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Introduced: c1941 Tournai Shape was introduced in 1941 as a range of dinner and tea ware, although a bouillon cup and saucer is recorded in this shape in about 1932. The shape was introduced during World War II to obtain trade with North America. The design was based on a shape produced at the Tournai porcelain manufactory in Belgium operating from 1751 - 1800. Patterns on this shape are illustrated in the 1961 catalogue but less and less patterns appear in the catalogues until none at all in the 1966 catalogue. Some of the most popular patterns produced were: Louvain : pattern number Y6595 of 1941 Beaumont : main pattern number Y6588 of 1941 and produced in several different colours each with a different pattern number Bird Sprays : pattern number Y6591 of 1941 produced in several different colours each with a different pattern numberRenaix: pattern number Y6922 of 1947 Berkshire : pattern number Y7370 of 1954 Alicia : pattern number Y7772 of 1957 Richlieu pattern number Y6716 of 1943 |
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