Manufacturer: Shenango China
User: Horn & Hardart Co., Philadelphia, New York City
Pattern Name: Marion
Date of plate: Circa 1920s-30s

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Notes: The first Horn and Hardart Automat opened June 12, 1902 at 818 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, PA. The first Automat in New York City opened 10 years later at 1557 Broadway, Times Square, between 46th & 47th Streets.

A 1921 ad in Plant-Restaurant Management for The Stearnes Company in Chicago touts its outfitting of "Horn & Hardart's new Automat and Cafeteria on Sheridan Road near Wilson Avenue, Chicago." And Jan Whitaker, writing in a September 8, 2019 piece for her Restaurant-ing through history, confirms the presence of two Horn & Hardarts operating in Chicago in 1922.

For an overview of H&H as an iconic establishment, see Horn & Hardart – Iconic Establishments.

There are many pieces of china with this pattern for sale that are not backstamped Horn & Hardart. It is not known if any of them might have seen automat service and/or if the pattern(s) were exclusive to H&H.

White body with deep green Art Nouveau flowers, swags and swirls.

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Horn & Hardart 5 by Syracuse China
Horn & Hardart 7 by Greenwood Pottery
Horn & Hardart 8 by unknown manufacturer
Horn and Hardart Automat  as an Iconic Establishment
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