Talk:Franciscan Ceramics

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Input and comments are appreciated. Gmcbjames (talk) 03:21, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
 * That's a lot of article for so few references. The section on 1940 to 1952 seems to be a tad off from what I am reading.--Amadscientist (talk) 03:58, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
 * The primary author, inactive for over a year and a half, is a published writer on California ceramics.He added significantly to a related article I started, Gladding, McBean. Feel free to edit at will!  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  04:22, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I only changed a small portion of the Franciscan premier line. Seems that it isn't matching up with the source I have. I also removed one image as I don't believe it is a part of that first line and replaced it wih one that is...temporarily as I would like to get a better image and can take that from my china in the next day or so. I'll set it up to be similar to the image I took out with the same pieces using the Concord pattern.--Amadscientist (talk) 04:26, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Checked the cited source and other published books regarding the date of the introduction (premier) of Franciscan Fine China. The cited source contradicts itself stating 1942 on page 172 and then 1941 on page 173. In other published sources the date Gladding, McBean introduced & sold Fine China is 1942. The image of the Gold Band Fine China is representative of the china produced, so I have restored the image.  The image of the concord plate with food has been removed as it isn't a clear image of the fine china, the subject of the article. The Concord pattern was introduced in 1952  and also isn't one of the original 14 patterns. I don't think a representative image of the Fine China needs to be one of the 1st fourteen patterns introduced. I added inline citations, as needed, to the text restored. The article is supported by general references as noted in the General References section to avoid citation clutter - see WP:GENREF.  The more editors, the better the article. Gmcbjames (talk) 02:41, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh, I don't mind the image with food being removed. But I do challenge the accuracy of the link above. That isn't RS.--Mark Miller (talk) 02:56, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

Hi Mark Miller, I would say the same about the link not being RS too, however Bob Page, owner of Replacements, and author of a book on Franciscan is correct - also the non-published factory record confirms Concord as being introduced in 1952. There is a list of the first fine china patterns in the book Franciscan, Catalina, and Other Gladding, McBean Wares. Cheers Gmcbjames (talk) 06:31, 21 May 2015 (UTC)