Mariners' Memorabilia Volume 4

Author: Peter Laister Series: Mariners' Memorabilia

This fourth volume of Peter Laister's work on the designs of china and crockery used on board ships is well illustrated with small colour photographs of various pieces of their 19th and 20th century china mentioned.Many British Short Sea and Coastal Companies are mentioned as well as some European and American companies.

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This fourth volume of Peter Laister's work illustrates further examples of china and crockery used on board British merchant ships. It gives brief historical details of the companies themselves, and the trades in which they were involved. Information about identifying patterns of china and details of the manufacturers are included. It also covers the difficulty of identification of china that is only marked with a monogram, initials or a house flag. A total of 59 companies are dealt with individually, and in total some 254 companies are mentioned in the comprehensive index. These companies traded to all parts of the world.