Manufacturer: Carr China Company
User: Grafton West Virginia Advertising Plate
Date of plate: circa 1934 – 1952

The abandoned Willard Hotel, built in 1911 by the B&O, and the old B&O terminal.

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Notes: From Wikipedia: "Grafton is a city in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 4,729 at the 2020 census. Located along the Tygart Valley River, it originally developed as a junction point for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, serving numerous branches of a network that was vital to the regional coal industry.

"Grafton is the home of both of West Virginia's national cemeteries and was where the West Virginia Equal Suffrage Association formed in 1895. Mother's Day was founded in Grafton on May 10, 1908, and the city is home to the International Mother's Day Shrine. Grafton was also among the first cities in the United States to observe Memorial Day."

The Carr China Company opened in Grafton in 1916, producing ware till 1952. Historically, the old U.S. pottery manufacturers had close relationships with the civic and institutional organizations and recreational facilities of their hometowns and would have produced pieces like this one that promoted Grafton.

Glo-Tan body plate with a white stripe-around the rim-that is bordered top and bottom by brown pinstripes. In the well are the words "Grafton West Virginia" in a brown block font circled around two dingbats in the center of the well.

Source:
Wikipedia – Grafton, W.V.

Contributor:
Ed Phillips: author