Manufacturer: McNicol China
User: New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Pattern: Old Saybrook
Date of plate: unknown
Notes: This pattern was introduced in 1949 and was only used for a few years before being replaced by the Platinum Blue pattern. Sources report that it was used on diners and grill cars on the Merchants Limited and Yankee Clipper trains.
Source:
New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association, Inc.
White body, cobalt blue village scene consisting of houses, a church, trees and a flagpole with matching blue line around the rim. The dinner plate has New Haven. R. R. underneath the scene while the rest of the pieces have the village scene only.
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New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
ID and photos contributed by reddygal