Jake,

You may want to look out for "lunch counter" and "restaurant" china (thick,
heavy duty).  There were several manufacturers (mainly Trenton, NJ and East
Liverpool Ohio) who produced logos or top marks for lunch counters and
restaurants.  Lunch counter top marks tend to be green although a few are
polychrome.

Bill Liebeknecht
Principal Investigator
Hunter Research, Inc.
120 West State Street
Trenton, NJ  08608-1185
(609) 695-0122

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Subject: Confectionary Excavations

Hello everyone,

Recently, a large, extremely well preserved trash deposit was excavated at
the Mann-Simons site in Columbia, SC - a small collection of commercial and
domestic structures owned and operated by the same African American family
from 1825 to 1970.  The deposit is associated with a small structure
(approx. 13 x 17 feet) variously described as a "lunch counter" (City
Directory), "restaurant" (Sanborn), and "confectionary" (City Directory) in
operation from at least 1891 until 1909.

Although my search is just beginning, I've yet to find reference to
excavations of similar structures in urban contexts.  I would be much
appreciative of any references or pointers you might be able to give.

Best wishes,
Jake

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Jakob Crockett

Department of Anthropology
University of South Carolina
Hamilton College, Room 317
Columbia, SC 29208

Phone: (803) 777-6500
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