Vintage Union Pacific Railroad Bouillon Cups- Blue Harriman Pattern - Set of 5
In any season, for many reasons... all signs favor Union Pacific Railroad. (1930's U. P. R. advertising slogan)
{HISTORY}
With routes carrying passengers between Omaha, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago, from the 1930s to the 1970s, travel aboard the Union Pacific was a grand and glamorous way to experience the diverse topography of the West coast in comfortable style. Dining cars served an assortment of gourmet foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner and even provided special menus for babies and kids.
This set of five matching double-handled cups were made to serve bouillion and other similar soups aboard the train. Manufactured sometime around the 1930s, they feature the beloved Blue Harriman pattern made for Union Pacific Railroad by Scammell's in Trenton, NJ. As eating on trains could prove somewhat tricky, the two handles provided an elegant way to sip bouillon broth without sloshing it, especially as the train chugged along the tracks.
Today, in addition to soup cups these dishes also make lovely hot beverage cups. Imagine serving homemade hot chocolate piled with marshmallows and whip cream! Whatever delights your appetite, this matching set will inspire at least a few daydreams. Afterall they experienced 85 years of adventures traveling the country to and fro. The last photograph in this listing was taken during the 1930s and features the same pattern of dishes as these. It's also a peek into the past to see what train travel looked like way back when!
{SPECIAL FEATURES}
- Very collectible Blue Harriman pattern
- Very hard-to-find matching set of 5
- Fluted body and wave-like lacy pattern in a color that lands somewhere between denim blue and deep teal blue
- Decorated handles
- Shiny glaze, strong, sturdy and durable condition
{CONDITION}
None of the cups contain any chips or cracks but there is one pit mark on an interior side wall of one cup. Please see photos. Pattern is bright and crisp on all cups.
{SIZE}
Each cup measures 2.25" inches (height) x 6" inches (width handle to handle)
{FOR THE COLLECTOR}
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