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Martin Howard on tue 4 sep 01


Following our discussion about dinner services,
I wonder if anyone on list has come across this problem.

I make platters, not plates.
They nest together in a stack.
BUT when washing them up, they do not fit into the normal plastic or wood
draining rack, because those contraptions are really made for plates with
rims in the same plane direction as the main part of the plate. Those racks
are not designed for platters.
So my platters just lie down all over the place to drain, instead of taking
up less space and looking neat and vertical in a rack.

Any answers to that problem?

Martin Howard
Webb's Cottage Pottery
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
BRAINTREE, Essex CM7 5DZ
England

martin@webbscottage.co.uk
http://www.webbscottage.co.uk

Richard Jeffery on tue 4 sep 01


martin

I still work about 50% in wood (locally felled, air dried native timber, for
as long as I can get it...) - how do you fancy a joint venture selling racks
to go with your plates?

contact me off line... I sense some collaboration in the air.

Richard
Richard
Bournemouth UK
www.TheEleventhHour.co.uk

PS - do you really want them looking neat and vertical?


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Sent: 04 September 2001 07:51
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Subject: Platters


Following our discussion about dinner services,
I wonder if anyone on list has come across this problem.

I make platters, not plates.
They nest together in a stack.
BUT when washing them up, they do not fit into the normal plastic or wood
draining rack, because those contraptions are really made for plates with
rims in the same plane direction as the main part of the plate. Those racks
are not designed for platters.
So my platters just lie down all over the place to drain, instead of taking
up less space and looking neat and vertical in a rack.

Any answers to that problem?

Martin Howard
Webb's Cottage Pottery
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
BRAINTREE, Essex CM7 5DZ
England

martin@webbscottage.co.uk
http://www.webbscottage.co.uk

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Des Howard on tue 4 sep 01


Martin
Rest the platters diagonally against an upside down bowl
on the sink to drain after washing & then teatowel dry them
when the washup is finished.
Des
Kitchens organised
Dragons slain
Maidens rescued
Backs rubbed


Martin Howard wrote:

> Following our discussion about dinner services,
> I wonder if anyone on list has come across this problem.
>
> I make platters, not plates.
> They nest together in a stack.
> BUT when washing them up, they do not fit into the normal plastic or wood
> draining rack, because those contraptions are really made for plates with
> rims in the same plane direction as the main part of the plate. Those racks
> are not designed for platters.
> So my platters just lie down all over the place to drain, instead of taking
> up less space and looking neat and vertical in a rack.
>
> Any answers to that problem?

Des & Jan Howard
Lue Pottery
LUE NSW 2850
Australia
Ph/Fax 02 6373 6419
http://www.luepottery.hwy.com.au

Ron Roy on wed 5 sep 01


Hi Martin,

Why not design and sell racks for platters - what could be simpler?

RR

>Following our discussion about dinner services,
>I wonder if anyone on list has come across this problem.
>
>I make platters, not plates.
>They nest together in a stack.
>BUT when washing them up, they do not fit into the normal plastic or wood
>draining rack, because those contraptions are really made for plates with
>rims in the same plane direction as the main part of the plate. Those racks
>are not designed for platters.
>So my platters just lie down all over the place to drain, instead of taking
>up less space and looking neat and vertical in a rack.
>
>Any answers to that problem?

Ron Roy
RR# 4
15084 Little Lake Rd..
Brighton,
Ontario, Canada
KOK 1H0
Residence 613-475-9544
Studio 613-475-3715
Fax 613-475-3513