Restaurant China : Identification and Value Guide for Restaurant, Airline, Ship and Railroad Dinnerware
by Barbara J. Conroy

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Presented by restaurant china category: airline, ship, railroad, military, government, western and Oriental theme, casino, sports and amusement park, department and drug store, company cafeteria, and manufacturer advertising samples.
690 photographs (95% color) of china with description, pattern name and code, backstamp and usage information, and value range.
365 airline logo drawings with airline name, country, operation dates, and logo usage period. Use these logos to identify and date airline china, as well as related collectibles such as hollowware, flatware, and glassware.
Alphabetical list of 280 ship china word and initial topmarks with description details or drawing and ship line's history; an additional 162 ship line logo drawings to aid in the identification identify ship line china, as well as related collectibles such as hollowware, flatware, and glassware.
Alphabetical list of 325 railroad and railroad related china word and initial topmarks with description details or drawing and railroad identification.
Military logo drawings with identification.
Manufacturer's catalog pages and advertisements illustrating 150+ transportation china patterns and portraying china in use on dozens of airplanes, ships, and dining cars.
History of the commercial china industry.
Item names: 100+ drawings identified in industry terms.
Body material defined (e.g., vitrified china): composition, porosity, firing stages and temperatures, translucence, color, country of origin and main area of manufacture.
Manufacturing processes defined and illustrated.
Decoration methods: background, terminology, application details, and photographic examples covering 23 techniques.
Extensive index.

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