American Export Lines
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Mfg.:
Mayer Pattern name: Constitution* Item illustrated: 10½" service plate Item date: undated Circa: 1950's - 1960's Steamship company backstamp: yes |
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Pattern notes: When American Export Lines joined Isbrandtsen Lines and became American Export Isbrandtsen Lines in the early 1960's, this china pattern was retained. However, on new china ordered, "American Export Isbrandtsen Lines Inc." replaced "American Export", and the lettering style was changed from Gothic to Roman. The principal pattern elements, i.e. glaze color and clipper logo, remained identical. On-board use saw the two variations intermingled, and therefore it is accepted in the field to refer to both as the "Constitution" pattern.
Submitted by: Cabin Class Collectibles
Contributors:
Resources: Restaurant China, Vols. 1 and 2 by Barbara Conroy; How to Identify and Price Ocean Liner Collectibles by Karl Spence
*Karl Spence refers to the illustrated pattern as AE6; the American Export Isbrandtsen Line version is denoted AEIL-1