Bessemer Modern Australian Melmac Made in Australia

FoxandThomas offers this straight from Austrailia!

I love the designs of Mod Australian Bessemer.  This was a line of plastics and melamine items produced there but much of it landed in the states.  I am completely unsure if the Bessemer of these products is the same of the Bessemer cookware products of today, but their website does indicate they've been around since the 1960's, and that most of their items used to be sold through in-home-party-plans.  Can you imagine having an in-home-melmac party?

Hobart Collectables, probably the largest vintage seller from Australia on Etsy, has this great Ashtray which can bring us some clues if we look close enough. There's a great article on Hobart  Collectables on Vintage Chalet that you may find interesting. 

Clues :  Nylex Corporation made this Melmac Ashtray for Bessemer products.

Now other than great plastic serving items, Bessemer did make melmac dinnerware. I don't know how popular it was in Australia, but it did exist. Here are a few designs.

The above and below designs are available at Vintage Twists.

If you are thinking the platter looks very similar in style to some American designs you've seen, you are absolutely right. I think as far as modern styling goes, they were on the same page as American designers. Now perhaps the best thing I've found recently by Bessemer was on Ebay, by Ridgefield Estate Treasures.  and I am unsure if this Bessemer Plastics is different than the Aussie Bessemer. I was thinking how modern in design it looks, and how lovely it is.

Bessemer Plastics made this mod chafing dish and is available at Ridgefield Estate Treasures, User Id BGilliam

The point is it seems like anything marked Bessemer here and there makes for a good modern home.

Arrowhead Brookpark Melmac Galore

Look at this huge Arrowhead Brookpark Dish Set on Etsy!

If you are thinking this looks just like Brookpark's Modern Design, you are right. Pieces are marked marked Ever Wear Arrowhead Pattern Brook Park Modern Design. Joan Luntz of International Molding was the designer making Brookpark's Modern Design line, and the budget line called  Arrowhead EverWare . As you can see  most are mix and match with colors and square styles! This set is being offered by CraftySara for $68.  There's a lot of melmac here.  What a cool deal.

Free Melamine Melmac Giveaway Strawberry 16 Pc Picnic Set for New Years

I think it's time to have a giveaway! This wonderful never used in the box 16 pc melamine strawberry set is up for grabs. It's newer, made a few years back, but supposed to remind you of yesteryear. There are lovely and strawberries with vines. You get: 4 handled mugs, 4 salad bowls, 4 salad plates, and 4 dinner plates. Great for picnics, light lunches, or springtime entertaining. Hand wash only, no microwaving...Value $29.99!

Giveaway Rules:

• Worldwide residents may apply, not just US residents. 
• Contest Open until Christmas 2012.
• Item will ship January 2012, after the holidays and winner will be notified with tracking info!
• One random winner will be drawn from entries below, learn how to obtain entries by reading the "how to enter" section.

How to Enter: 

Enter below by leaving a comment with your contact information. The comment gives you one entry.

You can share this blog (or my Vintage Chalet blog) on Facebook, and comment that you've done so. That gives you an extra entry per blog shared. So, if you share them both, you can get two entries.  Comment below that you've done so.

You can share this blog (or my Vintage Chalet blog) on twitter, and comment below that you've done so, that gives you another entry.  If you do one each, you have two entries.

You can go to Etsy and favorite my Retro Chalet shop, and comment below that you've done so, that gives you another entry.

You can write a blog post about my Etsy shop, or this blog, or my Vintage Chalet blog. For each blog post you write, you get FIVE ENTRIES.  In essence, if you write three little blurbs one on each topic, you get FIFTEEN ENTRIES.  Goodness. That's a lot of entries!!!  Make sure to comment below so I know you've done so.

Good luck entering the contest, hope you win! Entries will be placed in a melmac bowl and hand drawn by the hubby!  Winner will be announced after Christmas!

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