MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAYS DINING CAR SILVER PLATE SPOON INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO
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Reference Number: Avaluer:5120820 | Modified Item: No |
PATTERN: CENTURY by Henry Dreyfuss | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Missouri Pacific Railway appears on underside of handle along with the International Silver Co. logo.
The Century pattern was originally designed by Henry Dreyfuss, American, 1904–1972 for the 20th Century Limited through a single design element: a series of horizontal bands. Manufactured for Dreyfuss by International Silver Company, he turned the lines sideways and extended them the length of t...he handle. The lines evoke parallel train tracks as well as speed lines.