1931 - 1968 TEPCO FORT SUTTER EARLY CALIFORNIA PATTERN RESTAURANT WARE PLATTER

Description

circa 1931 - 1968
FORT SUTTER 1839
EARLY CALIFORNIA PATTERN
13" RESTAURANT WARE PLATTER
by
TEPCO CHINA
ONE OF THOUSANDS OF ITEMS AVAILABLE IN OUR EBAY STORE!
ITEM:
ONE (1) OVAL PLATTER
LOGO / PATTERN:
EARLY CALIFORNIA FORT SUTTER 1839
DESIGNER:
KEN E. BEMIS
MANUFACTURER:
TEPCO CHINA / TECHNICAL PORCELAIN AND CHINA WARE COMPANY
DISTRIBUTOR:
NATIONAL RESTAURANT SYSTEM
DESCRIPTION:
This is a SCARCE platter likely once used in a Bemis family restaurant in the American West! White Log Tavern restaurants (or White Log Coffee Shops) were a west coast chain of 24-hour restaurants in the 1930s and 1940s. Each restaurant was designed to look a small cabin, even if that meant putting a house-shaped façade onto a larger building….The chain was started by Ken E. Bemis in Los Angeles. The company also operated California Kitchen restaurants. While most of the restaurants were in California and Oregon, there were some as far away as Kansas City, Missouri. A 1939 appeals court case, Bemis v. People, indicates there were 3 different managing companies: White Log Systems (K. E. Bemis and R. L. Bemis), National Restaurant System (K. E. Bemis, R. L. Bemis, Fred L. Bemis, K. W. Bemis and B. Bemis Bilyeu) and Concord Company (Fred L. Bemis, K. W. Bemis and B. Bemis Bilyeu). Prior to December 31, 1937, there were 28 restaurants. 10 The 1939 directory lists both White Log System and National Restaurant System at 1431 Grove Street (now MLK Way)….Bemis designed custom china for the restaurants, which was manufactured the Technical Porcelain Company (TEPCO) of El Cerrito. He also invented and patented a number of systems for use in the restaurants. We discovered this restaurant ware item west of Crossville, Tennessee. This Fort Sutter 1839 pattern is from the Early California series manufactured by TEPCO China. A great addition to your transportation ware or restaurant ware collection!
DATE CODE:
N/A
AGE:
circa 1931 - 1968
SIZE:
13" DIAMETER x 9" ACROSS
CONDITION DETAILS:
VERY GOOD. Normal contact wear and utensil marks from use. No other crazing, cracks, chips, stains or other damage.
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