Cup and Saucer Railroad China Set California Poppy Fred Harvey Santa Fe Railway

 Made by Syracuse China, this set is from either the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway or Fred Harvey Enterprises, which was
inextricably linked with the Santa Fe Railway. **


MARKINGS:  Both pieces
are correctly marked by Syracuse China, and are the heavyweight,
commercial railroad ordered dinnerware. DATES: The cup is date coded June 1963 (92-F) and the saucer is October 1951 (10-FF)

CONDITION:  SEE OUR PICTURES – It’s lovely ! There are NO cracks, chips, flakes or
repairs. The floral transfers are appealing in strong colors, “paintings” of actual flowers. There does
not seem to be any age darkening spotting, and all the glaze is strong
and bright. There are minimal surface marks from utensils, even in the cup well of the saucer. Absolutely NO cracks, chips, flakes or repairs !

This set would have been extremely stable on a moving train car dining table, with the wide-bottom-rim saucer holding the heavy, straight sided cup. 

** HARVEY OR SANTA FE? Because the majority of non-railroad marked
California Poppy ware apparently was sold to Fred Harvey’s
railroad-related enterprise, and that Harvey pieces were NEVER marked,
this set is very probably Harvey. That said, it is possible it is from
the Santa Fe, which did order and use pieces without railroad markings.
Unfortunately, with no marking there is no way to authenticate which
one it is. Just know that being the heavyweight, commercial ware, it is
DEFINITELY a railroad piece.