Introducing the new “Freakin’ ‘tiquen mobile”! It has been quite a year with both of us getting new cars. And we decided to take “Tachi” (short for pistachio) for a spin and head out to Good Stuff in Doylestown, PA.  We never have shopped here before. And while we are always on the lookout for something good, we weren’t expecting to find something. But, to be completely accurate, we weren’t planning on finding many somethings.

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As soon as we walked in, we were both drawn to a display of what looked like a set of vintage deco china.

The mark, “Mepoco made in Japan”, meant nothing to us as we are unfamiliar with this company. A quick online search and our thoughts were confirmed that these are vintage deco china. And this is what we found.

‘Mepoco’ was not a manufacturer. It was a US china import and distribution company in business between 1919-1935. They dealt with pottery of varying quality – mostly cheap – from several countries including Germany, Japan, and Czechoslovakia. The items were inexpensive knock-offs of china shapes and patterns made by other high-end companies. And, these were made for mass consumption during the depression years.

This set has a strong deco design of brown “air-brushed” polka dots decal. Note that an effort was made to make this set special by including gold trim tastefully applied to various pieces. The china itself is nicely translucent and while thin, doesn’t feel cheap.

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Now, do we need more china? No. Did we buy all of it? Obviously, yes; 44 pieces in all. But it was 50% off!

However, some of the wares, such as this set, are quite nice. But in general, Mepoco Ware is not highly sought after.  This may be a nice entry collectible for someone just staring to collect.

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And so, we had an unexpected Freakin’ ‘tiquen weekend. And a nice way to break in the new Freakin’ ‘tiquen mobile!

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As always, happy hunting!                                                                                                                Chris & Anthony (The Freakin’ ‘tiquen Guys)