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