Hi Bob
There is some wonderfull history on those dishes
When I was a little tike, we summered up here on the Cape. I'm from New Jersey originally. There was this restaurant called the Yankee Clipper. It was started in the late 40's. Anyway, that restaurant served good Cape Cod fare and they aged their own meat. They had a Oak Walk-in Box with radiant cooling. The refrigeration pipes (Evaporator) ran the length of the ceiling. So there was no fan. The meat laid on Oak Shelves.
Anyway off the subject. Dishes.
Well, this was they used for service until the restaurant was sold to a friend of mine in 1986. She used the dishes until 1989 when she bought a new pattern. These went into storage and when the restaurant folded, my friend Karen asked me if I would like a place setting for 12. Of course remebering the dishes as a child and now they belong to me I was thrilled.
They were made in England by Wood's. Burslem England. The pattern is called "Indian Tree"
They've served I imagine over 30,000 meals. And went through a Old Hobart LM model. Which was a roll top machine that held a 19 3/4 X 19 3/4 rack. They are still in very good condition and the glaze has not even worn off on any of the pieces
When I was in Germany 2 years ago, I found it so nice to drink coffee out of a cup and saucer. So when I got back, I put away the mugs, and use the cups. Of course over the years, I've lost a few pieces by giving people some food to take home and forgot who had them. But I still have a nice set of them and could probably have 8 for dinner and everything would match
So that's the story on the dishes. Thanks for asking. I do love them. Eddi
Once again, "They just don't make anything like they use to."
