Property of Pan America Airlines Nickle Silver Caviar & Ice Cream Bowl For Sale

Property of Pan America Airlines Nickle Silver Caviar & Ice Cream Bowl
NOT POLISHED
Has a yellow / goldish patina 8 1/4 Dia. , 5.0 Base Dia , 4.0 Height
Bowl shows actual airline use, but no dings or dents.
The \"Wear Brite\" line of heavy commercial tableware was produced by the Grand Silver Company during the early-to-mid 20th century (approximately the 1920s through the 1940s).
“Grand Silver Co. Wear Brite Nickle Silver and Silver Soldered Property Of PAN AM” is impressed on the underside.
Owning a Pan Am piece from the \"Wear Brite\" line significantly changes its history and collectibility! Bowl is an authentic piece of airline memorabilia from the golden age of aviation.
During the mid-20th century, Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) was famous for its elite, luxury \"Clipper\" flights. Instead of plastic trays, first-class passengers and crew were served meals using heavy, elegant silverplate and hotel-grade holloware
The Caviar & Ice Cream Bowl: The most famous Wear Brite bowl used by Pan Am is a large serving bowl measuring roughly 8 ¼ inches to 8 ½ inches in diameter and about 4 inches deep. On transatlantic and transpacific flights, flight attendants used this exact heavy bowl to serve premium caviar, ice cream, soup, or side dishes directly to first-class travelers.
Silver-soldered nickel silver / hotel silver plate, built heavy for commercial flight service durability
What \"Nickel Silver\" and \"Silver Soldered\" Mean.
Nickel Silver:
This is a durable, copper-based alloy containing nickel and zinc. It is called \"silver\" because of its shiny, silvery-gray color.
But it does not contain actual silver.
Silver Soldered:This describes the manufacturing method. Pieces were joined together using a silver-bearing solder at the seams and joints, providing extra structural strength and long-lasting durability. Many items were also heavily silver-plated over the nickel-silver base.