Rare 1952 B&O RR Capitol Shenango China Teapot & lid
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RARE Vintage 1952 Original from many years ago Baltimore & Ohio B&O Railroad Passenger Train Dining Car w/ B & O Capitol Dome Gold logo on front side only Shenango China Brand Capitol Dome Black and Gold Pattern Teapot / Coffee Pot w/ lid. Pot has a short spout. I am not certain if it were a coffee or tea pot. Measures approx. 4.5" H x 6" W from end of spout to end of handle x 4" diameter at widest point. No chips, cracks, etc.on pot. Gold trim and design are in excellent condition. Glaze is in excellent condition. I would rate this pot Excellent, but I am not an expert. The only flaw that I could find is on lid. There is a very small hairline crack on back half of lid (see pic. 4) . If you were displaying it, it would not be visible from front. I would say that it was lightly used. The lid has an oval lip on either end for keeping in place when pouring liquid. Stamped on bottom "Shenango China w/ full sitting Indian potter logo, New Castle, PA - O 10". According to my research "O - 10" represents the year 1952 - Jan. - June. There is also a gold "42" near center logo on bottom. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (reporting marks B&O , BO ) was one of the oldest railroads in the US and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal (which
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