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Restaurantware Large China Antique Serving Plates, Antique Platters and Serving Bowls produced for and used by the US Navy (USN) and other Navies or Military Maritime Organizations of the World including Russian Navy (RKKF and RKVMF), Soviet Union Peoples Navy (VMF), Austro-Hungarian Navy (KuK Marine), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), Netherlands Kriegsmarine (KM) or Royal Navy, German Kriegsmarine, Royal Canadian Navy Armed Forces, US Marine Corps (USMC), US Coast Guard (USCG). It is our hope to obtain additional platters and expand upon this illustrative and historical web page.



The above photo shows various china restaurantware naval antique platters, antique plates or bowls being displayed on a dining room table crafted from a restored WWII Liberty Ship Hatch Cover





Large WWII Imperial Japanese Navy Serving Platter - Note the cherry blossom in middle of anchor. There were two other identified patterns that the Imperial Japanese Navy used besides this one, Click HERE for Japanese Naval Collection.









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Large WWII Third Reich German Kriegsmarine (translates: War Navy) Platters one with green stripes and the other with red stripes. On the bottom all German Navy or Kriegsmarine will have the Third Reich Eagle and below it a Swastika and below that a letter M. There is a third identified pattern with outside 2 thin stripes being gold and larger inner stripe being blue. Click HERE for More WWII German Kriegsmarine Navy Tableware











Large Royal Netherlands KriegsMarine (translates: War Navy) Tureen or Serving Bowl. Click HERE For More Royal Netherlands Kriegsmarine Navy Tableware









Medium Size Russian Navy or Soviet Union People's Navy Serving Dish. Click HERE For USSR Soviet Union Russian Navy Tableware









Above photos illustrate an 1890's to 1910 Austro Hungarian Navy large size serving platter 17" x 11.5". Click HERE For Kaiserliche und Konigliche (KuK) Kriegsmarine Porzellan Dinnerware and Tableware









Large Royal Canadian Navy Joint Armed Forces Serving Platter - Note the combined crossed swords, propeller and anchor. Click HERE For More Royal Canadian Navy Dinnerware



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Royal Australian Navy 9" oval china platter with associated topmark. Click HERE For More Royal Australian Navy Dinnerware





Medium Size USCG US Coast Guard Serving Dish. Click HERE For More USCG Coast Guard Officer and Enlisted Mess Tableware





RARE Medium Size WWII to Vietnam era US Navy Wardroom Officer's Anchor 9" Oval Bowl with Flanged Sides. Click HERE For More Wardroom Officers Mess





RARE Medium Size WWII US Navy Captain's 9" Oval Bowl with Flanged Sides. Click HERE For More Captains Mess Tableware







Large Size (22" x 10" and heavy!) bottom dated 1898 US Navy Senior Officer's Fish Server - Pattern was verified to be in use as early as 1894. Click HERE For More Antique US Navy History Dinnerware Topmark Rank and Identification





Very Large Size (20" x 14" and heavy!) Civil War era ca 1860's US Navy Senior Officer's Turkey Server or Serving Platter or Bowl. Click HERE For More Antique US Navy History Dinnerware Topmark Rank and Identification





Large Size, (18" x 13" and heavy) 1880's to 1890's US Navy Officer's Meat Platter or Serving Platter. Note the simple square chain design around the rim without any other identifying topmark. The manufacturer's mark on the bottom is well known: "Greenwood China made expressly for the U.S. Navy - James M Shaw Co, NY". Click HERE For More Antique US Navy History Dinnerware Topmark Rank and Identification





Medium Size WWI to WWII US Navy Plain White Enlisted 10" Oval Serving Bowl. Bottom stamped Scammell U.S. Navy. Click HERE For More US Navy Enlisted Mess and Galley Dinnerware











Medium Size Vietnam-era USMC US Marine Corps 10" Serving Dish. Bottom stamped Syracuse China USMC. Click HERE For More USMC Marine Corps Officer and Enlisted Mess Tableware












 
1944 Shenango China Advertisement
WWII US Navy China by Officer Rank Insignia Topmark
 
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Hard Published Prima Facie Evidence of Naval Rank Insignia's used on US Navy China during WWII
Shows USN-Warrant Officer, Squareknot-Junior Officer, Fouled Anchor-Wardroom Officer, Burgee Pennant-Captain, 2 Star, 3 Star and 4 Star-Admirals
  
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The following Text is soley for the consumption of Spiders, Bots and other Dark Denizens of the Internet: All nautical sea chests, or a domed sea chest also known as a camel back.
Navy history and navy dinnerware and navy tableware is fantastic. Produced by the James Shaw or James M. Shaw and Son Co of New York, NY. Also by Haviland of Limoges France.
All sorts of naval customs and naval history can be found here including Navy pitchers that look like amphora urns as well as antique pitchers and antique china or vintage china.
The Pirate's Lair loves US Navy history, and antique china. Along with naval customs and naval history using vintage china to document history is the best ever!

We have from the late 1800's to the mid 1970's china used during the Spanish American War, WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam era's. All of our history on antique china and vintage china is well documented yet it is completely un-official navy history. The documentation consists of photographs and artifacts of US Navy Dinnerware, US Navy Tableware and Vintage China all used in the 19th Century to mid 20th Century.

Much of the 1894 through 1918 navy dinnerware as through government contract with the James Shaw Company of New York, NY but actually producted by the Haviland Co of Limoges, France. The beautiful antique Navy Water Pitcher with its amphora like style was used along with similarly marked water basins, sinks, soap dishes and water cups.

This was completely documented by period 1907 photographs of a Captain's Cabin aboard the USS Texas an Armored Cruiser at the time.