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The History Of Syracuse China (A Link To A Page On The Libbey/Syracuse China Official Site)
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Date Codes:
On Econo-Rim and Syracuse China there are date codes that were put there to remind the institutional customer of how long their china has lasted. As proof of the durability of vitrified china, my oldest pieces dating back to the late forties look the least for wear. I had assumed they were from the late seventies!!! Originally the company started with letters and then double letters. They switched to using numbers for the year and a letter to denote the month of manufacture in 1960. Here is an incomplete list of codes...
| 1930 | K | 1935 | P | 1940 | U | 1945 | Z | 1950 | EE | 1955 | JJ |
| 1931 | L | 1936 | Q | 1941 | V | 1946 | AA | 1951 | FF | 1956 | KK |
| 1932 | M | 1937 | R | 1942 | W | 1947 | BB | 1952 | GG | 1957 | LL |
| 1933 | N | 1938 | S | 1943 | X | 1948 | CC | 1953 | HH | 1958 | MM |
| 1934 | O | 1939 | T | 1944 | Y | 1949 | DD | 1954 | II | 1959 | NN |
| 1960 | OO |
* When they switched to numbers, letters were used to designate the month of manufacture. (example= 90-C stands for March, 1961)
Jan-A Feb-B Mar-C Apr-D May-E Jun-F Jul-G Aug-H Sep-I Oct-J Nov-K Dec-L
| 1960 | 89 | 1962 | 91 | 1964 | 93 | 1966 | 95 | 1968 | 97 | 1970 | 99 |
| 1961 | 90 | 1963 | 92 | 1965 | 94 | 1967 | 96 | 1969 | 98 | 1971 | 100 |
I believe the company started over with the number 4 in 1975 ie 1976=5, 1977=6, etc.
The best colors, the best workmanship, the sharpest sprays...probably the reason why they are still in business
Fifty years old, cost me $12 for the pair in an antique mall, and will probably outlast me on this Earth. I will leave these in my Will for my children (not that I have any)
From the collection of Kathleen Lathom
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From the collection of Kathleen Lathom
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Ain't no better way to eat Q than off a plate like this. Went hog wild and paid a small fortune for these two pieces. I think almost $50 each for the cup and plate. They are marked Econo-Rim which you find on Syracuse pieces with the ridged edging. Hard to see in this jpeg, but the flash is reflecting off the uneven surface around the plate. The grey plate is an ancient one which I paid a buck for
From the collection of Lynn (teabear)
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From the collection of Kathleen Lathom
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Just bought this berry bowl today! 1-5-98 for $16.50. I hear it may be a restaurant on Nob Hill in San Francisco. I'm calling tomorrow to find out.
(Later) I have now found out that this is true though I have not had a chance to travel north and eat there as of yet. Thank you everyone for all of the emails regarding this restaurant china piece.
6-24-99: Just got this by email. One of several I have received about The Shadows over the course of a year....
The Shadows Restaurant, 1349 Montgomery Street (Telegraph Hill), San Francisco, served German food from 1932 to the mid-1990s. It is now an Italian Restaurant
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Another Shadows restaurant piece. $75 for a salad plate is common!
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Commonly mistaken as Union Pacific railroad pattern when in reality it was sold all over the place to Children's Hospitals and others as well as the Union Pacific. Usually backstamped with Syracuse China.
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Shadowtone rooster plate.
From the collection of Lynn (teabear)
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From the collection of Lynn (teabear)
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