ANTIQUE NIAGARA FALLS, NY SOUVENIR PLATE-MADE IN GERMANY FOR S.H. KNOX CO, 1890s For Sale

ANTIQUE SOUVENIR BUTTER PAT / PIN DISH --\"GENERAL VIEW NIAGARA FALLS\"--IMADE IN GERMANY FOR S.H. KNOX & CO., NIAGARA FALLS, NY --CIRCA 1890s -1910...DESCRIPTION:MINIATURE PORCELAIN DISH IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF GERMAN-EXPORT SOUVENIR CHINA FROM THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY. THE INTERIOR FEATURES A POLYCHROME TRANSFER-PRINTED SCENE DEPICTING THE FALLS WITH TREES AND MIST IN SOFT BLUES, GREENS, AND BROWNS, WITH A GILT RIM. THE BASE IS STAMPED \"MADE IN GERMANY FOR S.H. KNOX & CO., NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. THIS COMPANY WAS A WELL-KNOWN 5-10-CENT STORE CHAIN THAT SOLD SOUVENIRS,CHINA, AND NOTIONS. ITEMS MADE IN GERMANY WERE A HALLMARK OF THEIR MERCHANDISE. KNOX STORES MERGED WITH F.W. WOOLWORTH CO. IN 1912. THIS PIECE IS SOLIDLY DATED IN THE 1890s -1910.MEASURES ABOUT 3 3/4 INCH DIAMETER.