Manufacturer: Hall China
User: Duff's
Date of match stand: 1950s – 1961
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Notes: According to information found on a genealogy.com forum provided by Donna Duff Hauser, the daughter of owners Melvin and Evelyn Duff, Duff's was the first restaurant operated by the couple. Located in Winchester, VA, it was a predecessor of the well-known Duff's Rebel, also in Winchester, that had a Confederate theme.
The last date this particular piece could possibly have been produced was March 6, 1961, thanks to the penciled inscription on the back with that date, plus Harry & Mary!
See also:
Duffs
Duff's Rebel
The heavy black match stand is decorated with coin gold lines to accentuate the shape and the words DUFF'S and WINCHESTER VIRGINIA.
ID and photos contributed by Susan Phillips