Vintage 1955 Stetson China Co. Handpainted "Atomic Time Tunnel" Spiral Plates - Pair

Maker: Stetson China Company Pattern: Time Warp - Whirlpool - Blender Origin: Lincoln, Illinois, USA Design & Motif: Mid-century modern casual dinnerware design featuring a hand-painted brown, black, and gray concentric swirl or spiral pattern radiating from the center. The rim is finished with a mottled dark brown border and accented by sets of vertical hand-painted stripe tick marks. Markings: Both plates bear the circular underglaze factory backstamp on the reverse reading "© COPYRIGHT 1955 - STETSON-CHINA-CO.-LINCOLN-ILL. HANDPAINTED UNDER-GLAZE." Dimensions: Diameter: Approximately 8 inches (as measured against the accompanying staging ruler) Condition: Well-loved vintage condition. One plate features a prominent shallow chip along the top front rim edge, exposing the raw white ceramic body beneath the glaze, along with a secondary flea-bite glaze nick on the reverse outer rim lip. The right plate has no edge chips or fleabites.  It has some discoloration on the bottom as pictured. Both plates display characteristic all-over fine glaze crazing, minor utensil storage scuffs, and light localized reverse discoloration spots consistent with age and domestic use.