Yes, this is the Lynbrook #4724. I own this exact set as well. From looking at your pictures I am missing a couple of pieces that I didn't know about, so thank you for the post. If you look on the bottom of the coffee cups, the name of the collection and number is printed. I know I know your going to be thinking you did all that research and you had it there all along, I speak from experience. The pattern identification is only printed on the coffe cups. A little more history to you occupied china - These piece were stamped "occupied" during World War II while America occupied Japan. These products were made for export purposes. It was actually a law that the pieces had to be identified as "occupied". On some of the older piece, you may see were the occupied Japan stamp is a different color than the Noritake stamp, this is because the occupied stamp had to be added to pieces that were produced before the passing of the law. After the signing of the Peace Treaty, the law was demolished; therefore, the occupied stamp was no longer used. If your coffe cups do not have the "Lynbrook 4724 stamp" will you please let me know, because mine do and I would like to be certain that they are original pieces. Thank you

I'm in the sterling in the DW camp. I have done so for 44 years and am missing no patina and have no marks or loosened handles on the knives. As for mixing stainless and sterling, most of my sterling knives have stainless blades. I DO try not to put stainless and sterling in the same basket in the DW. And I always air dry...perhaps the lack of extra heat in the drying cycle has helped. Also, I chose Dansk stainless when I got married 44 years ago, and I am very happy with how it has held up. I bought a couple of new place settings 5 years ago at the Dansk outlet in New Orleans, and it's hard to tell the new from the old. Our first everyday china was Shenango restaurant ware. It held up beautifully but was really heavy. I gave it to youngest son when he left after college and got his own apartment. I've replaced it with Fiestaware which is almost as heavy, but I love the retro feel of it. In case you think I'm a total slacker when it comes to taking care of nice things, I DO handwash my grandmother's Haviland. I'm sure its gold rim would never last in the DW. My parents were so poor after WWII with no money for extras, so my grandma's silver became the everyday silver. My mom used to let me dig in the sandbox with her sterling serving spoons! I still have them, they're in great shape, and they do go in the DW but no longer in the sandbox.

Paula, interesting what you say about styrofoam cups. Over here we call it polystyrene, 'styrofoam' being the trade name taken from the Dow Chemical Co. I asked the DH, a bio-chemist, about it and he says that it could prove a problem as when styrene is heated it breaks down into its component molecules; little heat is required for this to happen. It was a classic chemistry experiment carried out using a 'fume cupboard'. John says think of the smell you get when plastic is burnt. There is also the question of the possible effect of freon gas a CFC, being used to turn the solid polystyrene into 'styrofoam'. Mary, when you come to visit I promise there will be no plastic or even earthenware. Our daughter was recently given a set of Wedgwood china (thrown out can you believe by a neighbour with little sense). It is sitting boxed up in her bedroom and I'm sure we could 'borrow' it! There were a couple of side plates missing and I casually thought I would replace them . . . until I saw the price; I came over all weak at the knees :-)

Just stumbled on this discussion, when looking for tips on how to pack my china & crystal for a move. My heart would break if any of it were damaged!! We moved a year and a half ago and I was literally up nights worrying about packing it up, but it survived that move (which was about an hour and a half, we packed but movers moved us). They stayed in boxes for a few months til we ordered furniture & it came in. Not a thing broke! This time we're doing the move ourselves, only moving a few towns over (going from a rental to a townhouse) so it "should" be quick & easy but I still don't want to take chances!! I've had the china & crystal for almost 32 years - actually the china longer. My parents traveled to London before I even met my husband, & my mom told me to pick out my china & she bought most of the place settings at Harrod's & had them shipped home. Saved me a ton of $$. Then at my shower I received a lot of serving pieces. Thankfully he loves the pattern, and after all these years we still love it, it fits our style/color scheme. Even though we only use it for holidays/occasions, our adult sons always liked using it when they made a special meal for their girlfriends. Our youngest is engaged, & his fiancee has access to 3 sets of china herself (her mom's, grandmother's and great grandmother's) so I think they'll have plenty of their own! My pattern is Royal Doulton Princeton. Then after being married, I started getting some Christmas pieces - just mugs, not any dishes, but I love them. I have some Wachtersbach, bright red with a green tree on them. "Lost" them in the attic for a number of years - it wasn't my job to organize or go in the attic to get the Xmas stuff so I thought maybe they got tossed. Turns out hubby had them buried somewhere in the back. When we moved they (along with a number of other things lol) were rediscovered to my delight. I also have some Longaberger Christmas mugs. Thanks for sharing pictures of all of your beautiful china!!