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Last Login: 4/5/2009 2:56 AM
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I've been collecting Gambitware from both Australia and New Zealand for just over a year.
I'm having difficulty working out who made these lovely plates & dishes and from what the items are manufactured. The only clue is on one piece. On the base it says... GAMBIT PTY. LTD. MELBOURNE. But no matter how I search, there is nothing to indicate any knowledge of the maker or the material.
They come in pastel colours of pin dishes to platters and bowls to cake trays in a material like bakelite. But if damaged, it chips & flakes, breaking down into powdery chips, impossible to fix. The powery substance is like plaster of paris. The undamaged Gambitware surface is plasticy, which I polish with a soft cloth after gently cleaning.
The Aussie Gambitware says so on the base with the appropriate name as above in the title description. The Kiwi Gambitware only has the name GAMBITWARE printed on the base. Is it a New Zealand company too?
If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, I will be most grateful. I am constantly looking for new pieces to add to the collection.
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