Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co.
User: Humble Oil & Refining Company
Border Pattern: 8077 / Omaha (red & blue combination)
Date of plate: 1919 – 1923
Notes: The Humble Oil & Refining Company was founded in Humble, TX (near Houston) in 1911. In 1919, the company purchased Dixie and later merged with Standard Oil (New Jersey) to become Exxon.
Sources:
Houston Lost and Unbuilt by Steven R. Strom;
University of Texas Press, 2010, p. 62.
Lamberton China white body with alternating blue and red border design of geometric-inspired shapes. Topmarked with the Humble Oil & Refining Company – Dixie Products medallion logo in gold, red and gray colors.
ID and photos submitted by teabear
Additional ID information provided by Larry Paul