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SILVER PLATE TEAPOT FROM NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD
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Item Code: 2025-1549
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Vintage silver-plated teapot from the New York Central Lines. The teapot measures approximately 6.25" tall and 6" from handle to spout. It is unpolished and wears a dark tarnish overall. Marked under the base, “N.Y.C. LINES / International Silver Co. / Silver Soldered / 05018 / 10 oz.” There are additional touch marks, and the assembly number “22” appears on the base and inside the lid.
The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midwest, along with the intermediate cities of Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Rochester and Syracuse. The New York Central was headquartered in the New York Central Building, adjacent to its largest station, Grand Central Terminal. The railroad was established in 1853, consolidating several existing railroad companies. In 1968, the NYC merged with its former rival, the Pennsylvania Railroad, to form Penn Central.
In the days of railroad travel, dining cars were advertised as being fancier than New York City hotels. Travelers were often invited to choose among five-course meals with dozens of options. Dining cars of many companies often operated at a loss because of their extravagance, but they were seen as necessary part of turning train travel into a “Grand Tour” experience. Not surprisingly, the silverware used in these dining rooms was only the finest. Many train companies commissioned some of the top silver manufacturers to produce their flatware, including International Silver Company, Meriden Britannia, Smith Silversmiths, Gorham Manufacturing, and Reed and Barton. Some railroads had their own lines of flatware and hollowware, though more often than not they just ordered what the manufacturers produced for fancy hotels and stamped their logos on them.
An interesting piece of American railroad history. [jet][ph:L]
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