Castleton China Dealer Archive Lot – Price Lists 1957/1962, Letters, Rosenthal For Sale

Vintage Castleton China & Rosenthal Ephemera / Dealer Archive – Retail Price Lists, Showroom Letters, Catalogs & Sales Documents (1950s–1960s)

This is an original historical paper archive from Castleton China (New Castle, Pennsylvania & 312 Fifth Ave NYC), including authentic dealer communications, pricing sheets, ordering forms, showroom announcements, and Rosenthal cross-brand literature. These items appear to have belonged to a sales representative, showroom dealer, or retail partner active during the mid-20th century.

Contents include:

• Original Castleton China retail price list – January 1, 1957

Spiral-bound, large format dealer edition with wholesale & retail data for individual patterns and pieces.

• Castleton China retail price bulletin – October 1, 1962

Grey-cover edition with updated pricing across dinnerware lines.

• Rosenthal “Verkaufsdienst” English Editions — Autumn 1962 & Winter 1963

Stunning full-layout European design catalogs, showcasing Rosenthal collections, branding, and contemporary tabletop styling.

• Multiple dealer correspondence letters on Castleton letterhead (1953, 1955, 1957, 1963)

Featuring typed communications, signed by executives including W.P.G. Adams (President), addressing:

• showroom relocation to Fifth Avenue

• dealer pricing policies

• pattern availability

• shipment terms

• damages policies

• minimum orders & trades

• Dealer order sheets & fulfillment forms

With fields for retailer account, credit status, freight routing, and stock requests — some handwritten.

• Pattern classification & group lists

Including Group I, Group II, discontinued patterns, and price differentials.

• Original tableware advertisement inserts & plate imagery

Classic 1950s-60s aesthetic with early modernist presentation photography — beautiful display-quality ephemera.

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Historical & Collector Significance

Castleton China was known for high-grade American-made fine china and was associated with Rosenthal (Germany). Ephemera of this type provides provenance, pricing history, pattern validation, and original-era marketing context — extremely useful for:

• china collectors

• antique dealers

• pattern archivists

• brand historians

• museum research departments

• dinnerware resellers

• graphic designers studying vintage commercial printing

This type of dealer documentation rarely survives intact — especially with multiple dated letters, pricing manuals, and pattern inventories.

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Condition

All items are original vintage materials.

Paper shows typical age toning, some edge wear & handling creases — consistent with authentic mid-century usage. No photocopies.