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Newell by Homer Laughlin LaurelHollowPark.net, an informative website created and maintained by Mark Gonzalez. Copyright © 2009-. Named after the town in West Virginia where five of the Homer Laughlin plants are located, Newell was the first line of dinnerware Frederick Rhead designed. It was offered to the public in 1928 and would last into the mid-1930s. Shapes with the edges decorated with ornamental reeding were becoming popular with other potteries in the late 1920s and Newell was HLC's first such line. Two more would soon follow based on Newell: Trellis and Old Roman. Both lines used many of the flat pieces from Newell with the addition of embossed patterns along the rim. Newell is much easier to find than these spin-off lines. It should be mentioned that the Newell and Liberty shapes have very little in common. Liberty was another "rope border" shape first offered by HLC in 1942. Each has distinct shapes and the treatments used come from different eras. Still, some tend to confuse the two lines. Newell isn't that difficult to find so it must have been a very good seller in its day. Flatware such as plates and platters are especially easy to collect. The cake plate and pickle may be a little more difficult to locate. Sugars, creamers, and sauceboats are much easier to find than larger hollowware such as the casserole, jugs, and teapot. Cream soups with liners, egg cups, demitasse creamer and demitasse sugar can be challenging as well. Newell is almost always found in either white, green, or a light yellow glaze with decals or colorful trim, but once in a while undecorated blanks show up. The majority of decals used on Newell are highly stylized, vibrant floral treatments and were used on many other shapes. Most pieces are marked with a general HLC backstamp. Newell covered casserole, treatment N-3128 Sauceboat and liner with N-2023 Cream soup and liner with N-2023 Newell casserole, pattern N-2528 Casserole interior, N-2528 Newell covered sugars. In the center is pattern DB-1 (same as N-2528) and the poppy pattern to the right is N-3028 Sugar and creamer with N-3143 (platinum version is N-3943) Newell creamers Demitasse sugars and creamers. The demi sugars, creamers, and double eggcups were also used with the Trellis shape. Newell and Trellis double egg cups Newell casserole, N-2423 Newell casserole, specialty pattern Newell teapot with pattern N-3528 and the "tall" jug, made for only a few months before being restyled. Designer Frederick Rhead did not like the tall jug and noted in his journals that it reminded him of a "mouth ewer" from a toilet set. Three of the five sizes of standard jugs found in Newell. This is the style that replaced the earlier tall jug. Newell 15" platter with poppy and luster trim Newell 9 ¼" and 7 ¼" bakers Newell gravy fast stand, N-3128 N-5202 Gravy Newell 36s oyster bowl and a fruit cup Newell demitasse cups and saucers Newell cake plate Rosewood decal on Newell Newell shape 10" plates Homer Laughlin's Newell shape dinnerware advertisements from 1929: Hawthorn and Poppy patterns. A selection of Newell shop samples from the collection of the Fiesta Tableware Company (formerly HLCCo.) Hand-painted designs on Newell 9-inch plates with notes and dates on the backs. Coffee cup and saucer Covered Sugar Covered Casserole Creamer Teacup and saucer 36s Bowl Teapot Sauceboat Demitasse Cup and saucer Nappy Platter Pickle/Sauceboat liner Bouillon Cup and saucer Cake Plate Covered Butter 9" Plate Coupe Soup Fruit Cup Gravy Faststand 24s Jug Sauceboat and liner Oatmeal Assortment of Items: 7 1/2" Baker 7 3/4" Baker 8 3/4" Baker 9 3/4" Baker 30s Bowl 36s Bowl 30s Oyster Bowl 36s Oyster Bowl Covered Butter Individual butter 10 3/4" Cake Plate Casserole Coffee Cup Coffee Saucer Demitasse Cup Demitasse Saucer Creamer Ind. Creamer 8 3/8" Platter 9 1/4" Platter 10 1/2" Platter 11 1/2" Platter 12 1/2" Platter 13 1/4" Platter 15 1/4" Platter 17 1/4" Platter 5" Fruit cup 5 1/2" Fruit Cup Bouillon Cup and saucer 24s Jug, 2 1/2 pts. 30s Jug, 1 7/8 pts. 36s Jug, 1 1/8 pts. 42s Jug, 1 pt. 48s Jug, 5/8 pt. 6 1/4" Nappy 7 1/4" Nappy 8 1/4" Nappy 9 1/8" Nappy 30s Oatmeal 36s Oatmeal 9" Pickle 6 1/4" Plate 7 1/4" Plate 8 1/2" Plate 9 1/2" Plate 10" Plate 9" Deep Plate 7 1/4" Coupe Soup 8" Coupe Soup Relish Sauceboat Gravy Faststand Sugar Ind. Sugar Teacup Saucer Teapot