Manufacturer: Scammell China, also an unknown maker
User: Teibel's, Schererville, Indiana
Date of examples: 1938-1954; circa 2013

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1933

1938

1949

1950s

1959

2013-2025 china

2026

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Notes: In 1929, two young brothers, Martin and Steve Teibel, were running a garage in Hammond, Indiana, when two new highways were announced. These highways, 30 and 41, were going to intersect in Schererville, north of St. John. The Teibel brothers bought the property on two of the corners of that intersection, and on July 7, 1929, they opened a small 12-stool diner on one of the corners of US 41. It was a 16-foot by 100-foot frame building that looked like a railroad box car. In 1938, US 30 was completed, and the Teibel brothers built a new $52,000 restaurant, along with a gas station, garage, and tourist cabin camp. The new restaurant opened in September 1938. In 1958, that restaurant was expanded to seat 700. In 1985 it was expanded again to seat about 900 guests.

By 1985, they had 130 full-time employees and served between 1,000 and 1,500 meals a day. The Teibel chicken recipe was brought over from Austria, and 3,000 pounds per week were being served in 1985. In 1933, a 1/2 chicken dinner was available for 65¢, and it was advertised on their exterior sign. Two thousand pounds of Great Lake perch was being served per week in 1985.

Teibel's continues in operation as of 2026. Two items on the menu are so popular that they have been there since 1929: fried chicken and lake perch. The Teibel's success is based on the founders' belief in "Good Food and Good Service."

Scammell made Platinum Blue china crested with a black transfer illustration of the restaurant. Oval platters, 7 ¼-inch plates, cups, and bouillon cups are known to have been part of this service.

In 2013, Teibel's was using china with "Teibel's" in blue script, with a blue oak leaf and band border. The maker of this china is unknown.

Sources:
The Times – articles and advertisements
Teibel's website

Contributors:
Larry Paul: author
Matt Hanne, platter photos