Luncheon Plate Made for Fred Harvey Restaurants, 1956
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Artifact Overview
Fred Harvey is credited with creating the first restaurant chain in the United States. Harvey established restaurants at station stops along the Santa Fe Railway beginning in the 1870s. As rail travel declined, his company marketed dining services to new areas -- along highways and in airports. This plate is typical of the restaurant's dinnerware used from the 1950s to 1970s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Dinner plate
Date Made
March 1956
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2011.153.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Lisa A. Korzetz.
Dimensions
Diameter: 9 in
Depth: 1 in
Inscriptions
Stamped on back: 3-KK/ SYRACUSE/ China/ U.S.A.
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