The Iroquois China Company was established in 1905 in Solvey, Syracuse, New York, in a plant built for another china company that never even took possession. Simply designed and decorated lines were made for the commercial china arena, and Iroquois china was used in some of the finest hotels and dining cars in the US in the first half of the Twmeiteth Century.
Iroquois employed some of the big industrial designers of the time to design their china forms, including Russel Wright, Ben Seibel, Michael Lax, and even Peter Max. The modern forms coming from these designers fit the modern decal decorations well. Some of these china designs called for stacking salt and pepper or sugar and creamer, for space saving as well as modern design.
Iroquois also produced a number of patterns on a china design of an older style named Museum White, or Henry Ford Museum, with squared off handles and angled rather than round shapes in the serving pieces.
All Iroquois china is marked. Production ceased in 1969.
Iroquois china shapes and designs are the Twentieth Century at their best. Find a pattern you like and collect it, or go for various pieces from several shapes and patterns. Most will give an authentic retro feel to your dining table.
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