China & Silverware (1/2)

China from the shipwreck SS Mohawk
China makes happy divers
China from the shipwreck SS Mohawk
Divers with part of over 1000 dishes recovered from the Mohawk in 1996
China from the shipwreck SS Mohawk
2004 - there are still plenty more to be found
China from the shipwreck SS Mohawk

A stack of 9" dishes from the Mohawk (1935), some of many recovered in 2004. The inset shows the manufacturer's stamp on the back. "Vitrified" refers to the shiny non-porous glaze. The Grindley company is still in business, since 1889.

These dishes were part of the cargo, probably bound for Cuba, and are quite ordinary and unremarkable. If they had actually belonged to the ship, they would most likely bear the Line's name and emblem - in this case Clyde, Clyde-Mallory, or Ward ( the Mohawk changed hands several times. ) Apart from a few stains, they are perfectly usable, after 70 years buried in the shipwreck!

China from the shipwreck SS Mohawk
A fancy dish from the Mohawk
German Navy markings on a dish
German Navy markings on a dish from the U-869
marmalade jar
An ordinary marmalade jar from 1870 - Emerald
teapot
A broken teapot on the Carolina
teapot
The same teapot, with some other pieces

From the Andrea Doria:

China from the shipwreck Andrea Doria
China from the shipwreck Andrea Doria
China from the shipwreck Andrea Doria
from the collection of Dan Crowell
China from the shipwreck Andrea Doria

Miscellaneous:

Horenberg knife
The now-famous "Horenberg knife" from the U-869
Cheap spoons from the shipwreck Mohawk
Cheap spoons from the Mohawk
Cheap coffee cup from the shipwreck Mohawk
Cheap coffee cup from the Mohawk
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