Vintage Taylor Smith Taylor Petal Lane Vegetable Serving Bowl circa 1959 spotlight Hempstead NY courtesy of rohlfstudio

Hempstead NY  courtesy of rohlfstudio

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Vintage Taylor Smith Taylor Petal Lane Vegetable Serving Bowl circa 1959 spotlight Hempstead NY courtesy of rohlfstudio{HISTORY} Welcome to the wonderfully wispy and whimsical world of 1950s dinnerware. Perfectly named for the spring and summer seasons, this vintage vegetable serving bowl features the Petal Lane pattern made by Taylor Smith Taylor in 1959. Back in the 1950s and early 1960s, it was possible to acquire an entire Homermaker set (136 pieces in total) in the Petal Lane pattern for $49, which is equal to about $550 today. That one expense would provide