Description:
A white ceramic side plate from the canteen at the Ford Factory in Leamington Spa. There are two painted brown rings around the edge of the plate, the outer ring is thicker than the inner. The Ford logo is also painted in brown. A stamp on the underside of the plate reads: 'VITRIFIED TABLEWARE / DUDSON BROTHERS LTD. / B S / 4034 / DUDSON / MADE IN / ENGLAND / 4-82'. The British Standards kite mark is also stamped on the reverse. The plates were used after 1944.