Louisville & Nashville L&N Railroad SILVER PLATE SUGAR BOWL CREAMER HOTEL SILVER

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Louisville & Nashville L&N Railroad SILVER PLATE SUGAR BOWL CREAMER HOTEL SILVER
ANTIQUE / VINTAGE, SUGAR BOWL AND CREAMER FROM TEA SERVICE SET ON THE L&N / LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD / RAILWAY.
SUGAR IS MARKED WITH THE RAILROADS' LOGO ON THE SIDE AND ON THE BOTTOM IT IS MARKED INTERNATIONAL SILVER COMPANY, SILVER SOLDERED, L&N 1  12oz. AND NUMBER 21 WITHIN A SQUARE. SUGAR MEASURES ABOUT 4-1/4" HIGH BY 6/1/2" WIDE.
THE CREAMER
IS MARKED WITH THE RAILROADS' LOGO ON THE SIDE AND ON THE BOTTOM I S INTERNATIONAL SILVER COMPANY, SILVER SOLDERED, 05002  8oz. AND NUMBER 45 WITHIN A SQUARE ALSO THE NUMBER 14 . CREAMER MEASURES ABOUT 4-1/4" HIGH BY 5-1/4" WIDE.
AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THIS IS HOTEL SILVER, WHICH MEANS IT IS A THICKER SILVER PLATE OVER NICKEL, MADE FOR HEAVY USE PLACES LIKE RAILROAD DINING CARS, HOTELS, SHIPS AND AIRLINES, IT HAS BEEN USED A LOT, BUT IS A RAILROAD COLLECTIBLE THAT VERY FEW HAVE SURVIVED AND IS A PIECE OF RAILROAD HISTORY!
THE 8 OZ AND 12 OZ REFERS TO HOW MUCH THEY HOLDS RATHER THAN ACTUAL WEIGHT.
The
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
(mark
LN
), commonly called the
L&N
, was a class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.
Chartered by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1850, the road grew into one of the great success stories of American business. Operating under one name continuously for 132 years, it survived civil war and economic
depression and several waves of social and technological change. Under Milton H. Smith, president of the company for thirty years, the L&N grew from a road with less than three hundred miles (480 km) of track to a 6,000-mile (9,700 km) system serving fourteen states. As one of the premier Southern railroads, the L&N extended its reach far beyond its namesake cities, stretching to St Louis, Memphis, Atlanta, and New Orleans. The railroad was economically strong throughout its lifetime, operating both freight and passenger trains in a manner that earned it the nickname, "The Old Reliable."
Growth of the railroad continued until its purchase and the tumultuous rail consolidations of the 1980s which led to continual successors. By the end of 1970, L&N operated 6,063 miles (9,757 km) of road on 10,051 miles (16,176 km) of track, not including the Carrollton Railroad.
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