Manufacturer: TEPCO
Pattern: Branding Iron
Date of grill plates: circa 1950s
Pattern: Branding Iron
Date of grill plates: circa 1950s
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Notes: This Western-style pattern was used in a wide variety of ways on china, but one detail was consistent: the branding irons always spelled out T E P C O. This brown transfer western-themed design is shown below on tan-body grill plates and a white-body cup.
Brown transfer western-themed print on tan grill plates measuring 13.25" in diameter and weighing in at 4.5 pounds.
Grill plate photos contributed by dbstoneware