Pan, LMS Dining Cars - St Pancras

Made:
1844-1922 in unknown
maker:
Midland Railway

Cooking pan, iron, stamped "LMS Dining Cars St Pancras" on one side, and "MR" on the other. London Midland & Scottish Railway, and Midland Railway, no lid.

Before convenient packaging was invented, station refreshment rooms, hotels and dining cars served food and drink in silverware and fine china. All sets needed to match and could not be used if chipped or incomplete. Cups, cutlery and crockery were embellished with the company name to help prevent losses and theft.

Details

Category:
Passenger Comforts
Object Number:
1997-9209
Materials:
iron
Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 316 mm 151 mm, 2.37kg
type:
pan