Manufacturers: Syracuse China and Wallace China
User: Rod's Steak House
Date of Syracuse plate: 1982 – 1997
Date of Wallace plate: 1940s – 1950s
Notes: Located 60 miles south of the Grand Canyon on Historic Route 66, Rod's Steak House was originally established in 1946 by Rodney and Helen Graves. Today (2009), the restaurant is owned and operated by Lawrence and Stella Sanchez.
Source and for additional information:
http://www.rods-steakhouse.com/history.htm
Syracuse China plate: white body with brown rim border of alternating fence posts and Hereford steers; center topmarked with a Hereford steer bearing the "MJ" branding mark on its haunch; Rod's Steak House Williams, Arizona written above and Gateway to Grand Canyon written below in brown.
Wallace China plate: tan body with brown rim border of alternating fence posts and Hereford steers; center topmarked with a Hereford steer bearing the "MJ" branding mark on its haunch; Rod's Steak House Williams, Arizona written above and Gateway to Grand Canyon written below in brown.
ID contributed by floralady
Wallace China plate photo submitted by kathleen