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If you are looking to see how much your melmac is worth, you can read this post. I am sorry that I cannot answer all of your questions - but if you look hard enough on this blog, I think you will find most of your questions answered.

About / Content Policy

Melmac Sample Chips from RetroChalet
Rare Melmac Sample Chips in my collection 

About This Blog & Content Policy 

Dear Readers, 

I started this blog Melmac Central to write about something I love while my mom was then battling cancer, she won her battle but died under mysterious circumstances that night, in what should be known as one of the best hospitals on the East Coast.  
I wrote as a resource to share my love for plastics and share that with you.  

Identification Service 

I did not realize it would grow as a go-to site for plastics collectors and sellers of all types.  Imagine my Suprise when thousands of emails come my way ask me to identify their plastics! Sorry, but I do not identify or value your plastics! Besides, Melmac is subjective based on condition, style, who is collecting and when, and much like any style of fashion things ebb and flow.  RESEARCHING took me years and that's the supposed to be the fun part of researching what you have.  Here is an article to help you :   What is My Melmac Worth?

Cindy Fahnestock Schafer Texasware
Rare photo of me and mom, using our Texas Ware bowls circa 1978.

Content Policy 

The content is all my own, I choose what I like and write about it. I cite my sources and encourage you to share my blog the photos to social media. If you are writing your own article please do NOT copy my text, thoughts or ideas without proper crediting me and LINKING to my site.  

Here is the links to use: 


Quality Content

If you have something to add to the content or I've made an error, my site shows dead links or photos, please let me know. Over time people's website disappear and the sources I've cited are gobbled up by the 404 error pages, and I hate that. 

Please report all broken links to me via text 4109089241 and let me know what article you're reading.

Earnings Disclaimer


Google Adsense runs on my blog. I also link my own Etsy shop.  Therefore, if you click on any links, I may receive some form of financial compensation for it or for having advertised here. 

Expertise:  

Although I consider myself an avid Researcher, it has been a happy accident. Pursuing what you love leads you to become a learning collector.  I did a lot of research work on Russel Wright plastics, in hopes to write a book, which has not ever materialized due to lack of time. 

  • I have taken part in exhibiting at the San Francisco Airport Museum featured in the Russel Wright Exhibit March-October 2009. 
 
  • I was interviewed by the Newark-Arcadia Historical Society in regard to my research on Home Decorators and featured in the Newark Courier Gazette (NY).   

  • I was featured in Wisconsin, Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter , interviewed extensively by Marge Miley, one of my favorite reporters who has since passed. (Archived.) I will miss her.

  • Here's a great article on Melmac I wrote for all to read: 

Collecting Melmac on Hobby Lark



  • Some of my Russel Wright collection was photographed in a book by Russel Wright Studios.

I write about other things besides Plastic! 

Etsy Preneurship
You can find this book here on Etsy.

I also write White Witch Magazine.
White Witch Magazine



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last updated 1.11.25