Set of 3 Inca Ware Shenango China Restaurant Ware 6 ¼" Tan Bowls

Description

Set of 3 Inca Ware cereal or soup bowls made by
Shenango China
out of New Castle, PA.  Two different patterns - Edgemere (1 bowl) and Rose Point (2 bowls).  Bowls are Tan-beige color with red floral decorations (Rose Point) and a brown decoration on the one bowl (Edgemere).
Backstamps were in use from
1927 to 1954
A-8 corresponds to July - December 1950.
Used and in excellent condition with vivid colors and graphics. One minor manufacturer imperfection, see pictures. No other visible blemishes, cracks, chips, fading, marks, scratches, scuffs, smudges or stains. Expect minor surface abrasions and wear to design consistent with age, use, and storage.
Bowls are approximately 6 ¼ inches in diameter.
A great addition to your kitchen ware, hotel ware, restaurant ware, dinner ware collection.
Shenango China was one of the leading manufacturers of American dinnerware and
commercial china for hotels and restaurants
from the 1920's until the late 1980's. The company, headquartered in New Castle, Pennsylvania, absorbed many of its competitors. Shenango dinnerware is easily identified using the backstamp (corporate identification placed on the back or underneath part of the ceramic dish) featuring Native Americans involved in various forms of pottery production.
While there isn't an official Shenango Indian tribe, the name comes from a displaced Seneca tribe that settled in the Shenango Valley along the Shenango River in the 1700s. In about 1912, the company developed a logo that includes a cross-legged breechcloth-covered Indian -- viewed as if you were standing to his right side and behind him -- decorating a piece of Native American pottery. This logo appeared in various forms, along with client's name, through 1979.
In addition to the maker's mark, the Shenango China Company often added the name of the hotel, company or restaurant for whom they made the china.
Shenango also produced dishes for presidents and serving dishes for the White House.  One of Shenango's main product lines was Incaware, restaurant china with a light buff-colored background and various designs added for decoration.  The company purchased Wallace China in 1959 and Mayer China Company in 1964. Shenango was sold in 1968 to Interpace Corporation, and then resold again to the Anchor Hocking Corporation in 1979. All Shenango production stopped in 1991, as the company couldn't rise above increased labor costs and the popularity of inexpensive imported china.
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