Hall made the Autumn Leaf pattern from 1933 until 1976. This pattern was produced exclusively for the Jewel Tea company of Barrington, IL. The pieces were offered as premiums to Jewel customers when the purchased another product. Since this line was developed as a premium new items were added frequently and old items were retired. This encouraged customers to buy more products to complete the set.
Unpopular pieces were discontinued quickly. This means that there are fewer of them out there and are harder for collectors to find. Another reason that certain pieces are hard to find is that during WWII there was a metal shortage. It is difficult to find pre WWII tin items.
Pictured above is just a few of the items available to Jewel Tea collectors. There were many other items, not just dinnerware.
My mother collected this pattern in the 1970s and I believe my sister still have many pieces. I remember trying to find new pieces. It is a nice pattern, and nice to know something about the collection. I didn't know they were sold by Jewel T.
ReplyDeleteI also love this pattern. You can often find it in antique stores. If you want more information about it Collectors Books publish a great book on it, "Collectors Encyclopedia of Hall China" by Margaret & Kenn Whitmyer. It has a great section on Jewel Tea and on China Specialties who now makes the pattern.
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