HTF American Republics Lines Steamship retailer Restaurant Ware Brazil Pattern Double Egg Cup

Description: Hard to Find - American Republics Lines Steamship Restaurant Ware Brazil Pattern Double Egg Cup

Condition: There is a flea bite chip on the inside of the upper rim which has discolored to brown. Also there is an underglaze dimple on the outer edge of the upper rim which was present when the egg cup was made.

Marks: Unbranded. However, Syracuse China was a known maker of this pattern, but may have not been the only maker.

Size: 3-5/8" H x 2-5/8" diameter on the large end

History for the Preservationist: This pattern has been identified by restaurant ware collectors as "Brazil" and is documented in Barbara J. Conroy's book Restaurant China Volume 1 on page 131. It was used on the American Republics Lines steamships, a subsidiary of Moore-McCormack Lines, which serviced South America from around 1938 to 1969.

History of Moore-McCormack Lines & American Republics Lines (a subsidiary) On 8 September 1938, there was a consolidation of nine companies which became Moore-McCormack Lines, Incorporated, capitalized at US$4.8m. On 4 October, Moore-McCormack contracted to operate ten cargo ships and three ocean liners belonging to the United States Maritime Commission between the USA and South America as the Good Neighbor Fleet. The passenger liners were the former Panama Pacific Line 20,000-gross register ton (GRT) turbo-electric steamships California, Virginia and Pennsylvania, which were renamed Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina to reflect their new route between New York and Buenos Aires via Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Montevideo.

During the run up to WWII the Good Neighbor liners Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina became United States Army retailer Transportation Corps troop ships.

In 1954, Mooremack withdrew the liner Uruguay from its New York – River Plate route, leaving Brazil and Argentina to continue a reduced service. Uruguay was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in the James River, Virginia. In 1958, Mooremack introduced a new SS Brasil and SS Argentina to the route, while the old Brazil and Argentina joined Uruguay in the Reserve Fleet on the James River. The new pair of liners worked the route until 1969, when declining passenger numbers made them unprofitable and Mooremack laid them up.

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