Sold for A$30
Three Hotel Ware Items: 1. "The Un-Chippable Plate" / A specialty of / unrivalled durability. / Guaranteed to out-live / five ordinary plates -- / and then some. // Loftus Moran Pty Ltd. / 131 Queens Bridge St / Melbourne South. // Therefore permanent / as the ware itself. // Representing / "The Un-Chippable Plate" / made by / The Grindley Hotel Ware Co. // Badges & Decorations / Under double glaze. Base: "Duraline" / Super / Vitrified / Quality is Remembered / Grindley / (Crown) / Vitrified / Hotel ware / England / Long After Price is Forgotten / Ivory. 2. The Prince of Wales Hotel. / (Prince of Wales Feathers) / St Kilda. Base Mark: "Duraline" / Super / Vitrified / Honey Glaze / Ivory / Grindley / Hotel Ware Co / England / Loftus Moran Pty Ld / Melbourne. 3. Geelong Delphic. Potters Stamp: (Lion) / Vitrified / John Maddock & Son Ltd / Made in England. (Victoria) Hotelware Advertising 1. Black print on white ash tray. 2. Small cream jug. Honey Glaze. Red Print. 3. Deep small dish. Red Print. 48 - 140 mm. 1930s-1940s
