Volume 2 is organized alphabetically by manufacturer, with brief histories, product information, date codes, 950+ dated backstamps, nearly 900 color photographs with individual value ranges of ware predominantly used in restaurants, hotels, clubs, schools, and so forth with a sprinkling of the subjects offered in Volume 1, and more than 350 catalog pages. Coverage includes American as well as foreign china companies. The extensive appendix includes an additional 89 manufacturers and 146 distributors, along with capsule histories and dated logos of 114 hotel and 170 restaurant chains. Particularly useful is the lengthy index which contains a cross-reference to backstamps lacking the manufacturer's name. This book would be of value to any dealer or collector of porcelain or vitrified china dinnerware. Priced and illustrated. 8.5 x 11. 2003 values.
The following is an overview and the contents of Volume 2.While Volume 1 is presented by subjects such as airline, ship, railroad, military, government, casino, and western theme china, Volume 2 is organized alphabetically by manufacturer, offering brief histories, commercial china information, date codes, dated backstamps, colored photographs of ware predominantly used in restaurants, hotels, clubs, schools, and so forth with a sprinkling of the subjects covered in Volume 1, individual value ranges, numerous catalog pages, and more. American as well as foreign china companies are covered, because both have played a significant role in the United States and worldwide foodservice industry. Though the history of several has been altogether undocumented until now, certain manufacturers are covered extensively in other works, but data on their commercial china products has been generally limited or neglected completely. Principal manufacturers included in Volume 2: Bauscher, Buffalo, Carr, H. F. Coors, Corning, Dudson, Dunn Bennett, Greenwood, Grindley (now Duraline), Hall, Haviland, Hutschenreuther, Iroquois, Jackson, Homer Laughlin, John Maddock and Sons, Maddock Pottery, Mayer, McNicol, Noritake, Porsgrunds, Rego, Ridgway, Rosenthal, Royal Doulton, Scammell, Schonwald, Shenango, Steelite, Sterling, Syracuse, Tepco, Union Porcelain, Walker, Wallace, Warwick, Wedgwood, and Wellsville.
Details:
8-1/2 X ll", 656 pages, hard cover (please note: what was originally going to be Volume 2 and Volume 3 has been combined to create a single, 656 page Volume 2).
136 manufactures with brief histories, commercial china information, date codes, dated backstamps, photographs of ware with value ranges, numerous catalog pages, and more presented alphabetically by company name.
Manufacturer addendum with minimal information on an additional 89 manufacturers including location, years of operation, backstamp illustrations or descriptions, and so forth.
Nearly 900 colored photographs of china with description, custom backstamp information, date code, and value range.
More than 950 dated manufacturer backstamps.
Almost 200 manufacturer catalog pages, 1931 to 1990s, most in full color. Two diagrams illustrating inter-relationships of the major American commercial china manufacturers.
146 distributors with known china brands distributed, customers (e.g., hotels or railroads), and directory listing years to cumulatively substantiate years of operation.
170 restaurant chain capsule histories.
114 hotel chain capsule histories along with 167 dated hotel chain logo drawings. Use these logos to identify and date hotel china, as well as related collectibles such as holloware, flatware, glassware, and ashtrays.
History of the commercial china industry.
Extensive index with 1,263 entries contains a cross-reference to backstamps that do not incorporate manufacturer's name.
