1926 Pioneer Flour Mill Plate-***75th Anniversary*** SAN ANTONIO. TX

Description

ESTATE FOUND
IS THIS NICE OLD PIONEER FLOUR MILL PLATE FROM 1926
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THIS PLATE COMMEMORATES THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMP
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VERY NICE LOOKING PLATE.....GREAT COLORS AND GRAPHICS OF A ROSE.
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THE PLATE HAS NO CRAZING, CHIPS, CRACKS OR REPAIRS ON IT.
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MADE IN GERMANY
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8 3/8" IN DIAMETER
Pioneer Flour Mills Plate from 1926, made in Germany. Measures approximately 8.3/8 inches across. Excellent condition, no chips, cracks, or crazing. Picture of a single perfect pink rose. Additional rose buds around the rim. Reads "Pioneer Flour Mills", "San Antonio Texas", "75th Anniversary". Back of plate reads PMR, Bavaria, Taeger?, Handmalerei, Kunstgewerbehaus, Friedrich Pachtmann, Dresden. Pioneer Flour Mills, also known as C.H. Guenther and Sons, is still in operation in the historic King William neighborhood of San Antonio, and includes the popular Guenther House restaurant.
HISTORY OF PIONEER FLOUR:
In 1898 the milling business was incorporated under the name of C. H. Guenther and Son, Incorporated, using the trade name Pioneer Flour Mills.
In 1902 Guenther retired from the mill and turned over its control to his youngest son, Erhard, who ran the mill until 1945.
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