Do you enjoy looking at or collecting collectible plates? Many people enjoy this hobby.
The franklin mint and the bradford exchange collector plates, are the people that bring us what we know as the collectible plate. plate collectors around the world know the franklin mint first for their norman rockwell plates. These are beautifull porcelain plates with the paintings of norman rockwell on them. Since then other collectable plates have also come out. Today you can find collectors plates with reproductions of famous artists, or even hand painted by other artists. There are even collectible plates with animal themes for the animal lovers. Some plate collectors only collect those plates with animal themes, or even doll themes. Still others only prefer to collect the antique plate. There have been many collectors over the years. It seems such a shame that in todays day and age the plate collector seems to be dwindeling. They are such fine pieces of work, and yet, there are places where you can find these gorgeous plates in a garage sale for as little as $3 or $4. It is truly sad, that so many young people have given up the art of collecting for the computer.
