What are the plates cast from?
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Plates are plastic, and feel like they're filled with sand. Not bad quality.
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No pins. The plates are held on by magic.. just kidding. I will do my best to try and explain how they connect. The plastic weight plates have a small piece of metal that is riveted to them where they connect to the handle. The riveted metal piece is flush on the weight plates (i.e. part of the plate). The handles have a series of metal cylinder pieces that rotate and hold plates on (maybe this is what you are referring to as pins). But it is metal-on-metal that hold on the plates, or that is what mine appear to be.
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There is a stamp on the bottom of each of the plates that says it is made in China.
969289
The plates are a good weight. They are not light. I have had a lot of compliments on them.
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I don't really know - I bought my sets direct from Amazon, and I LOVE them by the way, they are great! I they are sturdy but not heavy, work great in the microwave, and clean up easily. i have12 each of the plates, soup bowls & small plates. I use them all more than my regular dishes! Good luck! :-)
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Im not sure ! I do have them and they are great and holds more food than normal plates . I am very happy with this dinnerware set !.
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Not all Portmeirion plates are authenic only the ones that actually say "Made in England" on the back of the plate. Some fakes will say "Made in China". Hope that helps you.
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They are lightweight. I caution you on the shipping, I ordered 3 sets and 2 of them were broken, 1 set I keep as it was the small plate, the other set was broken to pieces. Good luck!
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The one I bought did not come with a plate. But plates are very inexpensive.
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I don't know, as I sent it as a gift, but I assumed it was just one plate. The recipient loved the plate.
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I do not remember responding to this question as the plate being made in Ireland, but now I cannot verify the country of origin as it was a gift. Maybe you could contact the seller.....? Sorry I can't be of more help.
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They are put away right now but the plate from Amazon was identical to the others from Dillards. I have no idea where they were made, just nice dishes.
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China I think. But not sure. Had them over two years now. Using them everyday, great dishes!
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The dishes are marked England, but the sticker on the outside of the box says made in China. I don't see anything directly on the plates that says made in China but I'm guessing they are.
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I don't know about silver plates. We used record albums. The holes in the records are the perfect size.
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They are packaged like paper plates or Chinet plates are. Very strong and durable.
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I checked on the back of the plates I had bought, and it does not state where they were made