Shenango Ceramics, Inc. - "A Christmas Carol" (1949-1963)

"A Christmas Carol" (1949-1963)

Shenango Ceramics, Inc.

We jump ahead a couple of decades for some more illustration, but this time in the form of collector's plates!

This is series of 12 plates issued by the Shenanago Ceramics (and/or China) company from 1949 through 1963.

The first in the series was issued in 1949, the second in 951, then the rest annually from 1954 through 1963.

The scenes depicted on the plates were not issued chronologically plot-wise and I don't see a particular reason why the were issued in the order they were.

Here's a gallery of them, which I arranged in chronological order. You an see the year of issue on the back of each plate...

This was the second-to-last issue, but it's the first scene of the book to be depicted.

This is the last issue. Did they realize they hadn't shown anything ghostly yet?

First in the series. I'm not sure what this represents, but if it's Fezziwig-related, it must be from the past, right?

A nice depiction of the Cratchit family.

Although the feel is similar, you can tell this is a different artist.

Topper! Yay!

Half of the scenes depicted take place after Scrooge's conversion.

Everyone's excited about the turkey!

This would appear to be Scrooge  on his way to Fred's house.

It took him two years to get there, but he held the same pose!

Topper's party? Wait! Hold it!

A nice ending!

I think these are a lot of fun, but imagine waiting 14 years to complete the set!