1983 - 1987 Hot Air Balloon National Championship Plate Set

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1983 - 1987 Hot Air Balloon National Championship Plate Set   11" in Diameter
This unique fine pewter collection was created by Loren Hancock at the Wilton Armetale Company in Columbia, Pennsylvania, commemorating the National Hot Air Balloon Championships in Indianola Iowa from 1983 - 1987. Loren is a molder, a man who is a skilled craftsman. His "Hallmark" or "Touch" is not a mere imprint on the plates. His "Touch" is the piece itself - each an example of the craft as old as forming the metal. You see, he works with sand molds and molten metal. He must know, not with a slide rule or thermometer, but really know, from the depths of long experience when to pour and how.
These unique plates were commissioned by the National Hot Air Balloon Championships (NBC LTD) and signed and distributed by Beymer's in Downtown Indianola, Iowa.
1983 National Hot Air Balloon Championship Commerative Plate, also celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Flight, signed and numbered #147.
1984 National Hot Air Balloon Championship Commerative Plate, also celebrating the partnership of the DeMoines Register and the National Hot Air Balloon Championship, signed and numbered # 156.
1985 National Hot Air Balloon Championship Commerative Plate, also celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Hor Air Balloon Championships in Indianola Iowa, signed.
1986 National Hot Air Balloon Championship Commerative Plate, also celebrating the 16th Annual Championship, signed and numbered #66.
1987 National Hot Air Balloon Championship Commerative Plate, also celebrating the construction of the National Hot Air Balloon Museum, signed and numbered #25.
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