Onion

Manufacturer: Carr China and Sterling China
Pattern: Onion
Date of Carr plate: 1940s – 1950s
Date of Sterling plate: 1953

Onion
Carr China
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Onion-Sterling-Rich-Bauer
Sterling China
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In her private notes, Joy Bachman, wife of Wheeler Bachman - the last Carr president - wrote that the Onion pattern in blue was made for the Mission Inn in Riverside, California.
Onion-green
Onion-brown
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Notes: White body with a floral center pattern design, an inner border design of petals & leaves, and an outer border with small flowers and large onions in shades of Crimson red – or blue.

The Carr Onion pattern was produced on both white and Glo-Tan bodies; click here and scroll down the page to see a rare ice cream shell in the Carr Blue Onion pattern.

Other manufacturers, including Syracuse China and Shenango China, produced the Onion pattern as well; see B/G Sandwich Shops 3 by Shenango.

A topmarked Onion pattern made by Carr China can be seen here: Canton Grill
Contributors:
Bill Montgomery: green Onion photo
Ed Phillips, pink, blue and brown Onion photos: Ed Phillips
Rich Bauer: red Onion plate