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These are four 1954-1955 magazine advertisements for Franconia Chinaware. --- Franconia/Krauthein is located in the Selb Bavaria region of Germany. The company was orginally founded in 1884 as Krauthein and Adelberg. Franconia China purchased it around 1945. Both names can be found on the backstamps.
The first two ads are from 1954, both showing the "Rhythm" pattern at the tops, the first ad also shows the "Millefleurs" pattern and the second ad also shows the "Woodland" pattern. The third ad is from 1955 and shows the "Barcarole" pattern, and the fourth ad also from 1955 shows the "Palm Springs" pattern.
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