Manufacturer: Scammell China
User: Busto's Restaurant
Date of examples (Scammell's Trenton China): circa 1924-54

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Notes: Busto's restaurant was founded in 1903 by Frank Busto. Around 1920, it moved into a new four-story building at 11 Stone Street, near the waterfront in lower Manhattan. Busto died on May 23, 1921.  In 1921, sons Leo, Mario and Frank, Jr. took over the operation.

Busto's became a favorite gathering place for men working in the shipping industry. The main dining room was on the ground floor and offered a la carte dinners. The second-floor dining room was open for lunch. Several private dining rooms offered facilities for from 10 to 250 people.

Leo died in 1933, at age 38, and Mario died in 1943 at age 47. In 1948, Mario's sons Bob and Don continued operating the family business. Busto's still operated as late as the 1960s when a newspaper noticed showed the restaurant was issued a liquor, wine, and beer license. The last clipping found for the restaurant was in 1968.

Scammell produced a Trenton China service which is crested "BUSTO'S" in navy blue. A blue line flanks the crest, mid-rim. A May 8, 1950, photograph of the United States Line steamship company's first post-war bowling banquet shows this china on the tables.

Contributor:
Larry Paul: author