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Shenango

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Well of the Sea
Shenango backstamp

The code "R-13" is the date stamp. R indicates the month and 13, the year. 13 was the code for the year 1955. (14 is 1956, 15 is 1957, and so on until 1991)

Syracuse

Syracuse, Flight

Syracuse restaurant plate, Flight. According to the coded date stamp, this particular example was produced in December, 1964.

Mid-Century Restaurant Sign

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This vintage restaurant sign in Pratt, Kansas caught my eye while working in the area recently.

Restaurantware

Jackson China dessert bowl

Another Paul McCobb design.

Restaurantware

Caribe China intaglio casserole

Individual size stick handle casserole with lid. Unglazed terra cotta slip incised with geometric design. Dates to the 1960s.

restaurantware

Jackson Starburst dinner plate

Designed by Paul McCobb. Airbrush stencilled design.

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