SILVER PLATE TEAPOT FROM LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD

SILVER PLATE TEAPOT FROM LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD

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Item Code: 2025-1561

Vintage silver-plated teapot from the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. The teapot measures approximately 4.5" tall and 6.25" from handle to spout. It is unpolished and wears a light tarnish overall. Marked under the base, “International Silver Co. / Silver Soldered / L & N 7 / 10 oz. / Patent Handle”. There are additional touch marks, and the assembly number “11” appears on the base and inside the lid.

A slightly raised Louisville & Nashville logo (L & N within a rectangle) is on the upper body of this small pitcher.

The Louisville & Nashville Railroad, commonly called the L&N, was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States. Chartered by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1850, the road grew into one of the great success stories of American business. Operating under one name continuously for 132 years, it survived into the 1980s. As one of the premier Southern railroads, the L&N extended its reach far beyond its namesake cities, stretching to St. Louis, Memphis, Atlanta, and New Orleans. The railroad was economically strong throughout its lifetime, operating freight and passenger trains in a manner that earned it the nickname, "The Old Reliable".

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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