the book you will see the option of 'find in a library'.

  2. Click this link and Google link you should be referred to a library cataloging website called WorldCat.org who then ask where your location is and within seconds they tell you where the book is and how far away it it. Amazing!

  3. If, for some reason Google doesn't send you to WorldCat.org, go there direct and search using their search box.

Results:-

For me, located in the UK, it tells me the first title 'English Transferware: Popular 20th Century Patterns' is located in the Library of the Victoria & Albert Museum. In the US, this book is located in several different local libraries.

The second book - 'Miller's Encyclopedia of British Transfer-Printed Pottery Patterns 1790-1930' according to WorldCat.org a copy is located in my local main library as well as about a dozen or so other main libraries throughout the UK and more in the US.

Before deciding which book to locate, I would read the book review supplied by Google which is normally very in depth and revealing.


Online Resources

Now, getting back to the best free online resources to help you identify your pattern.

Replacements.com holds details of over 300,000 tableware patterns. They offer a completely free china pattern identification service. (Note:- I am in no way affiliated with them or get anything from this link - I am just telling it like it is!)

However, the only restriction is if you want multiple patterns identified, they reserve the right to limit this service to their customers and suppliers.

The way round this is to go to their site yourself and have a poke around their online database.

  • Go to their china section
  • Go to the name of your china manufacturer
  • Look out for the vertical blue image bars on the far left of the page
  • Click, then scroll down the images looking for your pattern

If you decide to send them a query, you must:-

  1. Take digital photos. Save them in JPEG format. Make sure at the same time they are changed to 72-100 DPI resolution (low). Make them between 6 inches to 7 inches wide (500 to 600 pixels).

    All this can be done on most common computer photo software.

    TIP:_ If in doubt just download a free bit of kit called IrfanView here.

    Otherwise you can use our own photo-merge service... it's quick and cheap.



  2. Photograph both the item and the pottery mark.

  3. Send the images by email to yourself first! This ensures they are clear and that the mark details can be easily read. Blurry photos are or no use to anyone.

    You would be amazed by the number of useless photos are sent for identification. This wastes every-bodies time, not least yours.

  4. Send your images, along with your name, email and mailing address to research@replacements.com

  5. They will identify your pattern and send you a price listing of the pieces they have in your pattern.

  6. If they can't identify your pattern, they will let you know promtly. However, you must allow a reasonable time - say two to three weeks to look into your query.


..... need something a bit faster?

Using Premium Online Services

As I said above, there are various websites which offer professional services in identifying china patterns. These levy a fee for their premium services.

china patterns What are you paying for?

  • Convenience
  • Speed
  • The knowledge of a professional pattern expert.
I have researched this 'identifying china pattern' subject for quite some time and, on behalf of my site visitors, I have designed a 'protected' service which ensures a high quality reply or no fee to pay.

I have designed a system where you don't take any risk in using an online service. Many people said they nervous to pay money upfront to strangers without knowing the outcome. Now the outcome is guaranteed or you pay no fee at all.

To test out this china pattern /pottery mark identification feature just fill in this form (remember - no answer, no fee)

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If for some reason the above link is not working for you, then just copy and paste my address into your email:-

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