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Santa Fe Railroad China, NM - Santa Fe,

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Railroadiana, Trains Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 900.00 USD
Santa Fe Railroad China, NM - Santa Fe,
IMPORTANT NOTE ON BUYERS PREMIUMS:

Lot 100 to 343 have a premium of 15%.

The rest of the sale is 19.5% as noted in the listing.

Lot Pick Up: Holabird-Kagin Americana,
3555 Airway Drive Ste #309,
Reno NV 89511,
Sunday - December 9, 10am-4pm
c1953 - Before dining cars in passenger trains were common in the United States, a rail passenger`s option for meal service in transit was to patronize one of the roadhouses often located near the railroad`s water stops. Fare typically consisted of rancid meat, cold beans, and old coffee. Such poor conditions discouraged many from making the journey. By the mid-1880s, dedicated dining cars were a normal part of long-distance trains from Chicago to points west, save those of the Santa Fe Railway, which relied on America`s first interstate network of restaurants to feed passengers en route. As competition among railroads intensified, dining car service was taken to new levels. When the Santa Fe unveiled its new "Pleasure Dome" Lounge cars in 1951, the railroad introduced the travelling public to the Turquoise Room, promoted as "The only private dining room in the world on rails." The room accommodated 12 guests, and could be reserved anytime for private dinner or cocktail parties, or other special functions. The room was often used by celebrities and dignitaries traveling on the Super Chief. This lot of 6 small china--5 intact and 1 broken--is from the Santa Fe Dining Car Service. The underside of each of these cream colored dishes with red and black glaze is marked "Syracuse China/ U.S.A./ Made Expressly For/ Santa Fe/ Dining Car Service". The dishes are also marked on the bottom with the item numbers. For example, the 3.5" x 1.5" bowl is marked "2-GG". The American Indian designs on these dishes are Ancient Mimbreno. This set dates circa 1953. These dishes are in excellent condition, except for the 5.75" butter dish, which is broken in 5 places. -61323