Manufacturer: Shenango China
User: United States Shipping Board
Date of platter: 1912 – 1920s
Notes: Established in 1916, organized in 1917, abolished in 1934. Charged with regulating maritime commercial carriers, marine insurance, transfers of registry and interstate commerce rates; investigating port facilities; determining the need for shipping lines; developing naval auxiliary and merchant marine; subsidizing private ship construction. (Source: wikipedia)
See also: United States Shipping Board 2