Container, Food Preparation
Object number2016.140.1 a,b
Manufacturer
The Hall China Company
Date1930-1945
OriginUnited States of America
Mediumceramic; glaze
Credit LineGift of Patricia Thomas
DescriptionCeramic refrigerator dish and lid, with exterior blue glaze and interior clear glaze.Dimensions(a) Height x Width x Depth: 3.688 × 9 × 5.25 in. (9.4 × 22.9 × 13.3 cm)(b) Height x Width x Depth: 2.5 × 9.188 × 2.25 in. (6.4 × 23.3 × 5.7 cm)
Marks(a)
Mark on bottom reads "HALL / MADE IN U.S.A. / 5074 / MADE EXCLUSIVELY / FOR / WESTINGHOUSE".
(b)
"K3" inscribed in lower left corner of underside of lid.
Historical NotesThis china was manufactured as a premium for Westinghouse refrigerators in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Hall made these “refrigerator dishes” for many other refrigerator retailers as well. This was a fairly new appliance and the dishes could be used to store perishables and leftovers. They were given as a premium when someone bought a refrigerator and could be purchased later as well.
Related institution
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
(1886 - 1945)
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The Hall China Company
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