Celery Dish

"St. Albans" pattern
Onondaga Pottery Company
1915 – 1925

Prior to the late 1860s, food service was only available at train depots. Pullman introduced the first dining car in 1868, leading to the creation of railroad china. There are three types of railroad china: patterns developed and exclusive to one railroad, patterns used and modified by multiple railroads, and generic unmarked pieces. The St. Alban’s pattern was also used by the Western Railroad. L. Barth & Co. of New York was the wholesale distributor for a number of rail china manufacturers.

Restaurant ware. H 3.3., W 24.8, L 12 cm
Steamtown National Historic Site, STEA 745