History

Syracuse China, located in Lyncourt, New York (a suburb of Syracuse), was founded in 1871 as Onondaga Pottery Company (O.P Co.) In the town of Geddes next to Syracuse and is still producing to this day Initially a producer of earthenware, in the late 19th century, O.P.Co., under President James Pass, developed a new china body and won the medal for translucent china at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 In 1897 production turned to the vitreous china body Its first colored china body, "Old Ivory," appeared in 1926

Period:

1871 -

Region:

Syracuse, US

The company thrived with its hotel and railroad sales The narrow-bodied "Econo-Rim" was tailored for the cramped table space of dining cars Highly sought after collectible patterns sell regularly on eBay and at estate sales The company was renowned for its fine china designs until 1970 when it limited its production to mostly restaurant dinnerware.

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