This little individual cream pitcher is from the Boston & Albany Railroad. The pattern name is "Berkshire." It has a very nice orange and green side logo. It is not bottom marked, but only Syracuse China made this pattern for the B&A. SIZE: 2-1/2 inches tall at the spout. CONDITION: SEE OUR PICTURES - It's a very attractive display. Good strong glaze with none of the "trash" that is so prevalent in this pattern. The spout is perfect with NO roughness and there is NO rim discoloration. The side logo transfer is very good but not quite perfect. Very clean inside and out. There is discoloration on the very bottom ONLY, that does not show on the sides. IMPORTANT: There is a stress crack in the handle - the only thing we can truly call an issue. There is some staining around the crack. See our last FOUR pictures !! This is hard to see unless you hold it very close ! PLEASE NOTE: It's difficult to find Berkshire cream pitchers in ANY condition. Stress cracks in handles are common. If you need one, this one is a great candidate until a sound one comes along (you likely will have to wait a while). PLEASE NOTE CHOICE OF SHIPPING SERVICES ! Please email with questions and thank you for looking ! ****************************************
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Mergers of several local roads in 1867 and 1870 created the Boston and Albany Railroad. The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad leased the B&A for 99 years from July 1, 1900. This lease passed to the New York Central Railroad in 1914; throughout this, the B&A kept its own branding in the public eye. The NYC merged into Penn Central on February 1, 1968.