Topic: Chance, Dudley Zoo ?

[keith]

Probably a good chance ( no pun intended ) the background colour is pretty much the same as some other Chance plates I have  8.5 inches long.

[Anne]

Nice find, Keith, well done.

[keith]

 

[keith]

Did Chance have a contract with the zoo ? and did they ever do 'Flags of the World' ? 

[Anne]

Oh! I've never seen either of those before, Keith.

[keith]

Think the giraffe has a good 'chance'  shall have to see what David says

[David E]

Giraffe, I'm sure about. The flag maybe.

Chance offered a custom service where trays could be ordered with a minimum quantity of 250, so tourist companies would frequently order batches of trays like this. The problem with a firm attribution is that other companies did the same: Webb and Duro-Ray are two examples and the trays they manufactured are almost identical to ones by Chance.

Although a minimum of 250 examples may exist in the whole world of any tray, making them 'rare', it doesn't always mean they are collectable, particularly the ones with just a single-colour printed. Stuart and I have compiled a number of these advertising trays on ChanceGlassware.uk, which is a new website I started. There are dozens on there - don't forget to click the 'Show More' link at the bottom of each page. On this site, there are a number of the more collectable ones, like Walpamur Paints, Apex Holloware (bit saucy this one) and E J & J Pearson, to name a few.

Also see this page for trays that are less likely to be Chance.

[keith]

Thanks David I'll have look