Vernier China Company, 1940 - The Pines, Indiana : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Vernier China Company, 1940 - The Pines, Indiana / Shook Photos
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| 説明 | VernierChinaCo.Fine China and GlasswareON U. S. 20, FOUR MILES WESTOF MICHIGAN CITY, IND.The Pines, IndianaDate: 1940Source Type: PostcardPublisher, Printer, Photographer: Curt Teich (#0B-H2058)Postmark: NoneCollection: Steven R. ShookRemark: Vernier China Co., Fine China and Glassware. On U. S. 20, Four Miles West of Michigan City, Ind. Haviland, Syracuse Fine China. 150 Patterns, Open Stock American Dinnerware. Cambridge Hand Made Glassware. Gifts for all occasions. Visitors welcome any time. Open daily including Sunday 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. Mail Address: Michigan City, Ind. The Vernier China Company was owned by Glenn and Eva (Fagley) Vernier. It is believed that the shop opened in 1936. Glenn Vernier died about 1966 at which time the business was taken over by his son, Robert, and perhaps his daughter, Pauline (Mrs. George Schlundt), both of whom lived in Michigan City, Indiana. Robert died in 1976. It is believed that Robert's eldest son, James, then ran the company.The address of Vernier China Company was 3986 West U.S. Highway 20.A document contained in a folder of the Federal Writers' Project contains the following information concerning the Vernier China Company:Porter County's Only China StoreReferenceA. A. J. Vernier, Owner "Vernier China Company" Michigan City, IndianaB. Archie Kortiz, field worker, Valparaiso, IndianaOne of the unique china stores of Indiana is located in Porter county, on State highway U.S. 20, one mile west of the LaPorte county line. Many prominent people and tourists stop there every year. This store, the only one of its kind located out side of a city, is owned by the Vernier China Company. A BAs one enters the main doorway, to the right runs a vista of pottery and glass stretching 75 feet by 60 feet, with 40 tables covered with white clothes, on which is displayed the most exquisite table ware.In the beautiful crystal room etched table glass is displayed on tiered shelves of mirror, not just lengths of glass, but mirror so that on the first row there is a width of 14 in., that steps up to 8 in., up the same height and so until there is a 5 1/2 in. resting place for sets of rock crystal, which when "twanged" with the finger resound with a bell-like note; a set of etched glass in lily of the valley pattern; a beautiful display of rosepoint glass. A BThe whole place is a housewife's paradise, with everglade green glass. In the China room, there are dinner and tea sets with black silhouettes as the decoration; there are polka dot and basket weave; there are sets in "Fiesta" pattern of morning glory, with which goes Heather Bloom glass. There are pieces of Cambridge ebony and silver, and there is a table of Cambridge shell pink glass which looks like delicate opaque china. The designs following the convolutions of seashells in this collection are lovely. There is Syracuse Nimbus, with platinum. There are blue and green and ochre [sic] in petit point point. Noteworthy is the fact that the majority of places have a rising edge. Besides all this, when one enters and see's the fountain playing at the further end of the long room, and feasts the eyes on the beauties of the table decorations, he turns to a small table and discovers a exact duplicate set of dishes which is on the Yacht of Henry Ford at the present time. A BMr. Vernier, is an artist in display. He loves beauty and with his son, G. J. Vernier, and his grandson, Robert Vernier, [h]as a system of displaying for the 100,000, pieces of pottery and glass in their exhibit which is entirely new. A BSource:Federal Writers’ Program, Works Progress Administration. 1936-1942. Porter County, Indiana. Indiana Writers’ Program, Microfilm Reel No. 20, Folder 600. Terre Haute, Indiana: Indiana State University, Cunningham Memorial Library. 1,193 p. [see pp. 650-651]Copyright 2007. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook. |
| 撮影日 | 2007-03-05 18:27:33 |
| 撮影者 | Shook Photos , Moscow, Idaho, USA |
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